Excellent condition, 9/10, made in the UK, price |
brand new is 10495SEK (about 1000USD), more info: |
In standard form the GS1 has a poplar body and |
poplar neck and wrap around bridge.The brass nut |
is standard even on the GS1.The body is fairly |
thin and very light weight on a standard GS1 but |
this is the thick body model so closer to a Les |
Paul depth and weight. This provides for better |
sustain but also improved neck / body balance.This |
is in classic TV Yellow with a hand wound P90 |
pickup. and more info on the company from |
Wikipedia: 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]The company aims to |
produce quality guitars for working musicians and |
say that they make guitars, not furniture |
.]Gordon Smith Guitars are among the highest-rated |
manufacturers for use of sustainable woods in |
guitar construction, according to the Ethical |
Consumer. |