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John Suhr

Luthier · Co-founder, Suhr Guitars

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American luthier and co-founder of Suhr Guitars (1997). He built and repaired for Rudy's Music Stop in New York, worked with Pensa-Suhr, and was a senior master builder in the Fender Custom Shop before launching his own company in Lake Elsinore, California, where he designs the guitars, pickups and amplifiers that carry his name.

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  • Suhr

    Suhr Guitars (legally JS Technologies, Inc.) is an American boutique guitar and amplifier maker founded in 1997 by master builder John Suhr and business partner Steve Smith, based in Lake Elsinore, California. John Suhr built for Rudy's Music Stop in New York and served as a senior master builder in the Fender Custom Shop before starting the company. The catalog centers on precision-built S-type, T-type, offset and superstrat electrics plus basses, boutique tube amplifiers, pedals and pickups, offered both as pre-configured production models and as fully custom-shop builds.

  • Suhr

    Suhr Guitars (legally JS Technologies, Inc.) is an American boutique guitar and amplifier maker founded in 1997 by master builder John Suhr and business partner Steve Smith, based in Lake Elsinore, California. John Suhr built for Rudy's Music Stop in New York and served as a senior master builder in the Fender Custom Shop before starting the company. The catalog centers on precision-built S-type, T-type, offset and superstrat electrics plus basses, boutique tube amplifiers, pedals and pickups, offered both as pre-configured production models and as fully custom-shop builds.

  • Suhr

    Suhr Guitars (legally JS Technologies, Inc.) is an American boutique guitar and amplifier maker founded in 1997 by master builder John Suhr and business partner Steve Smith, based in Lake Elsinore, California. John Suhr built for Rudy's Music Stop in New York and served as a senior master builder in the Fender Custom Shop before starting the company. The catalog centers on precision-built S-type, T-type, offset and superstrat electrics plus basses, boutique tube amplifiers, pedals and pickups, offered both as pre-configured production models and as fully custom-shop builds.