diablo175 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Was freezing my ass off in Virginia Beach Va. while on vacation last week and in my efforts to combat boredom, I went guitar store browsing. Came across this beauty. Mistakenly decided to try it out. BIG mistake. Costly mistake. But holy shit, for production ax with a standard head stock, this thing looks, plays and sounds fookin' sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Gonna refinish and add a 3-way Gibson toggle switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Congratulations! Vacations CAN get expensive with all the incidental costs, can't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 A Big Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 It's not your fault, the weather made you do it - force majeure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Those Suhrs are the shit fo' sho. I know better than to take one off the wall whenever I'm at Make'n Music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stike Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Those things are very well made to sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Force Majeure can be awfully powerful. I try to resist it, but to no avail. Worse than GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django49 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 A friend is a big Suhr fan....Thus far I am resisting, as I have enough vices. But if he keeps dithering and does NOT buy that exceptional one I found for him, I may have to think about it again.Have fun with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Awesome guitars. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortious Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 That's sweet. Suhr's are freakin awesome. John has a way with getting Floyd's set really well, too.Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Gonna refinish and add a 3-way Gibson toggle switch? Nah. The finish is killer. Not ALL of my axes have eye-searing, neon, day-glo, cheesola, 80's graphic finishes. I like a good flame top with a orange to red burst on it. I will say that if I could do it without screwing up the finish, I'd put a 3 way toggle on there in a heart beat. However, the tonal variations that 5 way can create are kinda cool, if versatility is your thing. I'm a one trick pony and with a bad leg, at that, so that kind of versatility is wasted on me. And f*ck no, you all can't have it just because you can utilize such versatility... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rgr, preserve that flame top...it's a nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Dang! Can't see the pic at work. What store did you find it in? I got my Studio at Alpha Music there a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Alpha it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I've never played one and am terrified that I might one day... and then end up spending the money on one. Ignorance is bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Pretty nice thing! I bet it sounds great. Oh sorry! You bought it for the great sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Alpha it was!Cool. I used to make a pilgrimage down there about twice a year when I was in high school and college just to look and dream (I didn't really play yet). I remember they had SG's autographed by Tony Iommi and Angus Young once. Now that my local mom and pop is gone, they are really the best and closest indie music store to me at 100 miles or so. I need to keep them on my search radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yes Suhr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Dammit, I can be a fickle guitar whore sometimes. I A/B-ed it against my Hamers and the CS Charvel and decided I was gonna sell it. Call it buyers remorse. Then I decided to give it some time to grow on me. I'm now thinking that it is one of, if not THE best ax I've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tres Aardvarks Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hmmm, I'll have to sneak off to Alpha the next time I'm down in Virginia Beach! To go from "sell it" to "THE best ax" pretty much is the definition of fickle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Definitely text book "fickle". Now I'm back to: don't consider it the best ax but still wanting to keep it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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