Suhr Classic S Vintage Limited Edition - A Journey Back in Time
New Suhr Classic S Vintage Limited Edition range announced. In the world of guitars, the allure of vintage instruments is something guitarists are attracted to. But if you need modern playability, vintage isn’t going to cut it. This could be your solution.
Suhr Classic S Vintage Limited Edition
The Suhr Classic S Vintage is designed to capture the essence of vintage guitars. It boasts a 3-piece…
disclaimer: honestly i don't know much about guitars but i can provide some more visuals and context from some of their gear listed here and here. i can't tell you jack shit about some other ones they haven't used as regularly bc i won't have room for that and i'm not gonna go over acoustics.
prs guitars
both of them tend to lean towards prs guitars most of the time. there's a few ads and music videos of them using them among many live performances. during double dare, awsten used a seafoam green s2 standard 22 and geoff used an antique white s2 mira.
during entertainment, awsten tended to use that firemist purple s2 starla before switching to the jewel lime s2 mira during fandom.
during greatest hits, awsten used a custom s2 he spray painted himself.
geoff tended to use that s2 mira for a while until fandom when he switched over to his se santana which he used during greatest hits as well.
currently, he uses a charcoal cherry burst modern eagle v.
awsten's other guitars
his fender stratocaster is probably the oldest guitar he has. awsten has made every demo for waterparks (and likely some pre-waterparks) with it.
another notable one he used was his daisy rock stardust elite venus. daisy rock, otherwise known as daisy rock girl guitars, is a guitar company specifically designed and catered towards women for their feminine and lightweight designs.
awsten actually had two of these guitars: the stardust elite venus is the one that he tended to use during live performances even before waterparks all the way up to cluster while the stardust elite isis is the one he broke and is memorialized on the inside of the black light cds.
awsten mentions using a couple other guitars for recording since cluster: a suhr classic s and a gibson les paul.
(i cannot for the life of me find an image of awsten using a gibson les paul; there's a lot of old images of him using a les paul but it was an epiphone les paul because of course an emo kid is going to use the kind of guitar frank iero is known for)
the guitar awsten currently uses is his now refurbished gibson flying v also from when he was younger.
(it's so old that awsten doesn't have bleach patches and is wearing zebra print in that first photo)
geoff's other guitars
before the release of double dare, geoff tended to use a white epiphone sg g-310.
he also seemed to use a see thru blue esp ltd mh-203qm, mainly around 2013-2014.
bonus
here is awsten being a judgemental bitch about geoff's gear when they first met.
Issued by Stamp Models in June 2023. It is 1:43 scale and crafted in resin.
A Limited Edition, # 068 of 109.
The model is finished in Ember Firemist w/a white top.
STM-66004
Long ago, Firemist was known as a rogue named Charcoal. She was a treacherous, tyrannical leader that ruled over her roost with tight claws. She stole prey, and started fights that turned into bloodshed. Many had thought of her as the creation of all that was wrong with the world, except for one. Chopped Liver, a friendly kittypet, had taught her that charity and kindness was the greatest treasure you could behold. Their friendship blossomed by age. By every new petal that graced the spring, Firemist grew a bigger heart for the weak. When great fires struck the clans, Chopped Liver and Charcoal vowed to protect all that had been affected.
In the great fire, she had done the greatest expedition of her life, and unfortunately the last she would ever do. When she had died, her ancestors blessed her and her friend as gods, known greatly throughout the lands. There, they were the ones that summoned the huge rains that came with every burning of the forest.
You might say I used to have a *thing* for Stratocasters... 🤣
Flashback 10 years to some of the Strats in my collection at the time. Only two of these remain in my collection to this day:
1) ???? I don't even remember this one! My guess it was an MIM I picked up used for ~250 bucks Canadian (because I would not have bought one unless the price had been that low!). Man those were the days huh? When you could get an excellent MIM Fender for 250 Canadian! I think I ended up selling this one to my friend's son as his first guitar.
2) 2006 #CustomShop '60 #Relic. Candy Apple with matching headstock.
3) 200? hardtail #Partscaster in Charcoal Frost (with marching headstock as well). I bought this one locally for around 400 bucks and it was loaded with premium parts.
4) 2005 Custom Shop Ltd Ed. '66 Closet Classic in Firemist Silver. This si the guitar that changed my mind about the big headstocks on Strats. I still have this one.
5) 2009 #AmericanStandard FSR in Fiesta Red with matching headstock. I had a Telecaster form the same run to match it!
6) 1987 American Standard. This was my gigging guitar in the 90s, bought new and I still have it to this day. of course the pickguard is a replacement (now there is a mint one on it), but the original is safe in the case!
7) 2006 American Series. My first ever sunburst Strat, and my first ever maple-neck Strat!
8) 2007 Custom Shop Ltd Ed. NAMM #Stratocaster Heavy #Relic. This was a crazy light guitar at 6.8 lbs and had a beautiful dark rosewood board. Should have held onto it. 😭
In 1971 Suzuki bought a license from Wankel, precursor of the rotary piston, in order to develop a new engine for its motorcycles. Suzuki's investment in this project was significant because at that time Dr. Felix Wankel's rotary engine was a revolution and was just beginning to be mass-produced. For Suzuki, it was necessary to start from scratch and launch, something that many manufacturers will never do. Suzuki works hard and invests a lot to produce a reliable and robust engine. After two years of development, 200 modifications and 20 patents filed, the fruit of this hard work ensured the creation of a reliable machine called Rotary RX-5, presented at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 1973. Following slight modifications , the concept became RE-5 and was marketed in 1974.
The engine of the RE-5 is a single-piston rotary 497 cm3 developing 62 HP. To control its operating temperature, Suzuki adopts liquid cooling and uses the imposing radiator which was nicknamed at the time "the hot water bottle". The RE-5 had a rather high power and torque for the time compared to the displacement, and above all immediately available with very linear revs! The very particular melody of the rotary engine confirms that we are dealing with an engine like no other. It picks up low with flexibility, offers generous torque worthy of a big 4-stroke, and is characterized by the almost total absence of vibrations, a real treadmill! Weighing 230 kg on the scale, the RE-5 inherited the best technology of the time to be able to stop it: a double disc at the front.
The design of the motorcycle was entrusted to the coachbuilder Giorgetto Giugiaro who endeavored to recall the principle of the rotary engine through many details: the dashboard is cylindrical, the indicators are all round, the rear light is also cylindrical and circles appear on the side covers, all in an atmosphere inspired by the futuristic universe at the time straddling the Star Trek series and the Star Wars trilogy! The Suzuki logo, for its part, takes up the design of the rotor, in a triangle. This original line, to say the least, arouses astonishment and takes you directly to the 70s, certainly the most prosperous in terms of technological innovation. When you turn the ignition key to the first notch, the translucent cylinder of the dashboard opens (hence its nickname "bread box"! ) on a row of indicator lights, including the one that validates the two oil pumps. There is even a small digital window that indicates the gear engaged. Guaranteed sci-fi atmosphere!
The RE-5 is nothing conventional and never goes unnoticed. Sold in only 6000 copies worldwide between 1974 and 1976, it is the only rotary engine motorcycle in the world to have been mass produced. Unjustly misunderstood at the time because of its atypical design and the unknown that reigned around the Wankel engine devoid of camshaft, valve and connecting rod, the RE-5 whose consumption was relatively high had the misfortune to fall into the context of an oil shock. It did not have the success expected by Suzuki and the rotary engine was abandoned despite the colossal sums committed to this project. Today the RE-5 looks like an alien and is a fascinating machine with mind-boggling technology. This absolute rarity will find its place with an eclectic collector. Our very nice example Firemist produced in October 1974 has frame 10702 and engine RE5-10394. In perfect condition with its original paint, it shows only 6248 miles on the odometer, corresponding to its original mileage. We have its Owner's Manual, the spare parts catalog as well as a complete file of technical documentation
Fire Mist - flying Owl said Tell Me Your Secrets man. What a beach day in the sun, moon tidal, bamboo launchpad of space with a golden cup of infinite life you're holding now. be within without the virgin tea of coconut vibes!
I wanna see Starscream playing with the twins and sweating profusely while Megatron and FireMist (oc) are giving him a death glare (or at least one of them)