Are Lowden guitars any good?
Lowden guitars are, without doubt, some of the finest guitars we have ever played at Reidys. The guitars have a unique, complex, harmonically rich tone with sustain that goes on for ages. The guitars are extremely responsive and this, coupled with the superb set up makes them a complete joy to play.
Do Lowden guitars hold their value?
In recent years we have seen models from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 come and very quickly go for three grand. So ‘age’ does not appear to effect the value that much, because Lowdens, like other good guitars, often only get better with time. If nothing crazy happen to it, a second hand Lowden is a solid investment.
Who plays Lowden guitars?
– As the grandaddy of Northern Irish guitarmakers George Lowden has a long list of famous customers, including Eric Clapton, Ed Sheeran, Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, Luka Bloom, Pierre Bensusan and Richard Thompson.
How do you date a Lowden guitar?
In order to find out the date your guitar was made and the workshop of origin, it is necessary to first identify the ‘era’ in which it was made. You can do this by looking at the interior label.
Where are Sheeran Lowden guitars made?
Ireland
Sheeran by Lowden are a range of newly designed guitars born out of a friendship between Ed Sheeran and George Lowden. They offer aspiring musicians a guitar with great playability and tone using materials with high sustainability credentials, all designed and built in Ireland.
What small guitar does Ed Sheeran play?
Martin LX1E Ed Sheeran has always had a thing for smaller guitars. Earlier in his career, he played a Martin Backpacker acoustic, which is just about as small as you can get! Around 2009, he discovered what turned into one of his favorite guitars of all time: the Martin LX1E.
Do Lowden guitars have truss rods?
Your Lowden guitar is fitted with an integral truss rod that provides greater neck stability. The adjustment of this rod is to obtain optimal neck relief (not action adjustment) and we recommend that a professional technician make these adjustments.
Are Lowden guitars hand made?
About Our Guitars – Lowden Guitars – Handmade and Hand built Acoustic Guitar Range from Downpatrick, Ireland.
Who owns Lowden guitar?
Micky Uchida decided to return to Japan to start his own solo luthier business. George trained his eldest son Daniel in classical guitar making and continued to design new models for the Lowden Range: the Small Body, the Jazz and the Premier Range (now known and the 35 Series).
What Lowden guitar does Ed Sheeran use?
About Ed Sheeran Sheeran had previously used Lightbody’s Lowden Bushmills all over the album ‘X’ released in 2014. George Lowden developed a one-of-a-kind small body guitar for Ed, of which he uses to this day. Now it’s known as ‘the Wee Lowden’, one of the two shapes in the Sheeran By Lowden line-up.
Are Sheeran guitars any good?
Sheeran’s signature Martin guitars are already extremely successful, albeit aimed more at beginners than this new range, and the singer-songwriter does seem to have the Midas touch.
What strings do Lowden guitars use?
A: We recommend Lowden Acoustic Treated Phosphor Bronze strings at either . 12 or . 13 gauge for steel strings. For Nylon string models we recommend D’addario Pro Arte and Alliance Savarez Red strings.
When was Lowden guitars founded?
Lowden founded George Lowden Guitars in 1974 at the age of 22 and soon completed Lowden guitar serial No. 1. Lowden used A-frame bracing on his first guitars, but from 1976 he used his own modified A-bracing system with a dolphin voicing profile which in many ways established the Lowden guitar’s unique sound.