Members jags Posted August 2, 2009 Members Share Posted August 2, 2009 took a trip to my local music store last week to try out the yamaha L series a f series, to my surprize they dont sell yamaha guitars there, better still you cant buy yamaha in ireland. so i tryed the seagull and simon and patrick,breed love never heard of that make,one or two others ,ah none of them where worth writing home about .so i decided i would try the martin d28 emm very nice then i went for taylor dont know what model fantastic guitar but the guitar that blew the whole lot of them away ,was the lowden my god unbelivable guitars each model i played was brilliant,i could just imagine what a guitar like this woild sound in the hand's of a really good player. so what say you boy's and girls on these guitars,would it be worth investing in one, to pass on to my grandkid's. jags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmguitar28 Posted August 2, 2009 Members Share Posted August 2, 2009 How much was it? Sounds like you have expensive taste in tone, not that that's a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jags Posted August 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 2, 2009 sorry forgot to mention the price tag 3500euro the other one was 2500 euro different woods but the sound from all there guitars was superb . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted August 2, 2009 Members Share Posted August 2, 2009 Yes, they're very impressive. I had an 012 from the original Newtownards factory a few years ago where Avalon now build equally gorgeous guitars very much to George Lowden's specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmguitar28 Posted August 2, 2009 Members Share Posted August 2, 2009 sorry forgot to mention the price tag 3500euro the other one was 2500 euro different woods but the sound from all there guitars was superb . I'm sure they are fantastic. Maybe you could find a good used one and save a bunch $$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liko Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 I have a Taylor too. I definitely know what you're talking about; pick up their $700 "beginner's" guitar (114; solid spruce top/sapele laminate back/sides) and prepare to leave all former experience with sub-grand guitars behind. This thing makes a big sound, very well balanced, and highly responsive. The neck was a bit wider than I was used to (I'd gotten used to my Strat) but very playable. Then I plugged it into an Acoustasonic and was blown away by the transparency of the amplified sound. This thing beats any other piezo I have heard by miles. It is now my main acoustic (the little $100 Takamine dread I learned on has been relegated to outdoor/beater duty) and I use it more often than any other guitar in my stash. As for Breedlove, it's another American brand, relatively new, started by former Taylor luthiers. Depending on your price range, you may have gotten one of their Asian imports (the Passport series are I believe all Chinese-made) or you may have just gotten a bad one. I was very impressed with the $500-700 Breedloves I've tried, but I wanted an acoustic-electric when I bought my latest, which put the Breedloves that would otherwise have been in my price range out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffmeister Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 I've played a few Lowdens. One of them, a spruce/maple F series was probably the nicest sounding fingerstyle guitar I've ever played! As I recall, the price tag was ~$4K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmguitar28 Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 I have a Taylor too. I definitely know what you're talking about; pick up their $700 "beginner's" guitar (114; solid spruce top/sapele laminate back/sides) and prepare to leave all former experience with sub-grand guitars behind. This thing makes a big sound, very well balanced, and highly responsive. The neck was a bit wider than I was used to (I'd gotten used to my Strat) but very playable. Then I plugged it into an Acoustasonic and was blown away by the transparency of the amplified sound. This thing beats any other piezo I have heard by miles. It is now my main acoustic (the little $100 Takamine dread I learned on has been relegated to outdoor/beater duty) and I use it more often than any other guitar in my stash. . Funny you mention the Taylor 114CE pickup (plugged in). I heard one recently at an open mic and figured the guy had a mic in front of the guitar. It sounded that natural!! Never heard such a natural sounding UST (peizo) before. Better than even the Takamine Tube preamp (CTP) equipped models IMO. They sure got it right on that guitar, which is very surprising considering the many many complaints I read about pertaining to the ES found in their more expensive models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sam Taylor Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 If anyone's interested in selling a 414le,416le, or a 426le Taylor Acoustic electric new or used please email me with prices and pictures at samspier@verizon.net my budget limit is about 1500$ US thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 Tried an O-32 a few years ago and considered taking hostages to try and keep it. Paying for it was not an option. I try not to think about guitars like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 Yeah I've played a few Lowdens, nearly pulled the trigger on an o32 a couple of years back. Amazing sounding guitars. Although the neck was a little wide for my taste. If I ever win the lottery, I'd get a custom built Lowden. Simply beautiful guitars. (BTW I think they were asking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted August 3, 2009 Members Share Posted August 3, 2009 This, a 1933 Martin OM-28 I played at Eric Schoenberg's shop in Tiburon CA. You could get a pretty nice car for what it costs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rickoshea Posted August 4, 2009 Members Share Posted August 4, 2009 aye - Lowdens are amazing, he's a bit of a genius is George. I'm amazed you can't buy Yamahas in Ireland . May be worth a trip to the North, I'm pretty damned sure Matchetts in Belfast stocks them (mind you last time I was in was last year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jags Posted August 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2009 i asked the same question from the owner of the store,he told me the agent who brought the yamaha range into ireland went bust and nobody took it on . which is a big pity ,but with the recession here nobody will take a chance, can't blame them i suppose. ah i tell you after listening to lowden i would find it hard to buy anything else.not that im a good player im not can't even sing ,but i love the sound of a guitar nothing like it( imho). oh i can play chords and sit in on a session but i would not call myself a guitar player by any means. no i'll hang on another while ,but it will be mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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