Now Suhr guitars can be purchased at LadkorGuitars

Actually, this is not news; Ladkorguitars has been an official Suhr guitar dealer in Ukraine since 2018, however, the first factory orders were placed by us back in 2016 and we never quite got around to filling out the site... now, following a substantial queue for these premium-class Custom Shop guitars, we are happy to present the entire Suhr guitar lineup for 2019 and a little bit of history!

Long before John Suhr opened his own guitar manufacturing business and the JS Inc corporation, back in the late 60s - early 70s, he worked at Rudy's Music Stop in New York, where he repaired guitars. John made his first guitar in 1974, and only 10 years later in 1984 did the first Suhr Custom appear! John Suhr began collaborating with Rudy Pensa to release guitars under the Pensa-Suhr brand. The first world-famous musician to become interested in these guitars was Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits! Mark had his own model, which became the most famous guitar in Mark's history, and he still plays it to this day. 

and decades later 

In 1991, John Suhr moved from New York to Los Angeles to work with the famous rig builder Bob Bradshaw. Before leaving NY, they began working together on one of the best and most sought-after amplifiers today, the Custom Audio Electronics (CAE) 3+, one of whose famous endorsers is the guitarist  Steve Lukather. The first prototype of the Custom Audio Amplifiers (CAA) OD-100 amplifier was also developed. Due to his interest in amplifier construction, John Suhr made only about 50 guitars between 1991 and 1994. From 1995 to 1997, the Fender corporation, having learned about the very high-quality guitars from a certain luthier from NY, invited John Suhr to work as a Senior Master Builder at Fender's Custom Shop. After working at the world-renowned company, John gained even more experience and left. With Steve Smith, who was well-versed in management, advertising, computer technology, and programming, they began making guitar blanks - bodies and necks - and manually finishing everything to perfection. At the same time, being well-versed in electronics, John created his first pickups - single coils - which would later be used by Scott Henderson on his guitar. Thus began the first custom shop guitar production based on client specifications, and every year some new model would appear. 

In 2004, John resumed production of the CAA OD-100 amplifiers, as very few had been made previously, and demand was very high. These amplifiers were highly acclaimed. In 2005, John presented his noise-free single coils, the Silent Single Coil system, which he began installing in his guitars, and gradually humbuckers and bass guitar pickups were added. Some of the most famous Suhr pickups were developed jointly with and for  Doug Aldrich. They have a very high output and are created for rock!

Today, Suhr produces over 200 instruments per month; it is a famous, sought-after, and actively growing brand that works with well-known artists. What is its "secret sauce"? It's that every piece of wood, even raw Suhr stock, costs at least $500 before processing - they select lightweight, musical wood, and it costs a lot of money! Next comes the creation of the primary shape and hand-finishing the guitar. Huge importance is placed on how the wood sounds and resonates. John himself says: "a guitar should sound excellent unplugged". For a custom shop, the price of the guitars is absurd; non-serial, custom guitars cost $4-5k. For example, a Fender Custom Shop costs the same money, yet almost everything there is machine-made and nobody selects the wood like that, not to mention the electronics... In essence, Suhr guitars are like Fender's Masterbuilt, only one and a half to two times cheaper and with their own sound and "twists". 

The Suhr guitar lineup is historically and logically very similar to Fender, namely:

Buy Suhr Classic S = buy a Fender Stratocaster, and the series Suhr Classic S Antique with nitro finish and aging

Buy Suhr Classic T = buy a Fender Telecaster, and the series Suhr Classic T Antique with nitro finish and aging

Buy Suhr Classic JM = buy a Fender Jazzmaster 

Next are some upgrades to well-known models:

Suhr Standard Plus - this is a superstrat, but with a top

Suhr Modern Plus - a superstrat with 24 frets, and derived from it is the satin Suhr Modern Satin with different wood, matte finish and a guitarist's signature Suhr Pete Thorn Signature. 

Suhr Scott Henderson Signature Classic S - a famous guitarist's signature based on the Classic S model

Suhr Ian Thornley Signature Classic JM - a famous guitarist's signature based on the Classic JM model

Suhr Alt T - a telecaster with an F-hole, which has become an alder semi-hollow guitar

Suhr Andy Wood Signature Modern T - Andy Wood's 24-fret tele

And a new arrival - Suhr Mateus Asato Signature - a virtuoso's guitar based on the Classic S model

And also 4-string basses à la Fender Jazz Bass - Suhr Classic J and Classic J Antique (aged in nitro lacquer).

 

Ladkorguitars has already delivered dozens of custom and serial Suhr guitars throughout the CIS; you can order a Suhr guitar with delivery, or buy one in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. We have sold guitars in Kyiv, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Minsk, Dnipro; you can find and get your hands on these guitars in these and many other cities.