NGD: Suhr Custom Modern HH Dark Cherry Burst

[secondwindow]

This is my brand-new Suhr Custom Modern in Dark Cherry Burst with with dual humbuckers, three-way toggle, and chrome hardware. It has an okoume body and neck with flame maple top and pau ferro fretboard. The recessed bridge is a TonePros TP6 and the pickups are Suhr SSV neck and SSH bridge. I swapped-out the knobs for some Q-parts I had on-hand.

I didn't spec this one myself, but I'm really happy with the choices the shop made when they custom-ordered. I was looking for a finish like this, with an on-fire look to it and I like the simplicity of the three-way toggle with dual humbuckers and non-trem bridge.

I have a few hours of play-time already and I'm really happy with this guitar. I recently picked-up another custom Suhr Modern, second-hand, and they compliment each other very well, both in appearance and tone when double-tracking. They have a smoke and fire thing going on. I'm pretty stoked!

 

[Baldadi]

Wow these are beauties... the strings thru the body is esthetically very pleasing

 

[secondwindow]

Wow these are beauties... the strings thru the body is esthetically very pleasing

Thanks! I like the look of the string-through compared to a stop bar tail-piece, at least on a guitar like this one. I'm not sure if it makes a difference to the sound, but probably increases string tension a bit.

 

[Fro68]

Both are very nice! Congrats.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Gorgeous top!

 

[CraigP]

Love me some guitar porn early in the morning !!!

 

[Tonedeaf]

Lovely. I have Suhr pickups in my Ibanez AZ. That's as close as I'll come to owning one.

 

[scottp]

Beautiful!!
Nice curves all over that thing!!

 

[secondwindow]

Lovely. I have Suhr pickups in my Ibanez AZ. That's as close as I'll come to owning one.

Thanks! I've installed Suhr pickups in some of my guitars in the past, too.

 

[secondwindow]

Beautiful!!
Nice curves all over that thing!!

Thanks - I agree!

 

[unix-guy]

Very nice!

It's interesting that the fretboard is Pau Ferro... I would have guessed Rosewood.

I have 3 guitars with Pau Ferro fretboards and roasted Maple necks (1 Suhr, 2 Charvels) and the color looks very close to the roasted maple. The feel is very nice!

 

[secondwindow]

Very nice!

It's interesting that the fretboard is Pau Ferro... I would have guessed Rosewood.

I have 3 guitars with Pau Ferro fretboards and roasted Maple necks (1 Suhr, 2 Charvels) and the color looks very close to the roasted maple. The feel is very nice!

Thanks!

At first glance, the fretboard does resemble rosewood. In person, especially if comparing to another guitar with rosewood, it's easier to tell.

I don't think I've ever seen a Pau Ferro fretboard that's roasted. I'll have to search for examples.

This may be the first guitar I've owned with Pau Ferro. It like the feel and look of it a lot.

 

[unix-guy]

Thanks!

At first glance, the fretboard does resemble rosewood. In person, especially if comparing to another guitar with rosewood, it's easier to tell.

I don't think I've ever seen a Pau Ferro fretboard that's roasted. I'll have to search for examples.

This may be the first guitar I've owned with Pau Ferro. It like the feel and look of it a lot.

Check out pics of the Charvel DK-24 guitars. I'm not sure if the fretboard is roasted or not, but the appearance is really close to the roasted Maple of the necks.

 

[Mike Hagger]

I'm a big fan of pau ferro.

 

[secondwindow]

Check out pics of the Charvel DK-24 guitars. I'm not sure if the fretboard is roasted or not, but the appearance is really close to the roasted Maple of the necks.

You're right, those do look good!