Should I buy a Lowden O-25? Jeremy the Guitar Hunter
Вставка
- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Most people never get to play seriously great guitars. This guitar comes from my old guitar teacher and it is a guitar that has inspired me for nearly 20 years as I've heard him play it. I'm torn on if I should buy it or not. What do you think?
Jeremy the Guitar Hunter’s Picks:
10’ Ernie Ball Cable
amzn.to/2JJlXSu
30’ Ernie Ball Coiled Cable
amzn.to/2w3f7zf
Blue Tortex 1mm Picks
amzn.to/2Q6q640
D’Addario Nickel Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, Light
amzn.to/2w0JlCX
One Spot Power Adapter
amzn.to/2JInjgb
One Spot 8-pedal Daisy Chain
amzn.to/2EoGzfx
LR Baggs Venue DI
amzn.to/2Q5bQsq
Bose L1 Compact
amzn.to/2LM9kbQ
Must-Have Guitar Toolkit:
Dunlop String Winder
amzn.to/2LOvpXx
Wirecutters for cutting Strings
amzn.to/2VGXiFw
Snark Tuner
amzn.to/2JK74iX
Paige Guitar Capo
amzn.to/2QfBpap
EBL 4 Bay 9V Lithium ion Battery Charger with 4 Packs Rechargeable Batteries
amzn.to/30gNeS2
Screwdriver Set
amzn.to/2Vt8gtg
I own a O25C that is a boomer. Fingerpicking shows its textures in overtones. Love mine.
Personally I prefer the warmth of cedar tops over the brightness of spruce, I wish I had the funds to buy a lowden, there's no doubt that guitar would be a great friend for life and it sounds huge. Just fantastic
Furch yellow series use the same wood. Alternatively an Auden Chester. (Or a Dowina.)
@@roderickmathison5245 yes I've seen them on Richards Guitars on UA-cam and they do seem really well made hand made all solid woods for a fraction of the price of a lowden, might look into them more.
I bought an old Lowden O-10 recently. It is really difficult to put down. It rings, the sustain sometimes chimes, it seems to want more harmonics than most other guitars!
If you find Lowdens from around 20 years ago for sale, check them out, have a play!
Agreed. Those 90's Lowden's are the ones handmade by the (now) Avalon guitar luthiers.
You cant go wrong with a Lowden, PERIOD! SWEEEEET!
I purchased a lowden o10 in 96 on the advice of a friend guitar player and 20 years later I happened to get a chance to play A Martin . Straightaway I had to buy A Martin om18 I sold the lowden to my brother
as I never hardly played the lowden
I feel that I missed out on the Martin sound Which was my preference over the lowden
Lowden is more suited for Irish music and open tunings I can’t say that I have missed the lowden
My Dream Guitar !
Ive never really heard one, i dont think. Wow rich clarity with those solid deep base tones.... I really liked that fingerstyle piece you did. ?
Very nice. Just cant beat the fullness of Brazilian Rosewood !!
O25 features a cedar top and East Indian rosewood, not Brazilian rosewood.
Why are you torn? This thing sounds fantastic. You currently don't have an acoustic and this guitar has some great personal meaning to it. No brainer!
Cedar top makes for a great sound
Hope you bought it & keep it forever
Hope all is well. I would suggest trying a Bob Thompson guitar or a Maestro Guitar from Singapore. Bob makes great guitars, especially his African Blackwood models. Hozen from Mastro makes an incredible Purpleheart model, but he has a great source of tonewoods. He also answers very fast if you send him a message. If you ever come across a Headway Guitar from Japan, def try it. Best of wishes. Really like your videos.
MY LOWDEN (I’m so happy and blessed to be able to say those words) is an exceedingly rare O-50 Winter Edition Sinker Rosewood (that’s right: SINKER rosewood, which none of my luthier or guitarista friends even knew existed) over high altitude European spruce. Sounds super-fancy, right? Well, I went down to Drum-n-Strum in Warrenton, Va, and played other Lowden O models, and they sounded 90+% as good. And some might like them better than mine: The Sinker Rosewood adds insane amounts of harmonics that some might find too distracting. Bottom line: Sell whatever you have to sell, in order to buy that Lowden.
That guitar is crazy resonant. I love it. I would have wanted it right away. .. I am sure it is expensive. I am thinking at least 5-6k for starters.
oh - just realized this vid posted back in July. Hope you bought it.
Beautiful sound. I guy I jam with has a Lowden. Seriously, it’s one of the sweetest sounding guitars I have heard.
Great guitar man. I really love the finger picking. Awesome sound. You will have to flip a few more instruments and then you should have the scratch to pick up that beauty.
Just subscribed recently so just seeing this. I have a ‘97 Lowden F12 and really love it. Not quite as big as a Lowden O but similar....Lowden has a distinct sound across all body sizes and wood combos. I hope you bought it.
I didn't but it's still around.
I hear ALOT how Lowden fits celtic playing and open tunings best. I play in alternate tunings for about 5% of the time so it seems a bit steep
Never heard if you bought this. What size is 'O'? W is wee, S is small like a parlor, F is for Flat top like an OM, so what is O?
Another great way to learn something about yourself and guitars is by building one. Truly.
If I had the money I would buy it. What a huge sound and seems to love DADGAD.
I hope you bought it... it has nostalgic value too.
It’s a perfect finger style DADGAD guitar... which is my favourite style
I like the sound but I don't love it,And I will only buy a guitar that I love,I own eight guitars that I fell in love with,I found that you have to play a lot of guitars and no two guitars will sound a like.I have Taylors and Martins and not everyone is a Taylor or Martin person but I could care less what brand it is as long as I love the playability and the sound ,I feel really blessed with my guitars Im in love with.I have almost forty thousand dollars invested in eight guitars and I had a friend that passed away and right before he died he gave me a cheap Red white and blue it was either a jasmine or a Indiana I can't remember but it was a freak it was one of the best sounding guitar that I ever heard I mean I don't know if someone rebuilt it but man that thing was shocking at how it played and sounded bit unfortunately someone stoled it ,But sometimes a cheap guitar can really surprise you.Im looking at a Taylor nylon string guitar and everyone that I've played has been expensive but I'm tore which model I want because they are absolutely beautiful and play and sound as beautiful as they look.i love all of the ones I've played but I'm having a hard time deciding on the one I'm taking home.Alsi I'm looking for a Guild D-55 and everywhere I have went either don't have one or already sold it ,I don't usually buy a used guitar but I bought a 1980 Martin D-28 that I actually would not take ten thousand dollars for,Also the same goes for a 2015 614ceTaylor I bought brand new These guitars are two of the easiest and best sounding guitars that I've ever played or owned,But my other six guitars are Really really great sounding guitars as well and I wouldn't never part with them,If someone actually asked me to sell my guitars at ten thousand dollars I don't think I could because some guitars are unreplaceable especially when you get ones that really stand out those don't come often.I really enjoy watching your videos and I have a great love for guitars especially special ones that's melts your heart.
Drop that thing into open D and you really hear what it can do
The needle and the damage done - in the beginning of the video. Did anybody recognize?🤗
Haven't heard many Lowdens that tone was great enough to pay high price for, my taste
Much more suited to and sweet in the fingerstyle than to any of the flatpicking or strumming.
Some of the finest guitars in the world in my opinion . .
you need to get out more.
@@tommagnum6302 how many of them have you played?
@@jamesryan5436 How many have you? You seem to like them? Go buy one. LOL.
@@tommagnum6302 none but i have played some of the high end ones and they are fantastic . I suspect though you play the flute . . .
@@jamesryan5436 LOL. You are an idiot. Go back to your basement and take a toke of the crack.
Hello Jeremy.
I have a Lowden S-7 (now the O range, 1990, mahogany and spruce top). For fingerstyle they are one of the very best. That O 25 in the video had a mahogany back and sides, didn't it? David.
Indian Rosewood
Nice guitar, but for your style , maybe a Martin is a better fit ?
I always make 2 lists of why I should/shouldn't buy a guitar that I really want, the only thing that ever gets put in the 'shouldn't' list is 'cost' so I always find a way and buy it anyway. I have a lowden S35 12 fret that I want extra room in my coffin for.
Where you getting buried Sean? there's gonna be some grave digging and robbing goin on lol
@@jamescoughlan8193 lol
I hope you bought it
She’s a beauty
Hey Jeremy, what is the Fender Telecaster equivalent of a Martin D28? Thanks! 😊
If the price is right, buy it. You have an opportunity for a Lowden, don't pass it up. I have a 1994 Lowden F 24. One of my most prized guitars that I own.
Buy it! You'll regret it if you don't!
Man, I want a Lowden!
Little known fact: the stripes on the back of the neck make you play faster! ;)
JK! Hahaha! Nice demo of this awesome instrument, Jeremy! Happy New Year! 🐰❤️🎸🎵✨🤝✌️
You don't know Jack .. Jack.
Wow,well if I hit the lotto I will get one.
I know exactly what you mean. when I first played my Lowden I realised I love a finger up the bum!
Did you buy it??
I did not! Couldn't justify the cost. Had a baby on the way too.
@@JeremySheppard congrats on your child! my dad owns this guitar and i play it when hes not (so rarely aha!) but it sounds so great and is very easy to play,
Buy it Jeremy ... you only live once ... I own a Lowden F35 Sitka Spruce| Indian Rosewood Ebony headstock | bound Ebony fingerboard | it has sonic colours even my 30-year old Martin D28 can’t match
Within the first 30 seconds I knew that guitar had a cedar top. Don't take this wrong but the reason I knew is because my Seagull s6 has a solid cedar top. That mid range and bass resonating through cedar is unmistakable to me. Did you say the body of the guitar was indian rosewood? Anyhow, should you buy the Lowden? I say you should play back this video and observe the expression on your face, the way your body sways, the way you are strumming, fingering the guitar. Clearly you have a deep attachment to it. Perhaps you should consider selling one or two of the other guitars you have in your collection in order to offset the cost of the Lowden. From the way you look while playing the Lowden I would guess that it would be a worthy sacrifice - barring the sale of two guitars in order to get the Lowden perhaps you would consider selling your 2nd born child? LOL...just kidding of course. Buy the Lowden. and don't look back. You only live once and life is short.
51Dss i loved it but had to pass for two reasons. 1. it was $3500 and I couldn’t justify it. 2. It was a jumbo and was just too big for me. It made my arm fall asleep. I did write two new songs in the week I had it.
Thanks for watching! I’m excited for your journey!
You get used to big jumbos fairly quickly.
What is the price?
$3500, I think? It was several years ago.
Neil Young ❤❤❤❤
Lowden: you don't have to break it, it sounds broken already. LOL.
lowden are very good especially for fingerstlyle open tuning and Irish music but for your style martin is better.
Nice guitars but Lowdens are way overpriced. You can get a beautiful '60s Martin D-28 for less and still have money left over for a nice Guild. I've heard better sounding Martins and Zagers.
Over here, vintage Martins cost way more than a new Lowden (the 22-32 lines, not the boutique 35-50 lines) and even new Martins are more than 2/3 the cost of a Lowden because of exchange rates (the pound has plummeted against the dollar because of Brexit). That's an old Lowden from when a whole different team (now known as Avalon) were making them.
The big body Lowdens and Martin D28s excel in different areas. Bluegrass is far better on a Martin, but they can’t do finger style like a Lowden. The Lowden overtones and note separation are so far superior to a Martin (or most other guitars, really) that to use them for flatpicking just muddies the water. I don’t own a Lowden, but I do own an Avalon and also a HD 28. I love them both, but they can’t both do the same job with the same aplomb.
By flatpicking, do you mean strumming? I'd agree that Lowdens aren't really made for that (though perhaps the spruce top ones are more suitable; most have cedar tops). If actual flatpicking, that's what Lowden brought the F body shape in for.
@@IndigoJo No I meant flatpicking. I know the F shape was designed by George Lowden for flatpicking, but to my ear it’s not as good at it as a Martin. However, it is a fantastic finger picker. That’s my opinion, YMMV. But this one isn’t an F shape anyway.
Two or three years ago, I bought a used O25, circa 2002 or 2003 I think, for $2,150 plus tax. I guess I got the deal of the century as it is far better suited to my finger picking than my D-41. You have to keep looking. Don't be intimidated by Reverb pricing.
Buy the guitar
how come no one ever mentions the cash bit how dare you be sooooooooooooooo
What are you asking about?