Ryan's Gig Guide - February 2019

runs can be effortlessly achieved on his signature model. This is a tool that will not hinder you, leaving you playing at the best of your abil- ity whatever that may be. The sheer amount of appoint- ments that this tasty piece of wood boasts is almost too much to fit into this article.At a quick glance nothing seems out of the ordinary but scratch beneath the surface and you will uncover some rather fas- cinating finds.Would you have noticed the frets are stainless steel? Stainless steel is an ex- tremely durable option that lasts a lot longer than tradi- tional fret wire. Kick a single coil position into action and you may notice a distinct lack of hum. The lack of noise is thanks to the silent single coil circuit II. It is completely pas- sive so you never have to worry about changing batter- ies and it does not suck the life out of the pickups tone. The pickups loaded are a custom humbucker in the bridge and two Mike Landau single coils. Another great feature is the hardware; the Gotoh 510 bent saddle bridge com- bined with Suhr locking tuners give solid tuning stability. These up- graded specs don’t scream “we have done this better” to your face, they just let all the magic fall into the back- ground and that is quite remarkable. It is a tool of self expression de- signed to communicate the ideas and sounds of a guitarist with the least possible resis- tance. Suhr continue to put out exceptional guitars and on this occasion, having teamed up with an equally exceptional guitarist, they have created something very special. rgg Feb 2019 29 www.ryansgigguide.com