British offsets

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British offsets

Post by Stephen_42 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:45 am

Saw a few of these while browsing around today. Didn't get a chance to play them, but found two new (to me) brands of UK made guitars, each with very pretty offsets. They've both got their own takes on things rather than just being Jazzmaster clones which is always nice. Thought people here might be interested to look:

Gordon Smith Guitars:
https://www.gordonsmithguitars.com/shop/guitars/gatsby/

PJD Guitars:
https://pjdguitars.com/collections/st-john

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Re: British offsets

Post by Larsongs » Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:09 am

Those Gatsby’s are niiiiice!

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Re: British offsets

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:14 am

Yeah, I like the Gatsby myself. Also, PJD makes everything they make as a lefty as well! Massive props to them in my book for that!!
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384

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Re: British offsets

Post by timtam » Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:35 am

Revelation / Entwistle are another British offset, although maybe a little more derivative than the above two ....
https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/gui ... ody-style/
"I just knew I wanted to make a sound that was the complete opposite of a Les Paul, and that’s pretty much a Jaguar." Rowland S. Howard.

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Re: British offsets

Post by RT60 » Thu Sep 30, 2021 3:26 pm

New-ish guy building offsets at the link below too -
very interesting. Look to be pretty good value. The world needs more demos though!

https://www.trentguitars.com/

Edit: oops, just found the big thread! :D

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=120324

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Re: British offsets

Post by bubba899 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:43 am

Those PJD guitars are excellent! Did a trade show and was next to those guys a few years back and as well as making great guitars they were really nice people. Well worth the money I'd say.

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Re: British offsets

Post by VPO » Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:05 am

Ruby Guitars

https://www.rubyguitars.co.uk/

He might be living in Germany, but he is from UK.

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Re: British offsets

Post by windmill » Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:21 pm

VPO wrote:
Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:05 am
Ruby Guitars

https://www.rubyguitars.co.uk/
Interesting bridge design.

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Re: British offsets

Post by sal paradise » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:41 am

I’m reallly tempted to order a 24” scale, 9.5” radius Gatsby with chrome humbuckers. Blue with single ply black scratchplate.

I have a KC Jag that rarely gets used. In fact, I rarely use anything except my squier CV Tele & a Mustang with a twangbanger in it. I sort of feel I don’t need to spend £1300 on the Gordon Smith.

Should I?
I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion?

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Re: British offsets

Post by Stephen_42 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:26 am

sal paradise wrote:
Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:41 am
I’m reallly tempted to order a 24” scale, 9.5” radius Gatsby with chrome humbuckers. Blue with single ply black scratchplate.

I have a KC Jag that rarely gets used. In fact, I rarely use anything except my squier CV Tele & a Mustang with a twangbanger in it. I sort of feel I don’t need to spend £1300 on the Gordon Smith.

Should I?
If you want to try one in person to make your mind up, the shop I saw them in is in Southampton and they have a couple in stock. (They've both got chrome P90s, but should still give you an idea of how they feel physically to play.)

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Re: British offsets

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:51 am

Did we have this one already?
It’s - if at all - only slightly offSet - but I like the pickguard and the pickups! :)
It‘s a JHS/Alan Entwistle reissue of the Rapier 33 that came out by Burns, Watkins and by some other brands in the 60s...
https://www.jhs.co.uk/products/rapier-3 ... 9801914285
The white one is kinda cool!

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Re: British offsets

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:35 am

Wow, that's cool!

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Re: British offsets

Post by Logrinn » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:29 am

sal paradise wrote:
Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:41 am
I’m reallly tempted to order a 24” scale, 9.5” radius Gatsby with chrome humbuckers. Blue with single ply black scratchplate.

I have a KC Jag that rarely gets used. In fact, I rarely use anything except my squier CV Tele & a Mustang with a twangbanger in it. I sort of feel I don’t need to spend £1300 on the Gordon Smith.

Should I?
I think you should.

I’ve just ordered a 24” Gatsby myself.
Now I wait 16 to 18 weeks for it to be ready and shipped to me.

Exciting times!

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