Suhr Scott Henderson OWT

Suhr Scott Henderson OWT: specification-based review

The Suhr Scott Henderson OWT is a U.S.-made signature guitar with an Olympic White finish, an alder body, a rosewood fingerboard, and three single-coil pickups. Its specifications pair a familiar ST-style layout with Suhr's SSCII Silent Single Coil System, which is designed to reduce 50 and 60 Hz mains hum without changing the instrument's tone. There are no customer reviews available for this model, so this assessment is based solely on the published specifications.

The listed price is 4399. The model has been available since May 2023, and its item number is 549873. Suhr identifies it as Scott Henderson's signature model. A case is included, while a bag is not.

Body, neck, and playing dimensions

The body is alder, with no separate top. Its Olympic White finish is paired with a tortoiseshell pickguard and chrome hardware. The ST-style body shape and layout are recognizable, but the specifications also note one unusual detail at the tremolo cavity: there is no tremolo cover, and wood has been removed inside the cavity to increase the effective range of the tremolo. That describes the construction, though it does not establish how much extra movement is available in practice.

The bolt-on neck is roasted maple, with a D-shaped profile measuring.800 inches at one end and.880 inches at the other. The fingerboard is rosewood, with white dot inlays and a 16-inch radius. That radius is relatively flat compared with many traditional vintage-style fingerboards. The nut is Graph Tech TUSQ, and its width is 1.65 inches. The scale length is 25.5 inches, or 648 mm.

There are 22 jumbo frets. The specifications do not give fret dimensions or neck measurements beyond the profile, so details such as fret height, neck depth at other points, and overall setup cannot be confirmed here. Those measurements can matter when assessing feel and playability, and should be checked on the specific instrument before purchase.

Pickups and controls

The pickup arrangement is SSS, with three white Suhr ML Standard single-coil pickups. The bridge position uses a version described as "not hot," while the middle and neck positions use standard ML Standard units. The available information does not list pickup output measurements, magnet type, or frequency response, so comparisons based on those characteristics would be speculative.

Control hardware consists of one volume control, two tone controls, and a five-way pickup selector. This provides the standard switching format for combining the three pickup positions, but the specifications do not explain the exact tone-control wiring. The SSCII system is the main electrical feature called out beyond the pickups themselves. Suhr says it reduces 50 and 60 Hz mains hum without affecting tone and requires no batteries. The battery-free design means there is no onboard battery to replace. The stated purpose is hum suppression, not a change to the pickup arrangement or a switch to a different pickup type.

Tremolo and hardware

The guitar is fitted with a Gotoh 510 tremolo and Suhr locking tuners. The published information identifies the tremolo as vintage-style in the general specification list, while the detailed equipment listing names the Gotoh 510. The modified cavity, with its uncovered rear opening, is intended to increase the effective range. No setup details or measured pitch range are provided, so the practical range will depend on the instrument's adjustment and setup.

Locking tuners are specified, but no further details are supplied about the bridge saddle material, tremolo spring configuration, or tuning stability under repeated use. Those factors are not established by the tuner specification alone.

What the specifications establish

The OWT's clearest point of distinction is its combination of three traditional single-coil pickups and an onboard, battery-free hum-reduction system. The roasted maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, jumbo frets, and 16-inch radius give a more specific picture of its construction than the broad ST-style description alone. The Gotoh 510 tremolo and cavity modification are also notable, though the available data does not quantify their effect on range or feel.

Buyers should treat this as a specification-led evaluation rather than a report of hands-on performance. The provided information does not document weight, finish thickness, pickup measurements, setup, or sound samples. It also does not include customer feedback. For a purchase at the listed price of 4399, a direct inspection can confirm the individual guitar's weight, fretwork, neck condition, and tremolo setup. The included case is stated; a bag is not.