Tried this:
It was amazing. Lack of through neck didn't even bother me. The single coils really sang and I see what I've been missing for years. It has the maple fingerboard which I've ALWAYS wanted.. the clean sounds are so amazing. Distorted humbucker is great. Anybody else tried these? And I see there are even more expensive models. It's strat-like but played better than the strats I tried. Is the tremolo on Suhr's as good as on PRS? Initially I thought I wanted a stop-tail bridge but if it's a decent one like on PRS then that's a bit more versatile.
I initially went in to try a Mayones Regius but given the two humbuckers the cleans weren't great. Good guitar, though. Then I tried several PRS' - mainly custom 22 & 24. Played really well (compared to last time I tried some) and although there's the coil tap, the cleans weren't as good as the Suhr. But the distortion was better, I'd say. Also, it had a thinner neck whereas the Suhr's was wider so you had to stretch more to play some chords etc - I don't necessarily like that so that was one "bad" point.
Given it's my 30th soon I thought I'd spend a wad on something real good. Requirements:
- Ideally maple neck
- No floyd. Tremolo is ok.
- Good nut, locking tuners etc.
- Initially wanted a neck-through but how often do you really play the high notes? Not as important as I once thought.
- Prefer passive pickups and now I know I like at least one single coil.
Anyway, just going to google the other Suhr guitars! I also see the spec on the Yamaha 611 is amazing but somehow I don't think it will compare (much cheaper, though).
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PRS Customs are made of mahogany and maple and have fixed necks - like a Les Paul. The pick-ups are (tappable) humbuckers.
The Suhr is (I think) Basswood, with a thin maple cap and a very Fender-like solid maple neck. The single coils are 'proper' single coils.
On a PRS, the single coil tones tend to lack the 'snap' and 'air' that you would get from a Strat, on the Suhr, the humbucker will lack some of the warmth imparted by mahogany.
Both will be great guitars - it's a question of which compromise works better for you....
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If buying new, no. As you're looking at spending that much cash I'm assuming you want an instrument for life. Any small saving is totally outweighed by being able to compare multiple options in person.
They were absolutely superb. Great neck, great versatility - all pickup selections sounded really good.
Not as 'pretty' as the Suhr or PRS Custom - they have a really 'blue collar' vibe.
If you don't mind having a guitar which covers Strat territory, that doesn't look like a Strat, I really recommend these.
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