“My phone rang – Nuno told me to get to Sao Paulo right away. I arrived 30 minutes before guesting on Get the Funk Out”: Mateus Asato on landing the Bruno Mars gig, playing with his heroes and how his pink Suhr went from reject to best-selling signature

Mateus Asato with his pink Suhr signature guitar.

Mateus Asato is the living, breathing definition of a 21st century guitar hero. The 31-year-old Brazilian has amassed millions of followers online, won the respect of his biggest heroes and headlined arenas all around the world with household name pop artists such as Bruno Mars, Jessie J and Tori Kelly.

He’s also a longtime Suhr endorsee and released his own signature series back in 2018, with his first model based on the Pink S-style guitar featured in some of his most successful videos.