Suhr Pro Series S3 Dealer Select GG Orange 2011 Electric Guitar

This is a Suhr Pro Series S3 Dealer Select electric guitar in Custom GG Orange finish with matching headstock. Suhr guitars are the work of John Suhr, who started his career as a guitar technician at Rudy’s Music Stop in NYC. He began building guitars in 1974; creating Mark Knopfler’s famous signature model under the Pensa-Suhr name in 1984.

Made in the USA, this guitar is a custom order of 3 of 5 guitars that were commissioned by Guitar Guitar, features include a bolt-on construction comprising a Basswood body with a Flamed Maple top, Maple neck and a 22 Stainless Steel fret Indian Rosewood fingerboard. This guitar is equipped with Chrome hardware including a Gotoh 510 2-Post tremolo bridge with Steel Block Saddles, a Tusq nut and a set of Sperzel locking tuning machines. The pickups are installed in an HSS configuration, with a Suhr Aldrich humbucker in the bridge and a pair of Suhr JST ML/Mike Landau single-coils in the neck & middle positions. These are wired to a 5-way selector switch, master volume and a master tone control.

The Maple neck sits comfortably in the hand, with the Even Slim ‘C’ profile feeling slender, whilst the Satin finish which has been lightly polished to a Gloss to the rear of the neck provides a comfortable, smooth and articulate playing experience up and down the neck. The Maple fingerboard is pleasant to the touch, and with its 10”-14” compound radius and Jumbo Stainless Steel frets assist with string bends and vibrato techniques, delivering a tailored ‘modern’’ playing experience in any position, whilst offering a nice balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for quick lead lines. The double cutaway body design allows for great access to the instruments highest frets, allowing the player to make the most of the entire register.

The Suhr JST ML/Mike Landau single-coils pickups deliver quintessential ‘Strat’ sounds with a dash of Suhr’s signature refinement. They sound sparkly with a hint of darkness, whilst retaining clarity with each note. The Suhr Aldrich humbucker in the bridge provides a bright & snappy tone without sounding at all brittle or harsh, and with a hot output can drive your amp into a searing overdrive tone for rock rhythm parts. However, with subtler amp settings the bridge offers a glassy clean tone. The middle position provides bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The neck pickup offers a smooth, warm, rounded tone that handles distorted tones as well as it handles clean tones. The simplistic controls offer the player a great platform that is ready for whatever is thrown at it.

Luthier Report

Our ID: 1300726227560

Weight: 7.4lbs

Serial: P3158

Aesthetic Condition:

Headstock: Overall very good condition. Light to mild indentations are present to the edges of the headstock with the most apparent being seen to the tip, these have lightly pierced the finish. Light chipping of the lacquer finish can be seen to the front face edges, the most prominent of these can be seen below the Suhr logo.

Neck: Overall excellent condition. Very light indentations are present to the rear of the neck across the register, these can be felt slightly in the playing position. Any markings to the fingerboard are difficult to discern.

Body: Overall very good condition. Light to mild indentations are present to the edges of the body, the most prominent of these can be seen to the bass side horn and bass side lower bout edge, these have pierced the lacquer finish but do not expose the wood beneath. All aspects of the body display light to mild scratching, these can only be seen under direct light as is common with gloss finishes.

Condition of Frets:

The frets demonstrate light signs of use, not affecting playability. There is considerable material remaining for any fret work the new owner may wish to perform.

Current Set Up:

Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (1/8” hex) included.

Hardware: Overall very good condition. Mild scratching is present to the pick guard, this is consistent with regular past use. Slight discoloration is present to the tuning machines, this is from the lubricant applied by the factory. Tremolo arm included.

Structural: No concerns or issues to note.

Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm

Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.

Strings on Guitar - 10-46

Electrics: Fully functional.

Case & Accessories

Suhr soft shell case.

Overall very good condition and fully functional. All aspects of the case display light signs of past use.

Suhr floor traveler and tremolo arm included.