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PRICE CUT.....Lowden F-35 Custom Redwood/AAAA Koa
Nearly mint.
This is one extremely rare and very nice Lowden. The wood combo is what makes it all happen. The Koa/Redwood combination gives strong clear tone across all ranges. But the one thing that drew me to this one was the clear powerful bass balanced with the highs. So for really any type of playing, except very hard strumming, this guitar will shine. Its a year old and in 9.9/10 condition. The Redwood grain is straight and tight as it ought to be. Then there is the Koa back and sides. Wow! Its sure nice to look at as this is a very rare set of matched flamed Koa hand selected by George Lowden himself. Fretboard is ebony as is the front and back of the headstock making for a striking appearance all the way to the top. I cannot find a scratch on this and there has been no repairs nor none needed. The neck is straight and was just given a thorough look over by a very top notch local luthier who works for another custom guitar shop. His words were, "This sure has a big sound with snappy clear tone". I agree. It has a LR Baggs Element on board but it is passive so requires a preamp. There are no controls on the guitar. It also has a clear pickguard from the factory as standard. Of course it has a Hiscox top of the line hard shell case to protect this beauty. Non smoking home. Always humidified. Specs: Redwood custom top AAAA Figured Koa back and sides Figured maple binding Ebony fretboard with Maple purfling Mahogany and Rosewood 5-piece neck Abalone and Rosewood rosette Striped Rosewood bridge Walnut wedge Ebony front and back headstock overlay Gotoh 510 Gold tuners with Ebony buttons Bone nut and split saddle 1 3/4″ nut width 25 1/2″ scale length 15 7/8″ lower bout 4 3/4″ body depth Clear Pickguard Custom knobs on tuners. Originals in case. LR Baggs Element undersaddle pickup w/out preamp Deluxe Hiscox hardshell black case This is rare and very hard to come across a guitar of this caliber in appearance, tone, playability and build. $4450.00 Shipping included Conus, Paypal only. FedEx only. I will package it professionally and have a lot of experience shipping anywhere in the US. Take advantage of a real find.
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Martin D-28 '67 Cole Clark Fat Lady 2 Taylor Doyle Dykes Custom Alvarez Fender Strat '69 Gibson 1942 Banner LG-2 Vintage Sunburst Gibson SJ-200 Taylor Myrtlewood 12 string Emerald X20 Godin Montreal w/piezo Last edited by hotroad; 12-15-2017 at 11:11 PM. |
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Photos
Yes, please post the photos as soon as you are able.
Thanks.
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Photos Posted. Specs listed.
Feel free to ask any questions.. I have bought and sold on this forum and Reverb for years.
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Martin D-28 '67 Cole Clark Fat Lady 2 Taylor Doyle Dykes Custom Alvarez Fender Strat '69 Gibson 1942 Banner LG-2 Vintage Sunburst Gibson SJ-200 Taylor Myrtlewood 12 string Emerald X20 Godin Montreal w/piezo Last edited by hotroad; 12-14-2017 at 12:40 PM. |
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Beautiful. GLWS.
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Current: Lowden F35, Sitka / Cocobolo. Maestro Victoria, Sitka / EIR. Maestro Singa, Adirondak / EIR. Maestro Singa, Sinker Redwood / Wenge (incoming) Gone but not forgotten: Martins, Gibsons, Taylors, sundry others. |
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Yes, this one is so beautiful. It plays and sounds just as good as it looks. It gushes tone when picked or strummed.
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Gorgeous!
What year is she? (Sorry if you posted this, I play guitar and work any kind of repair, better than I read!)
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This Lowden is a 2015.
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Bump for this like new Lowden
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Bump it up for 2018
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What is the serial number please?
I'm asking this for one reason: since the beginning of 2011, the 35 series do not feature this kind of back binding and center stripe anymore. It's only made on the 50 series and yours is definitely a 35. Hence, to my eyes, this guitar should be more than one year old, according to this (very nice) feature...
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Lowden Addict: 1980 L34 (Indian Rosewood/Canadian Spruce) 2011 S50 (Koa/Adirondack Spruce) 2015 S32J (Indian Rosewood/Alpine Spruce) 2020 Jérôme Lair French Romantic guitar (Yew/Spruce) |
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Glad to give the serial no.
17064 Let me know what you find and the source of your info. Thanks.
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The guys at Lowdens could be more accurate than me but, in my own records, there's a #17036 built on August, 18 and a #17079 built on September, 28. Both 2010 of course. That's why I assume you guitar was built in September 2010 which is consistent with the luxurious cosmetic features on the back and sides There are some oddities in the numbers though (i.e. a few 16xxx built in 2011) because some guitars seem to stay on the benches longer than others... So the best would be to check with Lowden. They do not answer mails very quickly, but you may phone them or try to reach Alastair Simpson or Johnny Lowden via Facebook or Instagram. Both are very helpful. GLWS
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Lowden Addict: 1980 L34 (Indian Rosewood/Canadian Spruce) 2011 S50 (Koa/Adirondack Spruce) 2015 S32J (Indian Rosewood/Alpine Spruce) 2020 Jérôme Lair French Romantic guitar (Yew/Spruce) |
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Is this "sinker" redwood? Do you know the difference, tonally, and looks? Beautiful guitar.
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Not sinker Redwood. But very straight, clean and beautiful. Looks very Redwood like. Back is quite a bookmatched pair of stunning Hawaiian Koa.
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