New Rig Day: Suhr Standard, Blackstar HT-5, Avatar G112W

[mrp5150]

Well, I've had the Blackstar and Avatar for a couple weeks now, but the Suhr just arrived yesterday morning. When I saw it for sale, I just had to buy it. It's easily the most ridiculous looking guitar I've ever owned and I'm absolutely loving it so far. The quilt on it is crazy, but it plays and sounds even better than it looks. The stainless steel frets and the fretwork itself are immaculate and it just feels so smooth. It weighs almost nothing but it sounds huge. Extremely clear and warm, almost like the hollow Anderson Drop Top I used to have, only WAY thicker and fuller. I still can't believe this thing is made of basswood, which I normally hate with a passion. Must be a combination of the quilted maple on top, the quality of the woods, and the Aldrich pickups. I've been wanting to try these pickups for a while and they seem to live up to all the hype, especially if they're making basswood sound this good. They also clean up really well which is awesome. I haven't been this excited about a guitar since my GMW DeMartini. I think I actually like this one more because of the versatility and how stunning it is.

As for the Blackstar and Avatar cab, I'm really impressed with both of them as well. I put a NOS RFT tube in the Blackstar and with a boost in front, it sounds killer. Very Marshall-esque, even though I have the ISP knob set on the "American" side. It works really well with the Greenback loaded Avatar cab. Lots of crunch and a nice warm tone. Definitely having a ton of fun with this rig so far. The only thing missing is a Boss RV-3, but I have one of those on the way. I also like the fact that I don't need a noisegate with this amp.

Now for the pics.

 

[EvilBatman]

DIBS ON THE SUHR!!!



That thing's fucking beautiful! Congrats Mark.

 

[grimmchaos]

Nice Suhr Mark, congrats!

 

[stefvorcide]

Wow, that suhr looks incrediblem congrats bro.

 

[mrp5150]

Thanks guys.

 

[mightyjoeyoungxnj]

Very nice man...

I just got my HT-5 and am diggin it a lot as well!

-Joe

 

[tnourse]

Very nice! Did you buy your Suhr from Matt's Music? Matt is a good guy to deal with.

 

[mrp5150]

Very nice! Is that the one that Matt's Music had for sale? Matt is a good guy to deal with.

I got it from cyndicate here on the forum. He bought it new last year. I think it was from Matt's.

 

[jasonP]

wow fuckin nice!!

Do you have any pics of the back of the amp?

 

[Lord Toneking]

That guitar is absolutey stunning!!


That's it...I hate you

 

[Marshall Law]

I just ordered a balckstar ht5 yesterday should get it in a week or so

 

[Jakem]

What a fantastic Suhr! Congrats for the new gear, Mark!

 

[vchizzle]

That Suhr is absolutely stunning. From what I've heard the Blackstar sounds killer too. Congrats

 

[mrp5150]

wow fuckin nice!!

Do you have any pics of the back of the amp?

Here ya go...

 

[Jakem]

Forgot to ask this in my last post: Vids? Clips?

 

[mrp5150]

That Suhr is absolutely stunning. From what I've heard the Blackstar sounds killer too. Congrats

Yeah man, for $275 it's an amazing amp. I like it much more than most of the high dollar amps I've owned to be honest. I never really play at loud volumes so it works really well for me.

 

[mrp5150]

Forgot to ask this in my last post: Vids? Clips?

I don't any recording gear anymore, but maybe I'll make a video clip later this week.

 

[putnut77]

I may not agree with you about Sidney Crosby, but I like your taste in guitars.

I own 2 Suhrs, looking for my 3rd. They are amazing guitars. Congrats!

 

[mrp5150]

I may not agree with you about Sidney Crosby, but I like your taste in guitars.

I own 2 Suhrs, looking for my 3rd. They are amazing guitars. Congrats!

Wonder if Sid owns any Suhrs?

 

[putnut77]

he might, but thats only if uncle Mario allows it in his home