I GOT A SUHR.....BUT WOULD I'VE BOUGHT A FENDER VIDEO?!?!?
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Filmed this about a year ago when I bought my FIRST custom classic T Suhr. There was definitely a learning curve but I absolutely love my Suhr, but at the time the Fender just felt special in my hands...but to be fair I've played Fenders since I was 14. But I decided to compare both Tele's to each other and see how they stacked up!
(I know the Suhr isn't a real tele, it's T style *rolls eyes*)
WARNING I'm obviously confused at how a guitar more then half the price played "better" IMO
Both guitars were recorded using the Line 6 Helix and was filmed at Ron Zabrockis Long Island studio.
Suhr Custom Classic T specs:
Color: Surf Green
Body: Swamp Ash
Neck: Maple with Indian Rosewood Fretboard
Neck Shape: Even C Medium .840 - .920
Radius: 9" - 12" Compound Radius
Nut Material: Tusq
Frets: 22 Frets, Medium, Stainless Steel
Bridge: 3 Saddle Vintage Tele Style
Nut Width: 1.650
Gears: Suhr Locking
Pickguard: Parchment 3-ply
Electronics: SSCII Tele
Input Jack: Tele Electro Socket
Neck Pickup: Suhr Classic T Neck
Bridge Pickup: Suhr Classic T Bridge
Finish: "Thin Skin" Urethane
Other Options: Hand Rolled Fingerboard Edges
String Gauge: .010 - .046
Fender American Elite Telecaster specs:
Color: Aged Cherry Burst
Weight: 7.6lbs
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
Neck Shape: Compound Back Shape, Modern "C" to "D"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: Large Pearloid Dots
Truss Rod: Dual-Action
Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment
Bridge Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless
Neck Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1™ Switch) Master No-Load Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Configuration: SS
Special Electronics: S-1™ Switch
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Tele with Chromed Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
Pickguard: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tip: Barrel Style
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Asymmetrical
Strings:(.009-.042 Gauges)
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Suhr is a better guitar. I have a few fender in both tele and Strat as well as Suhr. Suhr has a more modern sound even with the more vintage specs and honestly play better. But I agree there is something "too perfect" about the suhr that makes it the really hot model that looks like the next really hot model. The fender is more of the pretty lady next door, a bit quirky but unique in its own sound.
I definitely agree with this. The Suhr is so perfect but for example I have a 78 Music Man Sabre 2 and maybe being over 40 years old and well maintained has a bit to do with it but I swear that Music Man just feels special AND it has a 7.25 radius. Zero issues with low action, bending, shredding, sweeping, etc. It’s weird sometimes too perfect is slightly off putting, quirkinesses is definitely welcomed!
Who ever was the voice of reason at the end I agree with. I happen to own both and can say they are both extremely substantial instruments.
I concur
my face has melted officially, Sick job mane !!
Nova Craig 🤣 muchas gracias bro!
quite frankly after i bate 6 times a day the suhr feels right but after i get pegged the fender feels like a beautiful queef on a october afternoon
This is the most proper and accurate response to this on going debate 🤣 you always speak so eloquently Craig lmao
I’m so obsessed with your pants and that green guitar!!!!! I’m so happy to see you posting videos more regularly! Keep it up, you’re too cute not to be on camera and your playing is so good 😊
You're waaaaay to kind!! but thank you so much! I'm planning a lot of videos for the near future and even a possible weekly segment but we'll have to see how that pans out
I can’t wait to see what you have planned Billy!
Damn... Could have gotten a beautiful custom Kiesel be for that kind of money, but never mind that. They both sound great anyway. great playing dude!
James Renna yeah I was looking into them and fenders custom shop and a few other companies but I had my eye on that Suhr and got it for 2 instead of 4 and I had to scratch that itch lol. The wider neck and distance between the strings tripped me up but it’s my favorite guitar now I just needed to get used to it. But thanks a lot dude I really appreciate it!! Btw I love your playing man you’re killin it! 🙌
Hi there man, I'm very curious about the neck, what's the difference between the Fender and the Suhr in terms of neck playing, what neck is more comfortable and faster? Thanks!
that look of defeat tho 😂
yeah....my brain really had a hard time comprehending this one lol
All guitars are different . You might get a lemon in any manufacturer.
Nice chops…
The green one Suhr sounds better to me!
Morning wood doesn't affect guitar tone obviously.
Great vid! I'm a fender guy but we can all agree this vid is all about those pantaloons!
😂 the pants are to distract people from my playing!! LOL
@@billykennedy8093 Nah...you play great!
Ron Zabrocki ahhh you’re too kind!! I definitely play a lot better now then I did when this was filmed 😂
This has to be the most political comparison of a Suhr and Fender ever. Your confusion was totally priceless but I agree, I do like the sound of those pickups in the Suhr but I’m a Fender guy so I feel like even saying that is sacrilege!
My dad worked for the government, being political is in my nature! Also man I was violently confused at how good that Fender was
Interestingly, I have a Suhr classic strat that is the most playable that I've ever seen. Across the board it's perfect. So perfect, that I almost bought a T type sight unseen. Instead I grabbed some cash and drove a hundred miles and was shocked. Where the neck on the S was as low as I wanted and still bend up 2 whoke steps sans choke, the T's action was twice as high and still choked on upper fret bends. I had to pass.. You can't assume anything.
I thought the Fenders sounded better than the Suhr. I would bet the Suhr plays better and stays in tune better though.
I love both! I think I will take a suhr over most usa fenders though even though they are about $1000 more. I like how suhr offers Floyd models and use gotoh hardware. I have played a custom fender strat and I think I liked it MORE then the suhr moderns I played. I do like the SS frets on suhr. Don’t think you can wrong with either 🙂
At 6:44 he says the Suhr neck is too thick and too wide. But the Suhr's neck width is 1.650" while the Fender is 1.685", (and the fingerboard radius of the Fender is wider as well) so that doesn't make sense to me. Any idea what he means?
Suhr has a fuller sound. I like both. But yeah price factors in. I personally think the jm 20 with the pf 90s or the tone buckers are where its at. I saw a video where a guy bought a high end tele and a a tele suhr. I would spend my money in such a way as to get a tele but then a suhr jm. Those sound bad ass
Fender all the way man. Look at how he played the Fender compared to the Suhr. This kid was playing the REAL tele with ease, I honestly thought it was his guitar until he said he borrowed it at the end. Hey Billy Kennedy, you ever get the Fender and trade in the Suhr?? 😂
LMAO You're totally right! I was really feeling that Fender the night we filmed this but I've grown into the Suhr and It's one of my most played guitars if not the most! Maybe I'll make a new video to show how I got use to it but also most people don't know Suhr does make WAY slimmer necks and I'd imagine they'd be just as easy to play then any Fender. I'm planning on getting a Suhr strat with one of those slimmer neck profiles down the line so we'll see!
Yeah so I feel in love with the Suhr I didn’t sell it....but I bought a Fender Strat Elite before the Ultra came out....so yeah I must accept my hands agree with Fender guitars 😂
Did you have the S1 switch on while you were playing
GUITARSSful no, I actually forgot to include it. I want to eventually do a better comparison, this was more of a first impressions thing
The fender sounds good but it's Suhr all day. The classic T is on par with the custom shop stuff, and IMO, even better than any Fender.
Hmmm personally I think that elite is a great guitar but the suhr is on another level granted I haven't played the Teles as I'm a strat guy but the Suhr classic S is the best strat I've ever played in terms of playability
Jezza 6692 I’ve definitely grown into the Suhr. After a few weeks of playing it I almost sold all my other guitars to buy a couple of more Suhrs! Lol it’s easily the best playing guitar I own and I’m planning on getting a classic s in the near future! 👍
Eh I think Suhrs are way over priced for something trying to be a Fender, that being said they both are beautiful guitars. Great finishes on both!
I don't know if that's fair to say. Both brands definitely have their own feel and Suhr I feel like is trying to take what Fender did and make modern inspired versions of their guitars. Also the add ons, special finishes, woods, etc. push Suhrs into the 2-4k range....idk keep buying Fender man lol
Martin McFly so is fender now trying to be suhr with the ultra series?
Jose Pineda yes but without the stainless steel frets and with poorer finishing and wood selection.
@@JosePineda-jn8jk I played a Fender CS tele back to back with a Suhr Classic T the other day. I had the same dilemma that you do but it was a $6,500 guitar versus a $2,700 guitar(Suhr). While I did not buy either guitar, I have to admit that there's no way that I would have paid the extra money for the Fender Custom Shop relic'd-to-hell model over that Suhr. The Classic T was set up incredibly well, it's pickups had a sweetness and transparency that the Fender did not. I would definitely pay the money that was being asked for the suhr everyday and twice on Sunday for those reasons.
The Fender was incredible, don't get me wrong! But at nearly double the price, it wasn't worth it at the prices n that I'm willing to pay.
Mike Denkinger I agree man! I love Fenders custom shop. They do incredible work and make great guitars but unless you’re making serious money or are a famous guitarist it’s definitely not worth it IMO. There’s no way I could justify paying that much. I’d go with the 2,700 Suhr all day!
Are you guys high? What’s with the giggles?
Watch Aficionado LMAO I wish! It was just the fact I paid 2,400 for the Suhr and could’ve got the Fender for 1,400 which at the time I preferred after I compared them. So I was having a bit of a dilemma 😂
Billy Kennedy ah cool...Well at least know that the frets in your Suhr are stainless steel (longer lasting), PLEK treated (i.e., can be setup for shredding more easily) and probably having better woods with quarter sawn maple cuts. Also, I found that to really assess whether or not you like a guitar more, you really have to have it for longer than a few days to compare. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence..and as they say, “the heart deceives”..
The Aficionado you were 100% right dude! After a year it’s hands down my favorite guitar I own. Just had to get used to some growing pains lol but you’re right the grass is always greener on the other side! 👍🏻
Fender+Custom Shop pups or Lollars, still cheaper than Suhr and you’ll have the real deal; always the best way to go. Not to say Suhr is bad, because they aren’t at all, but I don’t want a copy, I want the real deal. You have two great guitars there. The elite neck is my favorite shit all day. No hand fatigue, medium jumbo are awesome.
Spartan excellent point dude, I didn’t even think about that! And you’re 100% right about the elites neck. I was playing about 6-7 hrs the day we filmed this and I was dragging on the Suhr but I could’ve kept playing the fender all night!