Welcome to a conversation with george lowden about the fan fret option, available across the lowden range. Periquera con seis derecho c4 trio venezuelan music, folk music, youtube, art. Lowden baritone 50 fan fret demo from peghead nation youtube. George lowden started building guitars in the early 1970s in northern ireland. The wee lowden fan fret has a remarkably full tone for such a small guitar. If youre a fan of fanned frets, you will be delighted by this lowden f22. George lowden s comments on the fan fret design from lowden s site. Putting the neck aside for a moment, it offers a plethora of sonic delights. Lowden guitar for sale in uk 32 used lowden guitars. The lowden 35 series is for the serious player who can appreciate a whole new world of subtle tone colours and dynamic range. Lowden guitars cant be described, if youre not familiar with their products, we.
Sound impression of an amazing lowden f35c with the fan fret option build from aaaa east indian rosewood sitka spruce. This stunning custom lowden o50c features master grade bastone walnut back and sides, master grade alpine spruce top, and highly figured mahogany binding. Featuring a shallow f soundbox and narrow, low profile neck, plus lr baggs anthem pickup fitted as standard. Based in downpatrick, county down in northern ireland, george lowden and his small team of skilled luthiers make some of the most incredible acoustic guitars we have ever come across. It has their fan fret option for optimum intonation for players who do dropped and altered tunings, and is equipped with an optional lr baggs anthem electronics package. Id say that the fan fret wee lowden is perhaps more pianistic than the regular scale model. The lowden guitar is the result of unique design, workmanship and assembly techniques along with our choice of woods.
The baritone series lowden guitars handmade and hand. When designing this model i changed the scale length of one of our normal fan fret guitars so the bass scale length changed from 680mm to 710 and on the treble scale from 635 to 670. Original series lowden guitars handmade and hand built. The f25c from george lowden guitars has been a mainstay of their line for decades. The fan fret option is available across all three series of the lowden range. Lowden s50 fan fret custom acoustic guitar youtube. This beautiful lowden f35 fan fret has cocobolo back and sides, sinker redwood top, and lr baggs anthem electronics. As george lowden says, i began to think a wee lowden with the smaller soundbox would be even better as a fan fret and the bass would be even deeper than our single scale wee lowden. Fan fret, arm rest and incredible detailing, this is a beautiful guitar. Lowden f35 fan fret in cocobolo with sinker redwood top. This design forms the basis for the lowden jazz model.
Lowden guitars heartbreaker guitars lowden bourgeois. Lowden f50 fan fret on sale heartbreaker guitars youtube. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Fan fret figured maple neck 5 piece with rosewood splices custom necks special neck width 43. If youre a fan of fanned frets, you will be delighted by this lowden f32. Lowden guitars the fan fret with ariel posen youtube. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. Ariel posen demos a lowden f35c ff the fan fret design model features an extended bass scale length to enhance bass frequencies. Lowden guitars f22ff fanned frets wildwood guitars. Stephen inglis gives the new wl35 ff a first play at winter namm 2016. Whilst the scale length 630mm remains the same as the regular 14 fret s model, the bridge has been relocated and the soundbox uniquely voiced to create a guitar that offers something different to anything else in the lowden range. See more ideas about fan, acoustic guitar and guitar. Lowden standard is 4557mm shallow profile neck hand carved lower profile 4560 neck 45mm at nut60mm at neck joint extended curved fingerboard end.
Please talk with us 02 6696 3530 tony elder steve jackson black dot music est 1985 the lowden guitar is the result of unique design, workmanship and assembly techniques along with our choice of woods. The lowden baritone fan fret with cocobolo is here at hbg. Lowden guitars of northern ireland gryphon strings. Sound impression lowden f35c fan fret by diamond guitars. Lowden bar50ff baritone fan fret in african blackwood with sinker redwood top. George lowden has been designing and making his acoustic guitars in. Secondhand lowden guitar for sale on uks largest auction and classifieds sites. And this recent offering takes it one step closer to perfection with the addition of a fan fret design. Tfoa is the largest lowden dealer in europe and we remain great fans of these guitars, stocking every model and having over 30 of them on our walls. Fan fret soundbox bevel custom necks special neck width 43. Some experimentation on string gauges and tunings may allow more extreme tuning options. Additional options include soundbox bevel, fan fret, 12 string, and custom neck profile and widths. This is a mint condition lowden s50 fan fret that will fool you into believing its brand spankin new. Used and vintage handmade acoustic guitars from north america.
Used and vintage north american handmade acoustic guitars. Lowden o35 12string in mahogany with sitka spruce top. Lowden guitars original series 35 series 50 series jazz series gl10 12 fret the baritone the baritone fan fret the fm model s35m s35w the stage edition. Lowden f50 african blackwood on sale now at heartbreaker guitars.
Lowden are known for their subtle use of majestic tone woods and timeless design and our selection boasts some of the finest models available. Struggling with whether to buy a short scale of long scale guitar. To find your nearest dealer, enter your town or postcode. Lowden spend time finding the very best tonewoods and hand manipulate them using traditional tools to carve. Wrap your hands around this model and have all your wishes come true. The western red cedar and the mahogany back and sides work together to give the player a warm. Lowden guitars are some of the finest guitars on the planet. The wee lowden is now available in both 12 and 14 fret variants.
He has been making concert classical guitars since then as part of his personal custom guitar making. From the very young age of 10, george lowden has been inspired and driven to create some of the most toneful and innovative guitars available. In this video lowden friend and hawaiian slack key guitarist stephen inglis introduces us to his lowden o35c fan fret. Recording was done via two neumann km184 through a beachtec audio interface into a nikon d750. Considered by many to be the absolute pinnacle of acoustic guitar production, lowden just keep knocking out models that simply take our breath away. The first 12 fret model was based on our s size body. Add to wishlist lowden f38 brazilian rosewood and driftwood cedar with bevel. Lowden revealed the fm series early in 2017 as a slightly shallower bodied and slimmer necked version of its f model guitars, providing the classic lowden sound but in a smaller form factor, available as part of the 35 and mastergrade wood based 50 series of instruments.
The original series was the very first lowden range from 1976, just as the o model is. Thats how guitar interactive rated this lowden f50c fan fret. George lowden initially began to develop his concert classical designs in 1987. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Stephen inglis slack key guitar player, musician,and artist, born and raised in honolulu. This compact but comprehensive catalogue features beautiful photography, full specifications and available options for each of our models, and even the occasional quote from george. There is a refinement to the lowden sound that only comes from a master, a luthier who has spent years and years in the trenches honing skills to mastery and finally into true art george lowden has been making guitars for more than 40 years.
Heartbreaker guitars has made lowden guitars their primary brand. Due to the extra scale length you will get extra depth to the tone and in some ways, slightly extra powera bit like the. Jazz series lowden guitars handmade and hand built. The main aim of the design is to increase bass depth through increasing the string length on the bass side, while at the same time achieving more bell like trebles by shortening the string length on the treble side. Lowden o50c fan fret in bastone walnut with alpine spruce top. The first thing to mention is the look of the guitar, the walnut looks exceptional, one of the most striking finishes ive seen on an acoustic. Terms privacy policy prices displayed are a guide only. This guitar was specd out as george lowden s favorite tone woods. With the introduction of the f35, s35, and the new sheeran by lowden, the future is bright. Lowtuned baritone guitars are an increasingly popular choice for guitarists looking to expanding their sonic options. Lowden custom s35mc fan fret guitar guitar gallery.