Gordon Smith Guitars
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Gordon Smith Guitars is a manufacturer of hand-crafted electric guitars. They are the UK's longest-established electric guitar manufacturer[1] and have been called the English equivalent to Gibson on that basis.[2]
History
The company was founded in 1974 and is named after its founders, Gordon Whitham and John Smith. In April 2015 Gordon Smith Guitars was acquired by British-based Auden Guitars and production moved from Partington near Manchester, England to Audens Guitars' workshop in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire.[3][4]
The company aims to produce quality guitars for working musicians and say that they make "guitars, not furniture".[5]
Gordon Smith Guitars are among the highest-rated manufacturers for use of sustainable woods in guitar construction, according to the Ethical Consumer.[6]
Range
The Gordon Smith range includes original designs, such as the Galaxy, as well as S-style, T-style and LP-style models.[7] All models currently use a brass nut.
The company offers many options for customising guitars, including a choice of hardware and finishes, single- or double-cutaway and left- or right-handed guitars. Twelve-string and double-necked versions of the range are also available.
Gordon Smith produce their own pickups in-house.[8][9]
Their humbucker pickups are coil-tapped as standard to give players access to a broader palette of sounds.
Awards
Guitarist magazine reviewed the Gordon Smith GS1000 and gave it their Gold award.[10]
Players
The company does not offer celebrity endorsements. Guitarists known to have used Gordon Smith guitars include:
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- Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig[11]
- Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish and The Forces of Evil
- Ian Miles of Creeper
- Rhys Jenkins of The Arteries and Hot Mass
- Billy Bragg
- Nicky Garratt of U.K. Subs[12]
- Dee Dee Ramone of Ramones
- Kloot Per W of Polyphonic Size and De Lama's
- Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks
- John Squire of The Stone Roses
- Midge Ure of Thin Lizzy and Ultravox
- James McCreedy of Motion Pictures/Dark Tower/The Biggest Thrill
- Dan Goatham of Spoilers
- Members of The Futureheads
- Nicke Andersson of The Hellacopters
- Larry Hibbitt of Hundred Reasons
- Adam Pearson and Mike Varjak of The Sisters Of Mercy[13]
- Frankie Stubbs and Dickie Hammond of Leatherface
- Loz Wong and Simon Wells of Snuff
- James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers[14]
- Dave Wolfenden of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
- Paul Kostabi of Psychotica
- Bill McQueen of China Drum
- William McGonagle of Hell Is For Heroes
- JW of Hookworms
- John Otway
- Richard Holgarth of Eddie & the Hot Rods and John Otway Band
- Phillip Foxley
- Richard Tyler formerly of Rosalita
- Ben Wood & Andy Duke of Ben Wood & The Bad Ideas
- Allan Holdsworth
References
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External links
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- Review of Gordon-Smith Gypsy II