I live near Manchester (UK), where they are made and have played quite a few. I have one of their 'Classic T' tele models, which I am rather fond of.
^They have a reputation in the UK as solid, no fuss, 'gigging musicians' guitars.
That pretty much sums it up. They play nice, but sometimes the finish is a little basic - especially the GS models.
They tend to make there own pickups, which are pretty decent, and the humbuckers tend to be coil tapped.
As far as I know, all the Gordon Smith guitars have a 45 mm (1 3/4") nut, which is probably a little wider than you are used to. That said, it is not a baseball bat, and feels similar to some of the wider/flatter Ibanez necks.
The Graf is a pretty cool guitar, and the ones I have seen have looked nicely finished. It is a little smaller than a Les Paul, and a slightly funky shape, with a Fender scale length. I wouldn't mind one.
Edit - the Graf probably has one of their one piece Maple necks, which are a nice little oddity - they don't have a skunk stripe, as they must drill out the truss rod channel with a very long drill bit from the body end of the neck.
^They have a reputation in the UK as solid, no fuss, 'gigging musicians' guitars.
That pretty much sums it up. They play nice, but sometimes the finish is a little basic - especially the GS models.
They tend to make there own pickups, which are pretty decent, and the humbuckers tend to be coil tapped.
As far as I know, all the Gordon Smith guitars have a 45 mm (1 3/4") nut, which is probably a little wider than you are used to. That said, it is not a baseball bat, and feels similar to some of the wider/flatter Ibanez necks.
The Graf is a pretty cool guitar, and the ones I have seen have looked nicely finished. It is a little smaller than a Les Paul, and a slightly funky shape, with a Fender scale length. I wouldn't mind one.
Edit - the Graf probably has one of their one piece Maple necks, which are a nice little oddity - they don't have a skunk stripe, as they must drill out the truss rod channel with a very long drill bit from the body end of the neck.