Curvy, smooth soundbox shapes combined with carefully voiced internal bracing and soundbox profiles, and use of natural wood decorations with Lowden's unique hand rubbed satin finish, all combine to make the Lowden guitar what it is today.

Introducing unplanned or unmitigated stress into any musical instrument deadens the tonal response. Lowden's assembly techniques involve the use of hand tools to improve the quality of all joints and enable the “Dolphin Profile” voicing of the soundboard bracing. This and many more design and technique factors ensure that sustain, volume, and balance are not hindered in any way. No short cuts are possible, just great workmanship and attention to detail.

Lowden still hand-split their bracing stock and re-grade soundboard wood. They scour the world for the best (and often most decorative) tonewoods which are the real ‘stars’ of Lowden's guitars, and not man made. It is this combination of many details which determines how their guitars sound, feel, and play. Today more than ever, George Lowden is constantly evaluating their guitars and striving to further adjust the voicing, the feel and the playability.

Richard has been playing Lowden guitars since the 1980s, and his exceptional, unique talent has been widely influential over his lengthy career.

The “F” model particularly suits his playing style with its powerful yet more focussed voice and the combination of the rare Ziricote with selected Western Red Cedar provides a very warm and dynamic tone with articulate clarity.

Grammy nominated artist Alex De Grassi’s fingerstyle exploits convey the greatest emotion from even the quietest moments. A talented improvisational artist, his contemplative work conveys exceptional clarity and subtlety, and Lowden are very proud to celebrate decades of collaboration with this masterful player.

Lowden is delighted to have worked with Pierre designing this signature model, which is in many ways a celebration of a relationship which has remained for four decades.