Gordon Smith guitars

[dave_mc]

I think it must have been in something else as well... I've only got guitar and bass since it's been called guitar and bass. the other possibility is that I only dreamt i read it (which is definitely possible :lol: )...

[Philly Q]

Well, they do tend to repeat themselves a bit, of course.  Guitarist is coming up to 30 years, G&B has been going 20+ years, I'm sure they've had multiple features on the same subjects in all that time!  :lol:

[dave_mc]

:lol: yeah even in the length of time I've been reading them they were starting to repeat themselves. so much so that i cancelled my subscriptions (that wasn't the only reason, i was also running out of space :lol: )

[Philly Q]

:lol: yeah even in the length of time I've been reading them they were starting to repeat themselves. so much so that i cancelled my subscriptions (that wasn't the only reason, i was also running out of space :lol: )

Tell me about it!  I know the feeling.  :oops: :lol:

[dave_mc]

:lol:

[Brow]

I think I'd read the interview I referred to on the internet. I had a search for it last night but couldn't find anything.

I've had TGM, now Guitar and Bass, for years now and can only recall Gordon Smith being mentioned a few times so I don't think it was in there. Unless it was before I started getting it ofcourse  :lol:

[dave_mc]

ah i hate that, where you can't remember where you saw something :lol:

[Philly Q]

Going back to the quality of the guitars themselves, I would at some point like to try a couple of their upmarket models. 

It would be interesting to see if the timber selection, finishing and general attention to detail is better at the higher price point.

[Twinfan]

It's not, in my experience.

I've got to be honest, I wouldn't buy a Gordon Smith given the quality of other guitars for similar or less money e.g. Japanese/Korean LPs, Chinese Squiers etc.

[Philly Q]

I've got to be honest, I wouldn't buy a Gordon Smith given the quality of other guitars for similar or less money e.g. Japanese/Korean LPs, Chinese Squiers etc.

In the GS1, GS2 etc price range, I'd be going for the cheapie Gibson SG/V/Explorer shaped Melody Maker models. 

OK, they're crude and basic and they have baked maple fretboards, but they have the G-word on the headstock and I bet they have some genuine Gibson mojo too.

[Twinfan]

Yep, me too Philly.

[Sancho]

OK, they're crude and basic and they have baked maple fretboards, but they have the G-word on the headstock and I bet they have some genuine Gibson mojo too.

I love a good Gibson, I have a couple and owned a couple more. But I've come across several recent Gibsons that could only be considered overpriced firewood :?

[Philly Q]

OK, they're crude and basic and they have baked maple fretboards, but they have the G-word on the headstock and I bet they have some genuine Gibson mojo too.

I love a good Gibson, I have a couple and owned a couple more. But I've come across several recent Gibsons that could only be considered overpriced firewood :?

Yeah, you could be right!  :lol:

I must admit I haven't played any production Gibsons recently, so I'm going on past experience.  All my recent Gibson acquisitions have been Custom Shop ones (from the low end of the CS price scale, I should say!), and I don't see myself going back.

[Lucifuge]

I've played a couple of Les Pauls recently in shops when trying out amps and pedals, and despite all the Gibson-hate that has been going on on forums, they were actually very good. (I'm not talking about the Custom Shop ones, just the low(ish) priced Studios.

Also tried the Epiphone 339 and thought that was pretty good too.

[tomjackson]

I had one for a while, a GS2, wish I hadn't sold it actually.  I got a thicker body which was an option but TBH the stadard thinner ones were better.  They do feel a bit cobbled together, sort of like a very good home built guitar rather than a luthiers masterpiece.  They have the wierd looking brass nut and an odd piece of plastic between the neck pickup and the fretboard.

That said, when Sounds Great used to stock them they were often some of the the most resonant guitars in the shop, even more so than some of the top shelf stuff.  They are hit and miss but if you get a good one it might be all you need.  The comparison to the cheaper Gibsons is a good one, both have questionable finishing and aesthetic issues but they both occationally seem to have a mojo that some far more expensive expensive guitars do not.