New Arrival - Suhr Classic J 4-String

[RocketMusic]

Man, here's another killer Classic J from Suhr. I keep forgetting how incredible these basses are. John really puts some special sauce in his electronics, I think. His basses have ass for days.

I'll do a clip of this one pretty quickly, hopefullly by tomorrow...

I also have another one on the way that will be pretty similar. The finish on that one will be Chili Pepper Red. Slurp!!

Suhr Classic J (Trans Amber Burst)

 

[VroomVroom]

NICE! Is the three-band thing new, or I've just missed it in the past?

 

[RocketMusic]

John has offered the three band pre for as long as I remember. The only thing about the 3-band is the 3 EQ knobs have to be off the control plate, John's not big on stacking I guess. Anyway, for basses that have more vintage sort of styling (i.e. a chrome control plate, typical Fender colors, etc.), I usually go with the 2-band pre just so all the controls are on the plate. In keeping with the look more than anything else...

 

[VroomVroom]

Thanks, Greg!

I remain either very sad or very happy that he does not offer a five-string bass. The particular emotion depends primarily on how many times I look at the brand on your website.

 

[RocketMusic]

Wait 'til you hear this thing... I've got a preety schweet clip coming out soon...

 

[RocketMusic]

Here's the sound clip! This one was pretty darn fun to do, I must say. And man alive, this bass sounds wonderful!!

This clip was done in my usual "bass orchestra" way. All bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI by A-Designs. In the complete mix, I don't pull any punches with using EQ, compression, FX, panning, etc. I'll do whatever it takes to make the complete mix sound as good as possible. But when I break out the individual tracks, all that stuff is removed and you are hearing the bass straight off the REDDI.

"13065 Boogie" (Complete Mix)
"13065 Boogie" (Bass Line Only - both pickups, slight bass & mid boost)
"13065 Boogie" (Chords Only - all bridge pickup EQ flat, plucked very close to the bridge. Hear the single coil noise?)
"13065 Boogie" (Intro Lick Only - both pickups, slight bass & mid boost)
"13065 Boogie" (Lead Only - mostly neck pickup, flat EQ)

 

[strost]

Great sounding and great playing!!

 

[oren]

Nice playing! And a sweet sounding bass, fer sure - sounds very contemporary hip to my ears.

 

[LilRay]

Bad@ss Greg!

Now where's the fifth string?

Any news?



God Bless, Ray

 

[RocketMusic]

Thanks, fellas! That was indeed a fun one. This bass is pretty inspirational, at least it is to me. Being a 5-guy, I wish it had a B string and a few more frets... but I'd almost take it as is just to have this tone.

No word on a Suhr 5-string. It's on the long term planning horizon for Suhr, but that unfortunately doesn't really mean anything. They've got LOTS of new products on the long term plan.

 

[VroomVroom]

What a cool little ditty...great playing, Greg. And man, that bass sounds absolutely fantastic! FWIW, I've got a Lull that fits the category of, "It sounds so darn good I don't care about the low B." I've yet to hear a Suhr that I don't really dig, and this one is no exception. Nice!

 

[RocketMusic]

The other Suhr bass that I ordered recently showed up yesterday, and she's a beaut. Very similar to the honey burst one above from a spec perspective, just Alder/RW this time and Chili Pepper Red.

Suhr Classic J (Chili Pepper Red)

 

[bassWR]

Absolutely Stunning!!!

 

[Darkstrike]

Mr. Suhr don't mess about when he's splashin' a bit of paint on, eh?

 

[VroomVroom]

Totally agreed, Bill. Just wow. And with those specs, I can only imagine it sounds even better. For the 1100th time...thank goodness he doesn't make five-string basses. The absolute last thing I need is another bad-ass J bass, but then again, seven days ago I said that the last thing I need is another Roscoe.

 

[RocketMusic]

The Chili Pepper Red Classic J just sold. Thanks to Scott in FL!

 

[aloeindica]

I like music especially rock new band music this three are new for me.

 

[Jeff Moote]

I got to lay hands on this one (at least I think it was this one) and wow... the electronics in these are really incredible. That is the first time in awhile I've played ONE note on a bass and just stepped back to take it in.

 

[RocketMusic]

Yeah, these Suhr basses are really, really impressive. I've got something like 8 of them coming in between now and the end of the summer, so I'm pretty excited about that. And John Suhr is making some pretty serious threats about making a 5-string (and a P-bass!) now. That could still turn into 2-3 years before we see one, but the heat is on.