I'm grateful for creators like you who use their platform to spread messages of love and resilience. It makes a difference.

Very nice in non-standard tuning -- glad you showed off that aspect of the guitar!

I first fell in love with the Lowden sound in the late 80s, listening to Pierre Bensusan, casting ethereal spells of ridiculous beauty on his Lowden, aka The Old Lady. I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert (and a player workshop!) a good number of times. Pierre actually played one of my very early self-made guitars, number six, I think; and he said to me, "This is a marvelous instrument!" I also had the great privilege of you playing a weird Middle-Earth-style guitar I made, called "Kilmer", at the B.I.G. guitar gathering in New Braunfels, TX, four (?) years ago. And we had a whole weekend of your presence there too. You were absolutely brilliant, and so generous with your time. These are some of the major high points of my existence. Raucous applause, as always, Michael!

The purflings and bindings on standard Lowdens might not be exotic but they are intricate; things like three- or four-ply rosettes and purflings. They seem to be more about showing off their wood craft rather than using the more traditional 'bling' of abalone and pearl (these materials have developed a reputation for adorning cheaper guitars so as to distract from the lower quality). They don't seem to be using pear wood anymore, as far as I can tell from their website.

Amazing! I wish my Lowdens sounded like that when I play them😅

Sonic goodness! Thank you for taking your time in making this and sharing it with us.

As an owner of a Lowden F38, I'm so excited to see your post of this video. Among the rest of my luthier-made Brazilian rosewood guitars like Kim Walker OM, Ervin Somogyi Mod-D ("The Tree") & OM, Michael Greenfield G1, and Keystone SJ, my F38 reserves a special place, as it is the first high-end guitar in my life. Thanks for sharing this video!

Beautiful sounding guitae and some great and imaginative playing. I love the sustain on this big beast and the way the chords ring. 🤩👍

I played a friends Lowden and it was really exceptional! She also had an equally exceptional Santa Cruz!!

Thank you z Michael ‘ always a pleasure’ this guitar sounds great

Lovely playing

That sounds awesome. What a nice guitar. The only guitar I ever owned that had the 'magic' was a Takemine acoustic cutaway years ago. Mother of pearl inlays everywhere. It had tonal harmonies on a single string! The most beautiful sounds I've heard from a guitar. Unfortunately it was stolen.

As always, excellent, informative and interesting. Thank you.

Lowden Guitars are great, wish I owned one. But I do have two guitars with Brazilian back and sides and both have the same enhanced articulation that this wood is known for. One is a Shanti Jumbo and that is the best sounding guitar that I own. It might be the best sounding guitar anybody in the world owns. The other is a Manuel Rodrigues Sr. classical and though it is clearly a superior instrument, it is not definitively better than my Indian rosewood Michael Thames which is better balanced across all the voices - it is just a different type of sound all together, one is a traditional guitar from Spain and the other a modern guitar made in the United States, two very different aesthetics. The makers were aiming for two different results during construction and they both attained what they were looking for. The bottom line is that Brazilian rosewood isn't the only factor for a great guitar but regardless of make and model it adds the same characteristics...more resonance, more volume, more detail and that adds up to a remarkable listening\playing experience overall.

Lovely sound, lovely playing.

Hi Michael, I love Cedar and Rosewood. My first better quality acoustic was a Takamine NP 15 exactly like Glen's 'Horse'. I bought it new from Rose Morris in Denmark St after playing just about every guitar in the shop that I could afford. It sounded the best. I think that was 1992, long before I knew about Glen. I then purchased a Taylor 714ce in 2001, again the best sounding guitar I could find in Taylor's range, at least to me. Then I was blessed with a Brazillian and Cedar Manzer. I have had the privilege of spending some hours in Toronto with Linda at her home, and finally Roger made me a Brazillian and Cedar Ken Nicol signature Fylde. Rosewood and Cedar has just been my go to. I feel very very privileged to own these guitars which will be passed down to our children and hopefully continue down the family tree. I mainly use them for fingerstyle but they all hold up well with a heavy pick too. They all do their own thing. As an aside, the Manzer in particular smells amazing every time it comes out of the Calton. Regards.

I love soft shoulders.

I love Lowdens. I first ran into them many years ago at the London Acoustic Guitar Show where I first saw you! All the ones I played were sweet, a joy to play.

Stunning hand-made instrument for sure. But some say the tone is in the hands. Just beautiful as always. Thanks!

The narration has a bit of David Attenborough's quality to it

Lovely! Lowden makes the kind of guitar I always feel like I would have to just about commit to playing the neck profile as a one and only guitar for a time… Played a couple at Gruhn’s though that just sounded like home. Brazilian Rosewood is sexy though!

It has a deep wonderful color much like a 12 fret. ❤

I've been a fan of Lowden guitars for many years. I own a 1994 Lowden F24. Sitka Spruce over Flame Maple. Thanks for the great video!

Abalone purfling…atypical for a Lowden, I think. A handsome instrument, for sure.

Your videos are amazing....they go well with a great glass of wine! I'd love to hear you play at a Paso Robles winery..........I'll be there for sure. I enjoy your electric guitar videos also!!!

Hell yeah! I love Lowden guitars! Thanks for sharing this one

A Lowden O25C Cedar, Mahogany was one that got away back in 1988... it was stunning but made mistake of leaving it in the shop at a t time when I felt my playing could not justify such an instrument...

I SOOO wish I could hear you play an 0-50 with SINKER rosewood. Yes, sinker! Lots and lots and lots of other sinker woods like Mahogany, Cedar, etc. But Lowden is the only maker I have ever seen with Sinker Rosewood. Next trip to the UK, I’m bring you my 2021 Winter Ed. 0-50 (one of four made).

Beautiful guitar, sounds great. Still have not gotten over my bias against cedar.

Mmm, nice!

I have a Simon & Patrick dreadnaught with a cedar top and mahogany back and sides. A poor mans start to the solid wood world but what a lovely warm tone. Certainly no Lowden but Canadian made and a relative of Boucher guitars.

Hey! What gauge strings do you primarily use? btw so sick and subscribed :-)

Thanks for the video. My current speaker is rubbish. Could you please describe the sonic profile you think this guitar emits?

A lowden you need to dig in when you play. Doesn't need a pick you need to play it more to get use to the respons. Specially when you are use to really responsive guitars. I think it's a good guitar for people that are use to play soft because it triggers the fingers to play with more versatile volume. I play a lot better sins I play my lowden also on other guitars because of it. My compliments about your playing👍👍👍

It might be a good idea for guitar buyers to stop demanding Brazilian Rosewood. After all, its only a guitar and the back on that guitar is not that nice which is a symptom of the wood being in short supply.

Is it good for samba and bossa nova? 😀

That guitar is almost as good as your playing!