Suhr Oso

I'm a big fan of Suhr guitars, and I'm always interested in seeing what they release each year. At this year's NAMM show, Suhr announced a number of new products, including, as far as I'm aware, their first production model short-scale (24.625") guitar called the Oso, named after one of John's dogs.

This model is a little different from Suhr's limited-run Aura guitars in that these are bolt-on and have more of a T-style shape. The guitar will have arm, tummy, and hand contours, as well.

I think specs are still being worked out, but it looks like the Oso will come with the option of either an alder or mahogany body and an option for a maple top. The models Suhr had on display had SSV neck and SSH bridge humbuckers with an option of either a string-through stop-tail bridge or Suhr's new 2-point vibrato bridge.

It's not clear yet whether there will be a standard model similar to their Classic series guitars or if each Oso will be made-to-order for the dealers. The neck profiles on the NAMM guitars were Suhr's Even C Slim .800" - .880" profile, which I've found to be very comfortable, and their Historic C .850" - .950" profile, which John describes as similar to a great LP '59 neck profile. Other specs include a 1.687" nut width, nickel frets, and a 10" radius.

While subject to change, it looks like the street price of the plain-top models will be $3,849 and the maple-top models will be $4,449.

I like what I've seen so far with the Oso model, and I'm really looking forward to trying one out once they start reaching stores.