Suhr Scott Henderson Signature Classic S Guitar, Seafoam Green
- DESCRIPTION
The Suhr Scott Henderson Signature Classic is back!
John Suhr has been building highly modified Classic S guitars for legendary award winning Jazz and Blues guitarist Scott Henderson since 1991. When John started Suhr Guitars twenty years ago, Scott was his first endorser. After building a number of iterations over the years, John and Scott have honed Scott’s particular guitar specs to what they are today and now we are making Scott’s Signature guitar available to everyone.
The Scott Henderson Signature Classic features a Roasted Maple neck and Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The neck is finished with our satin acrylic urethane, which provides the smooth feel of natural wood as well as protection from moisture.
Serial Number: 68549
Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
Neck Profile
D shape neck - .800"-.880"
Scott needs a neck that is equally at home with both chords and solo lines. His favorite Suhr neck profile is the D shape with a straight 16″ radius.
Frets
JUMBO NICKEL (.057″ x .110″)
Scott’s fret of choice is the Jumbo Nickel. This tall and wide fretwire makes for easy string bending and comfortable sliding. Every Suhr receives a PLEK fret dress, ensuring the best possible string action, playability and intonation.
Contoured Heel
The contoured heel allows for easier access to the upper register. For optimum tone and stability, the neck joint must not be too tight or too loose, therefore all of our neck pockets are precisely fitted by hand, by expert craftsmen.
Lightweight Alder Body
Body weight is important to Scott, so we take great care to procure Alder that will produce a guitar that is close to the weight of Scott’s actual instruments.
Body Finish
Our finishing process provides an unparalleled combination of protection, beauty, and tone. Great care is taken to ensure that the thinnest possible layers of finish are applied. This allows the wood to resonate freely while still providing ample protection.
SSCII Equipped
The SSCII is Suhr's proprietary silent single coil system. The SSCII is installed inside the body of the guitar and works with traditional single coil pickups. It reduces 60 cycle hum and has no impact on tone, no batteries to change – just transparent noise reduction.
Hardware and Electronics
A highly modified Fender® bridge and unique electronics configuration are at the heart of Scott Henderson’s signature Suhr. Superb tuning stability, vintage tones, and incredible tremolo range come together to create the ultimate blend of vintage sound and modern refinement.
Modified Fender Bridge
Every detail is here, from the thicker and shorter steel tremolo arm, to painstakingly drilling the six mounting screw holes bigger, and installing the mounting screws in a way that makes the bridge stay exceptionally in tune.
Custom Steel Block
Specs:
- Body: Hand-selected lightweight Alder Body
- Side jack
- No trem cover
- No plastic beneath neck plate
- Neck: Roasted Maple neck w/ Indian Rosewood fingerboard
- 16" fingerboard radius
- Jumbo nickel frets
- D shape .800 - .880 back shape
- Electronics: SSCII, Vol, Tone, Tone, 5-way - No Tone on Positions 2 & 4, No treble bleed circuit
- "Not hot" bridge pickup
- Modified Fender 6-screw bridge
- Custom hand-made steel tremolo arm (Thicker gauge, Shorter length)
- Deep-drilled steel tremolo block
- Modified mounting holes for increased tuning stability
- Trem cavity hand-routed for increased tremolo range
- G&G Hardshell Case