GEAR: Guthrie Govan signature Suhr amp in the works?

Spotted this little snippet of info on the Suhr forum from John Suhr himself:

Due to the intense move we have just completed in to the new 30K sq ft building the New PT will not be at our NAMM release. I’m still finishing getting my workspace/ office together.

Pete and I have been flip flopping on which one to do first. At this moment Pete is pushing more towards the 4 channel amp. Either way it is the top priority after the show. We are still bouncing it around but the dirt channel is there and Pete is using it. Once we decide the final layout it will be a quick process. I hope to have the Kelley ready for orders and a working prototype, the Trem pedal will be done and is VERY cool programmable analog, also working on a Guthrie amp and we have the new SSCII which we can put in all our guitars including the Standards.

Guthrie will be here during NAMM and we will be working on it. Basically though it will be small and light, 2 channel.

Intriguing!

NAMM 2012: Orange Amps Launches Signature 4 Jim Root Terror Head and Cab

Orange Amplification is proud to announce the Signature #4 Jim Root Terror Head and cab, developed in association with the famed guitarist.

Jim Root has the incredible honour of showcasing his skilful playing with two of today’s best in American hard rock– the multi-Grammy nominated Stone Sour and the Grammy winning Slipknot. He has a wide range of playing styles, which come together to create a unique, uncompromising sound and tone.

The Signature #4 Jim Root Terror Head is modelled after the dirty channel on the same amp that Jim Root plays in the studio and on the road: the Orange Rockerverb 100. This all-tube, 15-watt amp is capable of far more than high gain rock and metal though. With a full 3-band EQ players will find it easy to dial in everything from vintage rock, blues and beyond. The addition of a tube-driven FX loop allows the user to take the tone in any direction they want.

His new Signature #4 Jim Root PPC212 cab has been developed alongside the head to bring you Jim’s full tone! The new cab is finished in black vinyl with a specially developed black version of the Orange basket grill cloth and proudly features the signature #4 plate on the front. With a closed back design, the cab has a tight bottom end and delivers Jim’s signature Orange tone.

Said Jim of the name on the signature head, “With this amp, simply giving it the number I use in Slipknot seemed logical. I’ve not been to apt to splash either band logo or artwork all over things, but this will be the beginning of the end of that…maybe”

To complement Jim’s own style and image, the Signature #4 Terror Head is formidable and attention grabbing, featuring the vintage ‘Pics Only’ logo in white on a black chassis. The rear of the amp has both the Slipknot and Stone Sour logos.

Specifications

Volume, Gain, Bass, Mid and Treble Controls
12AT7-Driven FX Loop
1 x 16 Ohm and 2 x 8 Ohm Outputs
Switchable Between 15/7 Watts

This is a simply essential tool for any guitarist from any playing background. Quality built for the huge sound, lush tones and high gain necessary for rock and metal music, but versatile enough to be useful in any situation!

Jim Root will be personally launching his signature #4 products on the Orange Booth #4890 Hall C at NAMM at 2pm on Saturday 21st January.

GEAR: Rasmus Modern M200 Musicradar review

The reviews for the new affordable line of guitars from Suhr, Rasmus, are beginning to crop up, check out this Musicradar review of the Modern M200:

The combination of vintage and modern tones makes this a seriously versatile guitar in the truest sense of the term. No matter what style of music you play, this Rasmus model hits the modified S-type bullseye.

None of the aforementioned doom merchants had actually tried a Rasmus before they unleashed the negative vibes. As ever, the proof is in the pudding and today’s special for the doubters is a big slice of humble pie.

We like the fact that your money appears to have been spent on the important stuff – playability, pickups and hardware.

GEAR: Some interesting Suhrs off the production line including new Pro Series Moderns!

I’ve spotted some really interesting new Suhr Moderns of late (possibly due to waiting for my own custom ) that I thought I’d share. It’s always nice to look at lovely guitars

Suhr Modern Antique Olympic White

There’s something classy about a white guitar and maple neck, I’m not much of a fan of maple necks to be fair, but the look seems to harken back to old Hendrix Fender strats etc.

This guitar has similar features to the recent Guthrie Govan Antique Modern in that it has a Basswood body with maple cap finished in Nitro Cellulose with a roasted maple neck. The body has also been aged for a slightly relic vibe:

The guitar is available from Haggerty’s Music for $3416. Their site also has some more juicy pictures.

Suhr Modern Pro Series M5/M6/M7/M8

Suhr have introduced a new line of Pro Series Moderns with the M5/M6/M7/M8 models. As with all Pro Series Suhr models these are not built to spec like a custom but use the same materials, finishing and skill that goes into those customs offering players amazing value for money.

The new Pro Series Moderns feature Basswood bodies with stunning maple caps with maple necks shaped to the GG Modern Elliptical .800 – .850 profile. The fingerboard has a 10″-14″ compound radius made of maple on the M6 and M8 models or pau ferro on the M5 and M7 models. It’s also great to see that all models come with Stainless Steel Jumbo frets.

The M5/M6 models are equipped with two humbuckers and a recessed gotoh floyd whilst the M7/M8 models have a HSH pickup configuration with a gotoh 510 six saddle trem.

The models pictured here are available from the fantastic Peach Guitars for £1999.99 each.

Suhr have done it again offering some amazing instruments that I’m sure will sell very well!

GEAR: Andy Wood signature model Suhr

Great to see that the Andy Wood signature Suhr has been added to the Suhr website with some gorgeous pictures and spec sheet.

Here’s what the guys at Suhr had to say about the guitar:

The goal of the Andy Wood Modern was to offer an incredible looking and sounding instrument utilizing the very best woods while offering simplicity and surprising versatility in one stunning package. We believe we have achieved this goal as this guitar pretty much sums up who Andy is as a player and musician. The sound is full, warm, and smooth while still having plenty of cut, bite, and punch.

Andy picked Mahogany for its mid-midrange emphasis on the body back and the neck while choosing “5A” Quilted Maple top for its aesthetic beauty and tonal brilliance. Mahogany neck and Pau Ferro fingerboard add definition and tightness so the notes literally shoot off the guitar during Andy’s patented high-speed runs. Like all discerning great players, Andy cares as much about the tactile response of an instrument as how it sounds and this wood combination turned out to be the perfect fit for Andy’s demanding style.

The neck shape is the slim Modern Elliptical .780-.830 which plays fast but has enough girth for Andy to really hang on to during big string bends. Really thin neck profiles tend to tire out your fretting hand after an extended playing session, but the profile on this neck is full enough for your hand to feel comfortable even after hours of playing. The flat 16″ radius facilitates speedy legato and tapping licks while the Jumbo Stainless Steel frets feel glassy smooth during string bends while providing years of reliability.

The pickup configuration and the electronics look deceptively simple: two humbuckers, one volume pot, one tone pot and pickup selector. But this simplicity has a few hidden features which helps Andy wring out more than that meets the eye. First, the Mega 5-way gives Andy the split neck HB single-coil tone and the combination of two inside coils of both HB’s for that in-between “out-of-phase” single-coil sound. Combine these sounds with the normal HB tones of the neck HB alone, both HB’s in series, and the bridge HB for over-the-top leads and you have one very versatile axe that can cover virtually any musical style.

But there is one more feature that can turn this modern rock-shred machine into a convincing county twang guitar. Affectionately called the “Redneck Mod” by Andy, the push-pull tone pot converts the bridge HB in series to parallel wiring. The sound is noticeably thinner than that all-out HB but it is still hum-canceling. What you get is a fat T-style single-coil sound that’s bright but never grating on the ears. This is where Andy can go into his full-blown country and bluegrass mode, adding a sound not typically found on guitars of this style.

The pickups are the Suhr DSH+ humbucker in the bridge position and the DSV humbucker in the neck position. Andy chose the double-screw pickups for their smoothness in the initial pick attack. Andy has such an amazingly precise and razor-sharp pick attack that he felt the double-screw pickups would smoothen out the attack and he was correct. The “DS” pickups have smoother high-mids with less lows and highs than their “SS” counterparts and they were exactly what Andy needed to complement his technique and style.

The hardware consists of the Gotoh 510TS-FE1 solid-saddle fulcrum tremolo bridge that is blocked in the trem cavity so that it only goes down. It is not floating so Andy would still be able to keep playing if he was to break a string. But there is another reason that the bridge is blocked and this feature is hidden behind the headstock. It’s called the D-Thing from Sperzel and it allows Andy to instantly switch to Drop-D tuning, adding yet even more versatility.

The stunning ‘Dark Inferno Burst’ is a finish that Andy requested on his own. He looked at our own ‘Fireburst’ finish and asked us if we can make it even more intense with a darker sunburst edges. The result is indeed as the name suggests – a finish that looks too hot to handle. This is a burning axe in more ways than one! The matching color figured Maple headstock with Mother of Pearl logo rounds out the look with a touch of class.

Such a classy guitar and personally exciting for me as the spec is similar to what I’m getting in my own custom organised through the lovely people at Peach Guitars!

Models have been available to order in the shops for a few months now and seem to retailing around the £2899.00 mark.

GEAR: New Marshall Class 5 range amp demos

Chris George demos the updated Class5 combo, with new Low Power Mode function as well as the new Class5 5 Watt head and C110 1 x 10″ cabinet:

Musikmesse 2011: Band “Impact Fuze” performance, more Suhrs!

The band “Impact Fuze’, featuring Fedor Dosumov on guitar, playing at Musikmesse:

Yet more Suhr players!

There is no escape mwahahaha!

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