Suhr Classic Antique vs. Classic Pro: Similarities, Differences, and Which One YOU Should Get! 

Great demo man

Both look and sound great! I personally favor both the look and sound of the red one. It had a little more stratty sparkle to it - though I do agree that with a small change in amp eq you could make up for any difference between them.

Man I love that gold strat. Definitely my fav for sure sounds so clean. Can’t go wrong with a strat! And I can see that gold one you definitely vibe with.

I love nitro finishes, and your gold Antique is so cool.

Both are great sounding guitars

I definitely like the nitro finish better and the gold color. I prefer the satin neck though, but couldn’t choose between any of the pickups! I want them all. Good thing you have two suhr guitars. I’m going to try some out this weekend, thanks for the inspiration

Very good comparison. I just ordered a used Classic Antique HSS with a Roasted maple neck. Can’t wait to get it. Not sure what pickups or neck specs it has. It will be my first ever guitar with SS frets. I’ve played a few guitars with them and they definitely felt and sounded different (hard and bright) than the softer nickel silver. I’m hoping I can get used to them.

Bought a Classic T Antique last week to accompany my Classic S Antique HSS and now I am looking for a nice SSS Antique. I like the classic pros too, but I tend to ding my guitars...and I don't care with the Antique finish, that's a huge plus for me. (the aging on my antiques is heavier than on yours)

Thanks for Demo, very timely! I’m debating PU changes in my Suhr Classics, this gives examples to think about. Keeping a Sonic Blue SSS all V63, great vintage vibe! Black Antique HSS currently ML’s and Thornbucker. My go SSS ML? Lake Placid Blue Classic Pro HSS ML and Asatobucker, but thinking of going V70’s and Thornbucker…. What to do???

Hello Sir wonderfull playing and inspirational channel.... I am wondering are they ''60s c'' neck profile or '' even C medium'' if they are different which is more comfortable

I just bought a Suhr JE line classic antique with a 60s C Vintage Medium .830 - .950 roasted flame maple neck from Japan. So far most comfortable neck I have played on a strat guitar.

First time owning a SUHR..It's heaven

To me, the pro sounded a bit 'stiff' here, ..but good. Both look and sound great. I play a classic antique with V63s and an SSV, had the laquer removed from the neck, put a cover on the humbucker and switched to 9.5 - 44 strings. Love that guitar.. just got tired of the black color recently, so I’ll have it refinished soon.

I love Suhr guitars

I preferred the MLs slightly for clean. It has a little bit of a “padding” to the attack that I like. However, I liked the v70s better for dirty sounds. The v70s sound more in-your-face. I have a Suhr Classic S HSS with v70s and (I think) an SSV+. I actually wanted an Antique, but this Classic S had the weight I preferred (not much more than 8 lbs), and a dark fingerboard. It’s a great guitar, but I’ll eventually get a Classic S Antique if I find one with the right weight, color, and wood! (All of the superficial things I like!)

I preferred the pro! Both are very nice though.

The Firemist Gold Classic Antique sounds and looks better for me... What is the radius?

Brooo... Both are good, but I prefer the antique one ❤️😁🎶

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Great video Riggs! Love the comparison. How did you get the Suhr Antique in Gold? Was it a special order or something???

I just picked up a limited edition paulownia classic s. I Hate it....the tall frets are sharp and uncomfortable. Are these models the same way? I hear amazing things about suhr and now I'm not so sure I want to take the risk again with a different model.

Which is higher output and fuller astobucker or thorbucker? Which do you prefer and why

Well I have one of each and I like the Antique much better. Can't really say why, more of an intangible quality

The gold sounds a little fuller, maybe more mids? The red sounds a little more scooped and the pickups sound lower output. Your body language changes when you played the first comparison on the red version but that’s probably because you wrote the riff on the red one ha. Both sound amazing, the playing is excellent and the video itself is a pleasure to watch. I’d drink a cup of coffee to this again in the future lol.

Fiesta Red.

fiesta red one is so much better

Vote to firemist gold :)