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At Suhr Guitars, we dont merely produce some of the finest hand-crafted guitars and amplifiers we produce dreams that inspire musical passion and artistic creativity. Our fervent dedication to the highest quality standards possible, our famous fanatical attention to detail, our ears for tone, and our love for music ranging from rock to country to jazz to blues to pop to metal to fusion are all evident in every instrument we produce. The passion to build the very best possible is the underlying current of what Suhr Guitars is all about. From there comes the vision of John Suhr to design and create the best instruments possible. From there the skill of experienced master craftsmen, technological know-how, and the hard work of dedicated employees who truly love what theyre doing take over to produce modern works of art that discriminating artists and musicians will savor for a lifetime.
Suhr Guitars is a complete facility. We design a hand-built feel into designs produced with modern technology. We cut our own necks, bodies and pickguards on our state-of-the-art CNC (Computer Numeric Control) routers. Each guitar is detailed prior to paint and assembly. This allows us complete control over quality and consistency of our guitars. These are truly hand-built guitars, each assembled by one builder. We wind our pickups on a computerized winder that allows us to program a consistent "hand-wound" pickup, using a balance of old world tone and modern technology. Our fret slots are CNC cut, all frets are leveled and re-crowned, all edges removed and polished. Our paint process ensures that the beauty of the wood shines through and contributes to the tone of the instrument. We fully endorse the Buzz Feiten Tuning System for the best in intonation and tuning accuracy. Tight neck fits, accurate string alignment and consistent friendly neck back shapes are considered a de facto standard that we replicate in every guitar we build. All this leads to a guitar that you wont want to put down.
The greatest asset of Suhr Guitars is the people. From the design and building talents of John Suhr, to the CNC programming know-how of Steve Smith and his business acumen, to the experience and skills of master builders like Kenny Gin, Jay Madore and Mike Ponce, to the customer-oriented focus, knowledge and service of Ed Yoon, and to many other valuable employees who work with a fierce sense of pride, Suhr Guitars is about a tightly-knit team of people focused on building the very best and satisfying the most discriminating players and world-class artists.
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Member Since: 8/26/2006
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Suhr Artists
Doug Aldrich
Bernd Aufermann
Reb Beach
Jose De Castro
Al Estrada
Kirk Fletcher
Peter Frampton
Tomo Fujita
Guthrie Govan
Scott Henderson

Toshi Hiketa
Joel Hoekstra
Steve Hunter
Mike Landau
Teddy Landau
Robert Marcello
Tony Rombola
Matt Scannell
John Shanks
Nick Sterling
Steve Stevens
Michael Thompson
Carl Verheyen
Ron Wood
Lyle Workman

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Suhr Staff
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John Suhr
Steve Smith
Ed Yoon

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Mike Ponce
Kenny Gin
Jay Madore

Production

Nathan Conrad

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About the Suhr Factory

The Suhr facility covers nearly 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space, warehouse, and offices. Located in the city of Lake Elsinore, CA, about 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Suhr Guitars benefits from ideal climate conditions for building guitars not too cold or hot and not too dry or humid.

The facility comprises of two units in a small industrial park conveniently located minutes from the Interstate 15 Freeway. We expanded to add a second building unit in March, 2006, to meet the growing demand for our products. The first facility (Unit A) has been in operation since the inception of Suhr Guitars in 1997 and covers 5500 square feet. The second facility (Unit B) covers approximately 4000 square feet and will be primarily used for offices, amplifier and pickup production, warehousing, and shipping operations.

The addition of Unit B opened up a lot of space in Unit A for more efficient production flow and for getting the production of the Pro Series started. The factory is in a constant state of flux and will continue to evolve in the years to come.


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Posted by Suhr Guitars and Amps on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:39:00 PST