Yes SUHR! Calling all Suhr players.. Post em'

One day, i'll have one.

These basses absolutely KILL!

 

Man, maybe one day I will have a suhr of my own. I seem to find myself on Rocket music website a lot looking at the Suhr's.

 

I have mine already spec'd out...but alas I am destitute.

btw just curious, what is it like to adjust the truss rod on these things?

 

Great, Just great. Another superbly beautiful superjazz for me to GAS about. Good grief!

 

So the cavity is covered by the pickguard? I can deal with that.

No access without removing the neck ...do not want.

 

I have a Pensa, which I think is similar...no? Didn't those guys work together?

 

Ok, I'm a lucky guy...I have 2 Suhrs (but hey, these basses are a steal when you buy them used).

My oldest is a sunburst alder/rosewood bass with Humphrey pickups and a 2 band pre. Killing bass and just purrs in the mix.

I recently got the second, a trans-straw ash/birdseye maple with Vintage pickups and 2 band pre (although the low band is only a boost).

I could never sell either bass but the newest one is the best bass I've owned. I love his vintage pickups and am considering putting a set in the other bass. It's active, but sounds passive...in a very good way.

Does anyone have an opinion on the difference between his two pickup models?

Also FYI...the pictures are old and my basses have a ton of wear on them now. They get worked!

 

Well, both of my Suhr's are active and they have different pickups.

My alder/rosewood bass has the "Humphrey" single coils, which are great although they have a slightly modern vibe. They are truly dead quiet.

My ash/maple bass has the "Vintage" single coils, which sound like passive 60's pickups (really). This bass has a little noise (it's not a problem) and doesn't sit as clearly in the mix but I prefer it because it just sounds like a classic J. I'm basically trying to avoid a bass that sounds active, but I like have it active for certain situations.

I'm thinking of trying the Vintage pickups in my alder bass, but at this point am not sure if the difference I am hearing is the pickups or the woods in the basses.

 

OMG...

 

Here's a couple more of my latest Suhr

 

2 more

 

I'm thinking of an alder with humphries too...how modern would you say they are? A lot of highs?

 

They're not super modern...not quite like a Sadowsky. It's still a very traditional, non-compressed, Fender sound all the way. The lows are and highs are more pronounced and I think the mids are cut out a bit (but Suhr would be the guy to ask, because I don't know much about pickups). It sounds active, but it sounds like a familiar J tone. Records great.