Gordon Smith Guitars - Short Documentary

[@MattMartinGuitars]

This is such a beautiful video, and perfectly encapsulate the British way of doing things. No flashy equipment or graphics, just a "make do" attitude with things held together with string and newspaper, turning out beautiful instruments. Perfect.

[@fastcarsuk]

Made our guitars in 1978 and used to this day! Chris Smith was our Sound Engineer 1978 - 80 what a great guy.

[@stratfan]

This is a major part of the reason that I cherish both of my GS's. Lovely guitars built by lovely people!

[@apriliafool]

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments. Spending time with John, Lynda and Chris was a real privilege and i hope i have done them and there iconic guitar brand justice with this short documentary.

[@pegsy]

Love this. Made in England by a family run business and one that is passionate about what they do. Just how it was and how it should be. Brilliant guitars too. I've had Fenders and Gibsons and this beats the lot. 100%.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Gordon SMith guitars are now owned by Doug from Auden guitars and the quality has gone into another stratosphere . I have supported Gordon SMith guitars for over 20 years now and what Doug has done to this brand is just unbelievable. Hand made instruments at the cost of mass production guitars from overseas? Yet the quality is literally boutique. Everything from S & T styles to the G style guitars - you name it - nothing is impossible for them. Its the most exciting period in their 30+ year history and I am so proud to represent them.

[@christopherturner2479]

Love real life real people in a very real location with a tune that connects with the souls on this planet, keeping it Real in a very confusing time for many, many thanks wish I was there ❤

[@rustyy5558]

You know what !! I was going to trade my GS 1, bugger that,after watching this,it's staying firmly in the family, seeing who made it and their passion.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I bought a G-60 Slimline in 1995 and it's a superb guitar that I never get tired of playing and looking at as it is so beautiful! That is the Hammy Hamster them tune he's playing! What a humble bunch, you'd never think they made these amazing axes!

[@Pauleymack]

Great to see where my 1982 GS1 was made. Steve Murray of Fast Cars introduced me to these great guitars back in the early 80s. Cost me 160 quid back then, still going strong now.

[@stormedbyhippiesc3966]

I’m buying a Smith after watching this. Been eyeing one for awhile, have to get on now. Made with passion and family business. Love it. Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@Lemmysfinger]

Great video. Lovely to see really nice people doing what they love and producing such a great product.

[@dw4music]

i have had my gordon smith for 30 + years and its fantastic.. i have always loved it and always will.. thank you guys :-)

[@umpdv5000]

I first met John, Lynda and Chris during the 80's when they made me a custom Gypsy III in his garden workshop. This was the second electric guitar that I owned up until then as my first heavily customised guitar had been played into oblivion and I was desperate for something that would measure up. I now own about a dozen different select guitars as I've been a perfomer over 35 years. These guitars are really good, but it's my Gordon Smith Gypsy III that goes on stage as my chosen No1 instrument.

[@Jimmylikesfuzz]

I love my Gordon Smith Guitars. Great behind the scenes look at how they're made.

[@robertmcfadden1964]

This has made a Sunday afternoon very enjoyable. Thank you for posting.

[@mikef1183]

Absolutely wonderful 😊

[@En3usiast]

Very enjoyable video...!! I've owned and played their guitars for about 20 years now and have a small collection... All well made and finished, with great sounds to boot...!! Well deserved reputation for quality...

[@dennisjohnson2519]

A few years ago I had the great pleasure of visiting the workshop, it was a real treat,

[@scaredypicker]

I was lucky enough to get a custom guitar made by them in 2010. I went to their workshop to pick it up. It's my favourite electric - not just because of how it sounds, but because it's so personal to me and it's one of a kind :D

[@GaryCareyMusic]

I have a Gypsy with bridge humbucker and two single-coils. Stock pickups. Tremendously versatile range of tones and even sounds great DI'd into the DAW. My go-to for recording and live.

[@paulshields3938]

Gordon Smith guitars are fantastic - proper tone and feel. The Stradivarius of Manchester - just give it a few centuries :).

[@TheMrAlexander]

Love this little documentary. I've got a custom GS2 and didn't know much of the story behind the instrument. The GS2 is epic. Plays so fast and so pure.

[@jamesbutler1949]

Like a Nick Park animation.

[@SHEMAMAN]

I loved that team. Great folk.

[@tulsa9999]

This is so cool, I love my LEFTY Gordon Smith Explorer. I live in Canada so I ordered mine through the website, the folks were great to deal with.

[@geoffwalker888]

Great little film - I knew John - had several off him, over the years.

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

I bought my Graduate 60 from a small music shop in Thetford back in 95. My favorite guitar.

[@AdrianJohn1956]

I recently acquired a Gordon Smith C-60 made in the 70's... It was like playing a guitar for the very first time. And that was before I plugged it in. Unique guitar! Infinitely playable....

[@hammondsphoto]

Gordon Smith's can be a mixed bag in terms of QC or just that the necks feel 'different' to many typical guitars. The basic models also look a bit agricultural, like something you might make on one of those 'build your own guitar in a weekend' courses some luthiers run. BUT they really draw you in. Usually much lighter than many guitars, and often with coil taps to allow you to get decent single coil sounds, when set up they are great gigging tools. The sound is in the Les Paul Jr to SG territory, the brass nut is a quirk that gives it a little extra zing, so your Gordon Smith usually stands out against your ordinary strats, teles and Les Pauls.

[@illegaloperator]

my early 90's GS2 is the best electric guitar I've owned and play, wouldn't touch any other guitar, its got a unique tone to it. Great to see where it was made.

[@hammondsphoto]

Definitely. Mine's a mid-80s and it's the kind of guitar that just grows on you and ends up getting used more and more. I'd quite like a single p90 GS too for the ultimate in stripped down pure guitar.

[@gypiemalone]

Fantastic! first time I've seen this; Thank you so much for posting!

[@markotienhaara3267]

Great guitars from great people!

[@michaeldiaz5473]

Very cool indeed. Thinking I'll buy one.

[@GNeuman]

Great vid, I actually knocked on their door asking for a job back in1984 as my friend andy evans was an apprentice with gordon whitham and i wanted to get into music. Never heard back but roll on thirty years I still have my Gordy Strat which I ordered through Andy....I think it's time to order a Gypsy II.....

[@janosbiberika8567]

Wow! I have an old GS 1.5 Serial Number 05133, It's' OK in Hungary:-)) Thank you for this video!!!! And thank you, Gordon Smith!

[@gish85]

My G-60 slimline was my first real guitar, I bought it about 16 years ago (when I was only 14!). The guitar got me through tough years, I've played on it for thousands of hours and it is my most treasured possesion. It was made in March 1996, so had its 20th birthday recently. Still plays amazing and sounds better than PRS, and comparable to my Gibson SG Supreme and US Strat (I did upgrade the pickups to seymour duncans). I hope the Smiths a happy retirement, and you can chill out knowing you brought a lot of joy to the world :)

[@readsmith4223]

Read Smith here, I love my GSG-1 in Korina. I play it more then my Gibson Les Paul, Zemaitis and my Gretsch Jet, all wonderful guitars…

[@fastcarsuk]

All our recordings feature Gordon Smith Guitars. Chris was our sound engineer back in the day!!!

[@earthquaker75]

Great vid, a treat to see such nice folk I had the pleasure of dealing with when I bought my gs1 about ten years ago! I got a jazzmaster,strat,gibson custom as well but play the gordon smith most, it's just so comfortable and the low action makes me play better, best £400 I've spent, great for learning on as well, I wouldn't normally buy a guitar I hadn't tried out first but did with this, go treat yourself!

[@aljohnson3010]

a great small film id love to see one a bit longer i have played a GS guitar it was superb really great

[@ianasdfg]

Still loving my GS2 after a decade and a half, play it more than my Gibsons and Fenders

[@antreb15]

Where is Gordon and what is he doing now?

[@johnbeattie459]

Now I want to buy one of these guitars....do you really build them like that, right there?

[@plantagenant]

Charming....might just have to buy one now.

[@GHMEDIAUK]

brilliant !! i love my gs160 , i love it a little bit more after seeing this !!

[@theflyingmat]

Nice video. thanks

[@jefffenn3378]

I was lucky enough to pick up a g60 from West Parttington that was arranged for me by the late great Dickie Hammond of Leatherface / Hdq / the Jones / this was around 1992 and I still have the guitar it was a tobacco sunrise beautiful finish. but I had it sprayed gloss black when it was knocked over and gained some bad scratches and marks ....

[@stephenfell4338]

i have a GS 12string had it for 20 years in the attic i think it would look good sprayed white ; and set up re strung can this now be done? were are you now? i lived in Preston so close to parrtington

[@rogul2309]

I've got a Gordon Smith, hopefully I'll never have to get a different electric guitar. It's absolutely brilliant!

[@clogssg517]

Got a special ordered Gs1 double cut with a thick body, Love that guitar, had it for 10 years , its a bit scratched and battered , but plays like a dream

[@muchtoodo4817]

Really glad I bought a Gordon Smith guitar, it's a great instrument.

[@djhawkster]

Zakk Wylde - Machinegun Man in the background?

[@Sondarrecords-home]

The Smiths are now retiring - I'm pleased to say the Gordon Smith guitar lives on with new owners Arden Guitars.

[@FretHub]

My first real guitar was a GS1, which cost me £200, back in 1989/1990. It's the one thing I regret selling. A great guitar.

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

I did the same but then got John to build it again recently !!!

[@FretHub]

Great idea. I must get a GS again soon. Lovely guitars.

[@hammondsphoto]

I had a GS1, largely because it was UK-made and cheap as chips, but I was too young too appreciate it at the time and assumed I needed 2 or 3 pickups to go with my millions of FX. I have an 80s GS2 now, which is great, but would quite like a single p90 GS for the ultimate in no-frills thrills.

[@mediastarguest]

I bought a brand new GS 2 from a shop in Denmark St. London back in the day for less than £200. I had an American Tele, 78 Strat and a Les Paul Custom at the time - the Gordon Smith was in no way out of its league when compared with these guitars. Compared very favourably in every way.

[@JoyzerDk]

Nice to hear Machine Gun Man in the end :)

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

Good vid, thanks

[@guitarocd9984]

That was cool I want one of those

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

Related to John Smith? Yorkshire bitter?

[@BadMotivator66]

good video but that g string is too sharp on the music and it's bugging the hell outa me!

[@wan2697]

uk punk guitars 👍👍👍

[@1777DK]

I am a guitar builder. Others play my guitars, and I play my GS1, have been for 20 years, will be again tomorrow night.

[@fossilisedmuso]

I love my G60, had it for fifteen years now. I can't help thinking that Aardman Animations should pick up (see wut I did thar?) the soundtrack to this documentary and go to town on it.

[@snevs]

I still got my 94 GS2 and love it, now got a GS60 1.5 coming 01/08/2018 ....because they p*"s all over the usual poop, I will play my GS2 over my 93 Les Paul Standard any day.

[@frankzappa951]

Great folks. Auden now own.

[@jclk1w]

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