Lowden F10 and F12
By: Teja Gerken
May 14, 2025
Lowden introduces two more-affordable midsize instruments in its Original Series.
2012 Lowden O-50c
By: Teja Gerken
September 7, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates his fingerstyle-friendly Lowden.
Bonnie Susie Cleland | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
September 22, 2020
Zak Hobbs teaches his arrangement of "Bonnie Susie Cleland" for Lowden's Lockdown Lessons.
Black Mountain Rag | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
August 20, 2020
Zak Hobbs teaches his arrangement of "Black Mountain Rag" for Lowden's Lockdown Lessons.
The Guitars of “Duets”
By: Scott Nygaard
August 3, 2020
Teja Gerken and Doug Young discuss the guitars used on their recent album of fingerstyle duets.
Open String Scales for Acoustic Guitar | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
July 31, 2020
Zak Hobbs teaches simple open-string scales for Lowden's Lockdown Lessons.
Richard Thompson: “Walking the Long Miles Home” | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
June 15, 2020
The master guitarist and songwriter performs a solo version of one of his songs, live at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Ireland.
Lowden Guitars Presents “Stay at Home, Play at Home”
By: Lowden Guitars
May 6, 2020
The Northern Irish guitar maker launches a program of interactive lessons and performances, with a chance to win Lowden gift cards.
Tags: Guitar, Lowden Guitars
George Lowden on Brazilian Rosewood
By: Lowden Guitars
April 28, 2020
The founder of Lowden Guitars talks about the beauty of the rare and regulated species.
Richard Thompson: “One Door Opens” | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
April 14, 2020
The master guitarist and songwriter performs a solo version of one of his songs, live at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Ireland.
“Wichita Lineman” | Lowden Guitars | Tasmanian Blackwood Series
By: Lowden Guitars
March 26, 2020
Pete Wallace and Colm McClean cover Glen Campbell’s Wichita Lineman, both playing new Lowden guitars.
“Scatter the Mud” and “The Mist on the Mountain” | Sean Og Graham & Niamh Dunne | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
January 6, 2020
The duo from the Irish folk band Beoga perform two Irish tunes with the Lowden O-25 45th Anniversary Limited Edition.
Lowden F-35
By: Teja Gerken
October 14, 2019
Mid-size steel-string built with Guatemalan rosewood and Alpine spruce
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
“Mary and the Soldier” | Sean Og Graham & Niamh Dunne | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
October 10, 2019
The duo from the Irish folk band Beoga perform a Paul Brady classic with the Lowden O-25 45th Anniversary Limited Edition.
Lowden WL-35 Jazz
By: Teja Gerken
July 1, 2019
A parlor-size crossover nylon-string with a big sound and an LR Baggs pickup.
Jon Gomm: “High and Dry” | Lowden Guitars
By: Lowden Guitars
June 27, 2019
The fingerstyle guitar master plays a Radiohead hit live in the Lowden workshop.
Sheeran by Lowden W01
By: Teja Gerken
May 14, 2019
This affordable parlor size guitar is a collaboration with Lowden and pop superstar Ed Sheeran.
Lowden S-35C 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
April 8, 2019
A powerful small-body built with Sitka spruce and Indian rosewood.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
How It Began | Sheeran By Lowden
By: Lowden Guitars
March 19, 2019
George Lowden and Ed Sheeran on the friendship and collaboration that has resulted in a brand new line of guitars for aspiring musicians.
Lowden S-35 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
January 10, 2019
A modern small-body steel-string with a 12-fret neck, cedar top, and walnut back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Lowden F-50 Tiger Myrtle | Winter Limited Edition
By: Lowden Guitars
January 2, 2019
Introducing a limited edition of 25 guitars made with beautiful Tiger Myrtle back and sides.
Lowden O-35
By: Teja Gerken
October 16, 2018
A gorgeous, powerful jumbo built with Madagascar rosewood and red cedar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Lowden Richard Thompson Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
August 23, 2018
A spectacular mid-size Lowden with a cedar top and ziricote back and sides.
Foy Vance | Lowden Guitars | Bushmills Distillery Sessions
By: Lowden Guitars
July 2, 2018
The songwriter plays a haunting new original song, “A Year in Weem,” on the Bushmills x Lowden Black Bush Edition guitar at the Old Bushmills Distillery.
Lowden Guitars | The GL-10 Electric Guitar
By: Lowden Guitars
January 24, 2018
Forty years after George Lowden first built an electric guitar, Lowden Guitars introduces the all new GL-10 electric.
Lowden Guitars | The F-35C Fan Fret with Ariel Posen
By: Lowden Guitars
November 20, 2017
The guitarist from the Brothers Landreth demonstrates a beautiful Lowden F-35C with a sinker redwood top, Madagascar rosewood back and sides, and fanned frets.
Lowden Guitars | The FM-35 with Ariel Posen
By: Lowden Guitars
October 10, 2017
Lowden Guitars introduces the new FM model, voiced for superb projection and note separation, ideal for flatpicking. Guitarist Ariel Posen demonstrates.
Lowden Jon Gomm Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 28, 2017
The percussive fingerstylist’s guitar features an innovative hybrid top design.
Lowden Baritone 50 Fan Fret
By: Teja Gerken
August 21, 2017
A multi-scale baritone guitar built from African blackwood and sinker redwood.
Lowden O-35 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
July 17, 2017
Slack-key guitarist Stephen Inglis demonstrates his fanned-fret Lowden.
#BUSHMILLSxLOWDEN Guitar
By: Lowden Guitars
June 29, 2017
Lowden Guitars and Bushmills Irish whiskey combine forces to celebrate fine craftsmanship and legacy.
George Lowden and Jon Gomm in Conversation, Part 2
By: Lowden Guitars
June 9, 2017
Jon Gomm talks about his three guitars with Lowden founder George Lowden.
George Lowden and Jon Gomm in Conversation, Part 1
By: Lowden Guitars
June 1, 2017
The Lowden Guitars founder talks about cracked guitars with fingerstyle master Jon Gomm.
1993 Lowden O-25c
By: Teja Gerken
May 22, 2017
San Francisco Bay Area songwriter/guitarist Kyle Alden demonstrates the Lowden that’s been his main guitar for more than 20 years.
Lowden S-35M
By: Teja Gerken
April 10, 2017
An exquisite small-body steel-string with a body made from fiddleback mahogany.
Lowden Pierre Bensusan Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
January 19, 2017
The fingerstyle master demonstrates his guitar and amplification rig.
“Genesis” | Lowden Guitars Number 20,000
By: Lowden Guitars
January 4, 2017
George Lowden talks about the creation of the ”Genesis” guitar, built with African blackwood and sinker redwood.
Lowden WL-35x
By: Teja Gerken
December 1, 2016
The Wee Lowden is a modern parlor guitar that offers a big sound and premium woods.
Lowden Sessions | Pierre Bensusan
By: Lowden Guitars
November 18, 2016
Guitarist Pierre Bensusan plays part of his piece “Nefertari” at the Lowden workshop.
Lowden Guitars | Models
By: Lowden Guitars
October 27, 2016
Guitarist Thomas Leeb gives an overview of Lowden Guitars' model lines, discussing woods, appointments, and specs for each Lowden series.
Lowden Thomas Leeb Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 26, 2016
The percussive fingerstylist discusses and demonstrates his primary guitar.
Lowden Alex de Grassi Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 8, 2016
The fingerstyle guitar legend demonstrates his primary six-string.
Hudson Taylor | Lowden Acoustic Sessions
By: Lowden Guitars
August 23, 2016
The Irish folk group plays their song “Butterflies” live at the Lowden factory, where they picked up two custom Lowden guitars.
Lowden Guitars | Inside Our Workshops
By: Lowden Guitars
July 21, 2016
Take a look around the Lowden Guitars workshop in Downpatrick, Co Down, Ireland, in this beautifully shot video tour.
Developing the Wee Lowden
By: Teja Gerken
June 27, 2016
Luthier George Lowden discusses the design of his latest model.
Lowden Guitars’ Body Shapes
By: Lowden Guitars
June 7, 2016
George Lowden is joined by guitarist Thomas Leeb for this in-depth discussion of Lowden's soundbox shapes and a demonstration of each type of guitar.
Richard Thompson | “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
By: Lowden Guitars
March 21, 2016
Witnessing Richard Thompson play his ode to love and an exotic motorcycle on his Lowden guitar is always a thrill. Here is a live version from Goldmark Gallery.
George Lowden | Properties of Tonewoods
By: Lowden Guitars
March 2, 2016
Every Guitar Has a Voice, Episode 2 features George Lowden talking about the properties of back-and-sides and soundboard tonewoods and how they influence the sound of a guitar.
George Lowden | Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods
By: Lowden Guitars
March 1, 2016
Every Guitar Has a Voice, Episode 1 features George Lowden discussing the tonewoods he uses to build Lowden Guitars.
Janet Noguera: “Nohemi”
By: Teja Gerken
September 15, 2015
Fingerstyle guitarist plays her two-handed tapping tune in the Peghead Nation studio.
