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02-16-2020, 08:18 PM
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At one point in the video he mentioned that the back and sides are a laminate. I think his point is that he can't recommend a guitar at that price point that is a laminate and under performs acoustically - at least to his ear. Based on the videos I've seen, I would have to agree. I would like to play one in person to either confirm or disprove that impression.
There are some great small bodied guitars like the GS Mini or the Martin DJr that make for some stiff competition, at least here U.S.
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02-17-2020, 01:12 AM
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The guy in the video is a dealer. It’s his business, and it’s his right to choose which builders’ guitars his business carries - no problem with that. He’s decided not to carry Lowden or Sheeran guitars going forward - that’s fine, no problem with that either.
I ‘get it’ that he’s personally not a lover of Lowden guitars - he’s entitled to his personal opinion just as we all are. What I do wonder about, though, is why he felt it necessary to publish a very negative video announcing that he wasn’t going to carry Lowden and Sheeran instruments, and comparing them unfavourably with other brands? It seems a very graceless and vindictive way to behave - he could have just quietly dropped those two lines from his inventory and carried on. Words like ‘throwing’, ‘teddy’ and ‘pram’ spring to mind. I’d very much like to have been a fly on the wall when he was having his conversations with George Lowden Guitar Co. Ltd. I believe there’s a different agenda than the one he tries (unsuccessfully IMHO) to present in what seems to me to be a nasty, spiteful little video, and I seemed to get a very strong whiff of a perfume called ‘Vengeance’ as I watched it. But, exactly like SoCalSurf above, I’m speaking from a position of having no knowledge whatsoever! So, back to that delicious popcorn. Carry on... The usual disclaimers apply......IMHO, YMMV etc.
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02-17-2020, 02:13 AM
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I've never tried a Sheeran by Lowden guitar but I wouldn't buy one simply because I don't care for Ed Sheeran. His music seems *cough* derivative and his persona insincere. There are plenty of other equivalent or better products available at similar and lower price points.
I love the sound of Lowden guitars and would certainly consider buying one if I could afford it but nothing with the name of Ed Sheeran on it.
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In they're price range they compete against the Martin Road Series, Yamaha L series, Gibson Studio, Taylor 1 & 2 series, Eastmans (which I wish I could find more to play), and others. I've tried the larger Lowden's and they are glorious. I lost interest in the Sheeran when I tried the Lowden S model that it's based on and it was unimpressive. The Sheeran's that I see on the Music Zoo website are also not visually appealing. I'll probably get over there on Wednesday and see what I think of them live.
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Karen, do you know any place that stocks Eastman's? I would love to try them but all I've ever seen were 2 used ones at Alto in Middletown and one at Music Zoo on Long Island. If I could try a few of them, I might end up with one. But it seems like they are just too hard to find around here.
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02-17-2020, 03:44 PM
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Jim,
Alto music used to have a lot of Eastman's, but as you've discovered, they don't anymore. If you don't mind traveling, New Canaan music in CT has more than most: https://www.newcanaanmusic.com/acoustic Also in CT, www.acousticmusic.org They have some. What have you played and what are you interested in playing?
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