They are the UK's longest-established electric guitar manufacturer[1] and have been called the English equivalent to Gibson on that basis.
[2] The company was founded in 1974 and is named after its founders, Gordon Whitham and John Smith.
[6] The Gordon Smith range includes original designs, such as the Galaxy, as well as S-style, T-style and LP-style models.
[8][9] Their humbucker pickups are coil-tapped as standard to give players access to a broader palette of sounds.
Guitarist magazine reviewed the Gordon Smith GS1000 and gave it their Gold award.