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Jonathan Horsley

“Packed full of high-end features to deliver a hugely versatile, head-turning instrument”: Gordon Smith unveils the Grandé, its new flagship small-bodied electric

Gordon Smith Grandé.

Gordon Smith Guitars has a new flagship electric guitar in the lineup. The Grandé is a versatile six-string, and looks every inch an instrument for players who want an original but retro design, classy but not overdressed, and above all lightweight.

It is often the bane of many a guitar player’s existence – the heavy set electric that requires the thickest padded guitar strap you can find. But the Grandé, the name a little ironic given the headline item in Elliot Heggie’s design, is all about the weight, with Gordon Smith promising that each of these obeche-bodied electrics will weigh in under the 7lb mark.

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