I'm putting my Suhr up for trade since I can't really gel that well with strat single-coils. It's no. 137, which places it at roughly around 1997-1998 era, first or second year of production - back when John Suhr was mostly building these by himself - and a relic of Suhr history, at that.
Specs:
Custom Classic /w heel contour, swamp ash body, tortoiseshell pg, trans Mary Kaye finish (as with most Suhrs, it's poly, smooth as glass but insanely thin - you can even make out the grain lines through it).
25.5" maple neck, 22 nickel silver frets
Gotoh 1055 trem with steel block, Sperzel locking tuners
Buzz Feiten Tuning System (no logo on the back of the headstock, but it came with the BFTS paperwork and I've confirmed with Noel and John that early guitars have the system even if they don't have the logo)
Suhr ML Classic pickups (Vol/Tone) and Backplate Silent Single-Coil system retrofitted by previous owner - the BPSSC alone is out of production and cost around $250US alone back in the day! It really works wonders, and makes the SCs even quieter than some humbuckers. Unfortunately, the last owner bought a BPSSC backplate with a fender screw hole pattern as opposed to the Suhr one, so as a result it only attaches with 4 out of the 6 screws - it's just cosmetic though, and it still functions perfectly.
Schaller strap locks and set of 5 Raw Vintage Tremolo Springs, added by me (after the pictures below were taken). The springs give it a warmer tone and a bit more sustain.
Comes with trem bar and G&G Vintage form-fit case with blue lining, latches are a bit rusted but can be polished away if you're so inclined to.
This is a 14+ year old guitar, and it's in pretty clean shape for its age, although it has a few tiny indentations or scuffs on the paint here and there (mostly near the upper horn strap button). The last owner was a smoker, but I've managed to polish and clean out most of the gunk and get rid of the majority of the smell. It's currently strung up with .010-.046 D'Addario Pure Nickels.
I'm not really interested in selling it outright (unless you can quote me a really good price), and I'm mainly willing to trade for:
Gibby ES-339s/LP Customs, or possibly P90-equipped Standards/Goldtops
Suhr/Fender Custom Shop/similar Teles with maple fretboards
PRSes (especially korina models)
Hit me up with what you got!
Specs:
Custom Classic /w heel contour, swamp ash body, tortoiseshell pg, trans Mary Kaye finish (as with most Suhrs, it's poly, smooth as glass but insanely thin - you can even make out the grain lines through it).
25.5" maple neck, 22 nickel silver frets
Gotoh 1055 trem with steel block, Sperzel locking tuners
Buzz Feiten Tuning System (no logo on the back of the headstock, but it came with the BFTS paperwork and I've confirmed with Noel and John that early guitars have the system even if they don't have the logo)
Suhr ML Classic pickups (Vol/Tone) and Backplate Silent Single-Coil system retrofitted by previous owner - the BPSSC alone is out of production and cost around $250US alone back in the day! It really works wonders, and makes the SCs even quieter than some humbuckers. Unfortunately, the last owner bought a BPSSC backplate with a fender screw hole pattern as opposed to the Suhr one, so as a result it only attaches with 4 out of the 6 screws - it's just cosmetic though, and it still functions perfectly.
Schaller strap locks and set of 5 Raw Vintage Tremolo Springs, added by me (after the pictures below were taken). The springs give it a warmer tone and a bit more sustain.
Comes with trem bar and G&G Vintage form-fit case with blue lining, latches are a bit rusted but can be polished away if you're so inclined to.
This is a 14+ year old guitar, and it's in pretty clean shape for its age, although it has a few tiny indentations or scuffs on the paint here and there (mostly near the upper horn strap button). The last owner was a smoker, but I've managed to polish and clean out most of the gunk and get rid of the majority of the smell. It's currently strung up with .010-.046 D'Addario Pure Nickels.
I'm not really interested in selling it outright (unless you can quote me a really good price), and I'm mainly willing to trade for:
Gibby ES-339s/LP Customs, or possibly P90-equipped Standards/Goldtops
Suhr/Fender Custom Shop/similar Teles with maple fretboards
PRSes (especially korina models)
Hit me up with what you got!
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