Looking back to the guitars that started it all in 1974, the GS1 Heritage is a modern recreation of a classic Gordon Smith guitar. These are the guitars that powered Punk, were used and abused by British Rock, thrashed by Grunge and were the cornerstone of Indie. Each guitar is made from a 44mm thick single-piece mahogany body and single-piece set neck featuring the unique Gordon Smith tone pocket.
Gordon Smith pioneered the coil-split humbucker in the 1970s and the design combines with our unique
GS tone circuit to make these deceptively simple guitars super flexible. Each homewound Gordon Smith
humbucker is made on the same machine and to the same specification as the 1974 originals: the pick up
that started a Punk Rock revolution.
Every Heritage guitar is hand-built by a team of highly skilled luthiers using individually selected tone woods
at our workshop in the heart of England.
These guitars are hand finished in traditional Trans Cherry, Natural and Tobacco Burst options.
Gordon Smith guitars: made to be played.
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Body Profile: Thick
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck Profile: Fat
- Colour: Trans Cherry
- Finish: Gloss Front, Satin Back And Sides
- Nut: Brass
- Pickup: Homewound GS Humbucker
- Coil Split Option: Yes
- Tuners: 18:1
- Bridge: Adjustable Bar
- Scale Length: 24.625"
- Case: GS Hard Case