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I use a ruler for string height and double check radius by looking from the bridge down the neck. Not exact but gives a good idea, I've just not got around to buying radius guides yet. Not sure re:compound radius, never owned a guitar like that.
Most manufacturers have setup guides and recommended factory baselines for key measurements. I tend to go off those to start with and do final tweaks by feel.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Are you checking relief with the guitar in the playing position? If not - for example if it's lying flat on a table - gravity will have an impact.
How close are the neck and middle pick-ups to the strings, when held down at the last fret? They should be about 3mm away - if they are closer, they distort the arc in which the strings vibrate and create more buzz (far more so than humbuckers which have less magnetic 'pull').
For some reason, longer scale, bolt-on necks always seem 'buzzier' - probably because they tend to emphasise the higher harmonics. That 'rattly' quality is very much a characteristic of vintage style Strats, though is much less prevalent on a Suhr.
I would be amazed if there was anything actually 'wrong' with the guitar. Whilst I'm personally not a lover of Suhr instruments, their built quality is beyond criticism usually.
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