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To the OP, I'd suggest you play a few Lowdens before buying. They do have that "Irish" sound. I grab mine when I'm after that sound, but play it less than my "American" guitars. But others on this forum treat them no differently. Overall, Lowdens are very expressive/responsive guitars. Oddly enough, my Lowden doesn't sound that great when tuned down to DADGAD or open D. Not sure exactly what you mean by the "rubber band" effect, but perhaps it's a reasonable description. |
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You really do need to play them. I tried 3 before 'the one' hit me-- an S-35M.
The spruce tops were too bright for me (strangely enough my ears can't tolerate spruce tops on Taylors either). Last edited by palsed; 04-01-2020 at 09:25 PM. |
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Love my Lowdens!
Another reason to make sure you play some is the neck - mine have a lot more wood than a modern Martin type guitar! Here is the one of Lowdens that was perhaps the start of it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b23L99oBt_Q BluesKing777. |
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Ricketts -
If you're ever in the Richmond, VA area, let me know. Happy to let you take my F-25 for a ride, in a socially distant way, of course. Thermometers will likely be involved and probably a local craft beer or two. Austin |
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He is a Lowden artist, has a model dedicated to him. Also plays only in DADGAD
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Lowdens sound like Lowdens. I don't think any other guitar maker has their own tone quite like Lowden.
However, there's a lot of tone difference between the different models.https://youtu.be/GnldbiOwsu0
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