We have met George Lowden about forty years ago and feel privileged to have become his friends and his oldest retailer still in activity. Established in the Belfast area, in Northern Ireland, George has in the mid seventies revolutionized the folk fingerstyle guitar by launching a steel-strings design whith projection and dynamices usually featured on a top professional classical concert instrument, with incredible sustain and volume as a bonus track! Right at the opposite of compressed American siblings of that era that performed at their best when heavily flatpicked. Lowden has immediately gathered up talented followers and continues ever since. The all natural global woody aspect, the wood bindings instead of plastic, the satin finsish, the twin saddle bridge were inovative features that have been copied many a time without capturing the magical sound of the original design.

The O (for "original") series is George Lowden's first design. Built on a jumbo shape and featuring a cedar top, which was unheard of on a folk guitar, it contributed greatly to the luthier's reputation. This O23 model with walnut back and sides pushes the envelope even further. The sleek finish and now-classic elegance of Lowden guitars bring an extra touch of class to the ensemble.

The tone of this O23 is clear, warm, deep and full-bodied. The walnut gives it a sound that is perhaps a bit more defined, even intimate, than rosewood would. Almost universally usable, it performs at its best no matter what style of playing: fingerpicking, flatpicking, tapping, percussive playing... It does everything perfectly.

2-year warranty from our workshop.