Gordon Smith GS1 £350 Bournemouth

[Mickeyboro]

Mahogany natural finish double cutaway guitar - the UK’s handmade answer to Gibson’s Melody Maker. I have owned this since the mid 80s but it’s rarely been out of its hard case as I became more interested in four string. So any battle scars were inherited!

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Frets: 22 
Fret size 1.5 x 2.5 mm 
Fingerboard: Rosewood 
Nut: Brass 
Nut width typically 45mm (base of neck 54mm) 
Pickups:1 humbucker (Coil Tapped) 
Machine Heads: Schaller 

Comments courtesy of @Lozz196 who sold one many years ago - I don’t think I can say it better…

It only has the one pickup, but due to coil-tapping and a tone control that actually works well, a variety of different tones can be coaxed from this guitar. It is very lightweight, so is very comfortable to play for long rehearsal sessions/gigs. 

Great guitar for rock - AC/DC type tones simply scream from this guitar, as do Johnny Thunders/Buzzcocks punk tones.

Edited 4 hours ago by Mickeyboro