Suhr releases Guthrie Govan Antique Modern signature electric

By Tom Porter
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The master shredder gets a new 'antiqued' model

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Suhr Guthrie Govan Antique Modern

Hot off the guitar blogosphere today is a new Guthrie Govan signature Suhr, the Antique Modern. The master shredder has switched from mahogany (on the Suhr Guthrie Govan SN) to a basswood body, maple top and maple neck combination, which - along with the hardware - has been treated to an antique finish.

Essential spec:

  • Basswood Body
  • 3/16 Plain Maple Top
  • Modern Elliptical GG .800 - .850 neck
  • Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
  • Gotoh 510 bridge
  • Sperzel locking tuners
  • Pickups: neck JST SSV, Middle JST ML, Bridge SSH+
  • Finish: 2 tone Tobacco Burst, medium aging, nitro-cellulose lacquer

Suhr guthrie govan antique modern

Suhr guthrie govan antique modern

(From Mark McGuigan via Guitarnoize)

Tom Porter

Tom Porter worked on MusicRadar from its mid-2007 launch date to 2011, covering a range of music and music making topics, across features, gear news, reviews, interviews and more. A regular NAMM-goer back in the day, Tom now resides permanently in Los Angeles, where he's doing rather well at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).