An Extended-range Boutique Bounty
It’s always an event when a Suhr 7-string makes its way through Sweetwater’s Guitar Gallery — especially when it’s a model as striking as this Suhr Modern 7 Custom! This extended-range axe offers a more aggressive twist on Suhr’s performance-minded Modern platform, beginning with a lightweight genuine mahogany body that’s been carved, cut, and contoured for optimal comfort. Atop the body sits a serenely stained 2-piece cap of quilt maple that’s sure to draw eyes onstage, loaded with a Suhr 7 Hot humbucker in the bridge slot and a Suhr 7 Vintage humbucker in the neck position. Effortless playability has long stood as a hallmark of the Suhr formula, and this Suhr Modern 7 Custom continues that lofty reputation with its Modern Elliptical 7–profile roasted flame maple neck, compound-radius ebony fingerboard, and jumbo stainless steel frets. Plus, Suhr equipped this 7-string with its locking tuners and a Hipshot Hardtail 7 bridge, which allows you to tune as low as you like with rock-solid stability. Natural scraped body binding, mother-of-pearl ring inlays, and green Luminlay dot markers tie the Suhr Modern 7 Custom together. It all adds up to a superlative 7-string Suhr that takes thundering, metal-minded low-end firepower to bold boutique heights.
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High-quality tonewoods
This guitar is built from fine tonewoods — even by Suhr’s lofty standards. The body is made from genuine mahogany with a 2-piece quilt maple top, both of which Suhr selected for their top-tier quality, grain, and figure. Played acoustically, this sonic cocktail gives you a balanced and sustain-rich tone. A roasted flame maple neck and an ebony fingerboard complete the package — the neck offers smooth playability courtesy of the Modern Elliptical 7 neck carve and compound-radius fingerboard.
Prepare to fall in love with this neck
Your new Suhr Modern 7 Custom electric guitar comes with a bolt-on neck constructed from oil-finished roasted flame maple. It’s carved into Suhr’s Modern Elliptical 7 shape, which feels sleek and stable in your fretting hand. What’s more, the innovative sculpted heel design offers greater access to the highest frets. You also get stainless steel jumbo frets for supreme durability. Whether you’re playing chords, firing off a riff, or ripping a solo, this Modern 7 Custom’s sensational neck has you covered.
Suhr: the pinnacle of craftsmanship, playability, and tone
Suhr doesn’t just build handcrafted, boutique-quality instruments and amplifiers — the company creates exceptional tools that fuel musical dreams and artistic passions. John Suhr began crafting custom guitars in the mid-1970s, and by the dawn of the 1980s, he was building made-to-order Pensa-Suhr instruments for a who’s who of top musicians. In the 1990s, John collaborated with celebrated rig builder Bob Bradshaw to design the now-legendary CAA 3+ and 3+SE preamps and the CAA OD-100 amplifier. In 1997, after a stint as senior master builder for Fender’s Custom Shop, John founded his own company, which enabled him to bring products of unrivaled quality, detail, and craftsmanship to fruition. Today, the Suhr name is synonymous with prestige; a guitar, bass, or amplifier with the Suhr marque garners instant respect. With elite players such as Mateus Asato, Reb Beach, Scott Henderson, James Norbert Ivanyi, Andre Nieri, Pete Thorn, Ian Thornley, Doug Aldrich, and Andy Wood on the company’s roster, you can be certain that your Suhr places you in esteemed company.
Suhr Modern 7 Custom Features:
- A superb custom-spec 7-string built with Suhr’s finest tonewoods
- Lightweight and lively genuine mahogany body with a plethora of comfortable carves and contours
- Roasted flame maple neck wearing Suhr’s Modern Elliptical 7 profile, optimized to ensure slick navigation of this neck’s wider width
- 10-in. to 14-in. compound-radius ebony fingerboard with hard-wearing stainless steel jumbo frets
- Green Luminlay side dot markers make it a breeze to find your position on any stage
- Suhr 7 Hot bridge pickup and 7 Vintage neck pickup offer a one-two punch of modern firepower and old-school warmth
- 5-way pickup selector unlocks additional tonal possibilities
- Top-of-the-line hardware package includes Suhr locking tuning machines and a heavy-duty Hipshot hardtail 7-string bridge
- High-end aesthetic upgrades include scraped natural body binding and MOP ring fingerboard inlays
