On the way to meet the manager at the bank. If all goes well, this will be absolutely life changing for me. I'm so excited I can barely put my ski mask on.... Thats about the only way I will ever afford this amazing guitar. Great video thanks guys!
😮amazing. I’m glad we got some background info and a two player demo. That way we really get to know the instrument as much as it is possible through RUclips
The comparison with Rolex was especially apt. Pricing luxury goods relies on the willingness of purchasers to swallow the desirability/ rarity/ special access puff that marketers happily provide. The question of how to lead the high end customer to a price point beyond "custom shop" is always interesting and PRS, Music Man and now Lowden clearly like the "private stock" of wood pitch. Gibson set up the Tom Murphy Lab and Fender, likewise, used the star artisan approach with various builders and pickup winders. It's all good fun as long as no one takes it seriously.
There's a video where the Interviewer is at the factory workshop and in interviewing the son he explains that the top in front of him he has been working on (Master series guitar) for a week. That's an awful lot of time for just the top and in a video George Lowden says back in the day he calculated Martin takes 12.5 man hours to make a guitar which shocked him as it was taking him 90 man hours make a guitar. But I'm old that kind of money is shocking.We paid that for a second hand Steinway B Piano at Steinway Hall in New York City in 1987 which took us years to pay off with help of parents.And a new one was just a little more than the second hand one.This inflation is a real scourge. Cheers
It's expensive because the woods used are very high quality and rare. It has unique bracing, which creates harmonics and overtones that not many guitars currently made can reproduce. It also has the famous 5 piece neck which is so stiff, you can tune the strings up or down by a LOT, and the guitar is stable. My cheap ass 32se is the bargain basement version, but it still sounds amazing. I don't think the mic used for recording this, and the youtube algorythm which compresses the audio, really does this guitar justice.
This guitar is truly amazing! I actually own the guitar and I play it every day. I've been a Lowden player for years and there is a big difference between the regular models and this one. Is it actually worth the actual money? That's up to the player to me it is worth it to have such a unique guitar. I've never played a Koa guitar that has this balanced of a tone including the low end. I think Lowden makes great guitars at all price levels. Cheers!
Hi Tony - so glad to hear that you are enjoying the guitar and playing it daily - that's great. It truly was a beautiful piece, both tonally and aesthetically. All the best - Alex
Sounds beautiful, and at the level of the luthiers one off ,made by hand guitars. I am going to buy the cheapest lowden (sheeran) guitar to learn and hopefully one day build my own one. Hope you are still enjoying it everyday. What style of guitar do you play tony? B.R Dusty
I would like to add that the high end is the best part of the guitar. I have no idea why it recorded quite shrill on those sound clips. Actually I asked about that before I bought it and they assured me it didn’t sound that way. They were right the high end is just perfect. Very articulate but not shrill at all. The guys at Peach guitar are amazing. O have many high end guitars and this Lowden hangs with all of them. Especially for fingerstyle.
😮That’s 75% the price of my house. I’d stick with my house and be content with the YT music that this guitars make. Be great if there’s a few models that can cater for amateur or campfire players like me (but not the Sheeran type).
Sadly can't see these being sold to be played. The collectors and investors will hoover these up and squirrel them away. All the hype aside, a nice sounding guitar, but there's plenty more of those fish in the sea for a lot less money.
Yes there are there's Robin Boucher of Boucher and h o z e n who was originally m a e s t r o, they make guitars with the same or better quality with as good of or better woods since Robin Boucher is a wood dealer and keeps all his own Master grade Adirondack for himself and he has a couple of KOA g u i t a r s, and even completely terrified Master grade Maple that would blow this one away and they are sub 10000. You are right this guitar is not worth $20,000 to any musician or average 20.00 is unnecessary and greedy, every hosen that is in the $10,000 range is that because those are built entirely buy him only and they got I guarantee they are a better guitar t h a n this
Yeah, it's nice, but tbh I don't see $20K here. Using the highest quality materials doesn't increase the value quite that much, unless you're using precious metals, diamonds, wood from the Titanic etc.. But if it's limited to a few, then they'll charge what they want, and surely some people will pay it.
I agree. Koa body on this one isn't any more expensive than on a regular production model. Same with redwood top. Same neck. Same materals all around. Sure... you get the abalone inlays, but that's not that expensive. I guess you're paying for George Lowden's hands making the guitar, the branding of the "master series" , and marketing. Nice guitars though. But definitely not $20,000,
@@FourT6and22 exactly. Woods are generally not too far apart in price, with the exception of large slabs of burl. Having a well known name on it masters most. Without that, it may as well be a partscaster in ebay
As with watches Bling isn’t an indication of quality. This is a quality instrument hand built by a master maker. If you compare it to high end violins then £20k is actually good value. It’s the combination of woods used and the masters time spent on the instrument that you’re paying for. Mostly though the ears don’t lie. That thing is a special instrument. Just listen to the clarity and dynamic range. It’s a gorgeous instrument.
@@castleofsong9620 i didnt say it was an indication of quality, I said it doesnt make it much more valuable. Theyve focused on wood selection used in this video. It matters who made it, how its made, and the finished product. Comparing it to a violin makes little sense. Its a different market, and supply and demand will always determine pricing. There are simiar guitars, masterbuilt limited runs, that go for less than half.
The most expensive and highest quality furniture and cabinets are not glossy. They will be a dull rubbed-effect (low sheen satin) or a medium rubbed-effect (slightly more sheen).
@@stricknine8623 I dunno about furniture but I personally prefer shiny guitars. Or anything other than satin really. Just my preference. Definitely curious about the reason for higher end furniture having satin finishes though. Why is that?
@@adamw.7169 I have been building cabinets and furniture for 48 years. To answer your question, satin and rubbed-effect finishes are not inherently better or anything that could be considered tangible. It all boils down to aesthetics. The majority of people just prefer a less glossy look in furniture and cabinets. A super high gloss is associated with tacky, cheap furniture. That is just how it has always been. The majority aesthetic opinion drives the industries. And as prices go up the glossy finishes go down. Personally, I prefer the warm and earthy look of satin, low -- medium sheen wood finishes. But I have several satin finished guitars and glossy finished guitars that I think are all beautiful.
I'm not saying that they're not excellent guitars, but Lowden's are vastly overpriced. You can get better value from treating yourself to a genuinely hand built guitar from Collings from where I'm sitting.
Nur weil die Gitarre einen exorbitant hohen Preis hat, fangen die Leute an sie zu glorifizieren. Es ist doch nur eine sehr gut Klingende Gitarre wie zigtausend andere hochpreisige Gitarren in der Preisklasse bis ca. 5000,- € auch. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger!!
You are hearing the guitar reproduced through a mic, and then audio compressed in the youtube algorythm. It will sound totally different if you were sat in front of the instrument.
It’s still not worth $20,000. I’m sorry but even if you were to total up all of that equipment wholesale at their cost, it would barely break three grand if that. The truth is people put value on what they want to put value on. One man thinks a guitar is worth $20,000. Another man looks at that and thinks that’s ridiculous.perspective is everything
Honestly, didn't really like the sound of the guitar. A little too bright and jangly for me. The Koa is better than the Koa on high end Taylors though. I agree that I don't see 20k in value. Not only in materials but also that it isn't a complete master built. Seems more compatible to custom shop since several different people touch it.
Great public service here by Peach. Demonstrating there is absolutely no reason to consider any guitar, especially an acoustic, for this kind of price. That sounded like just another acoustic guitar, and you know it.
All this talking by these two teenagers and we still have to guess what wood is used..looks like Koa. I have an O50 Sitka Koa the Type 2..let me see how it sounds compared to this..
It's always interesting to know what people would pay for a guitar. They traded the effort it took to make £20k for the experience of owning that guitar.
May sound nice and play nice and lovely made but so do a lot a guitars in every price range just can't see the price their asking can't imagine the profit they make on it I make custom horse saddles and I no the profit on some things you can make of a name
On the way to meet the manager at the bank. If all goes well, this will be absolutely life changing for me. I'm so excited I can barely put my ski mask on....
Thats about the only way I will ever afford this amazing guitar. Great video thanks guys!
lololo!!!!
Did you rob the manager at the bank :D ?
😮amazing. I’m glad we got some background info and a two player demo. That way we really get to know the instrument as much as it is possible through RUclips
Thanks so much for the positive feedback - we're glad you enjoyed the format.
It's one of the best sounding acoustic sounds I've ever heard ... really beautiful. I did switch to my sound bar just to enjoy this dreamy sound 😍
The comparison with Rolex was especially apt. Pricing luxury goods relies on the willingness of purchasers to swallow the desirability/ rarity/ special access puff that marketers happily provide. The question of how to lead the high end customer to a price point beyond "custom shop" is always interesting and PRS, Music Man and now Lowden clearly like the "private stock" of wood pitch. Gibson set up the Tom Murphy Lab and Fender, likewise, used the star artisan approach with various builders and pickup winders. It's all good fun as long as no one takes it seriously.
There's a video where the Interviewer is at the factory workshop and in interviewing the son he explains that the top in front of him he has been working on (Master series guitar) for a week.
That's an awful lot of time for just the top and in a video George Lowden says back in the day he calculated Martin takes 12.5 man hours to make a guitar which shocked him as it was taking him 90 man hours make a guitar.
But I'm old that kind of money is shocking.We paid that for a second hand Steinway B Piano at Steinway Hall in New York City in 1987 which took us years to pay off with help of parents.And a new one was just a little more than the second hand one.This inflation is a real scourge.
Cheers
It's expensive because the woods used are very high quality and rare.
It has unique bracing, which creates harmonics and overtones that not many guitars currently made can reproduce.
It also has the famous 5 piece neck which is so stiff, you can tune the strings up or down by a LOT, and the guitar is stable.
My cheap ass 32se is the bargain basement version, but it still sounds amazing.
I don't think the mic used for recording this, and the youtube algorythm which compresses the audio, really does this guitar justice.
I’ll never be able to afford it, but wow it sounds amazing
So its the Bugatti of guitars!
This guitar is truly amazing! I actually own the guitar and I play it every day. I've been a Lowden player for years and there is a big difference between the regular models and this one. Is it actually worth the actual money? That's up to the player to me it is worth it to have such a unique guitar. I've never played a Koa guitar that has this balanced of a tone including the low end. I think Lowden makes great guitars at all price levels. Cheers!
Hi Tony - so glad to hear that you are enjoying the guitar and playing it daily - that's great. It truly was a beautiful piece, both tonally and aesthetically. All the best - Alex
Sounds beautiful, and at the level of the luthiers one off ,made by hand guitars. I am going to buy the cheapest lowden (sheeran) guitar to learn and hopefully one day build my own one. Hope you are still enjoying it everyday. What style of guitar do you play tony? B.R Dusty
I would like to add that the high end is the best part of the guitar. I have no idea why it recorded quite shrill on those sound clips. Actually I asked about that before I bought it and they assured me it didn’t sound that way. They were right the high end is just perfect. Very articulate but not shrill at all. The guys at Peach guitar are amazing. O have many high end guitars and this Lowden hangs with all of them. Especially for fingerstyle.
Fantastic guitar. Sounds superb.
Compared to some classical instruments, £20k is a steal.
Compared to other guitars, it isnt.
Let me know when there’s a sale on.
Love the tone, by the way, what kind of Capo is that??
Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it. It's a Shubb C1 in the Antique finish.
ahhh, Lowden! I think I want one, but I'm not sure..!!
😮That’s 75% the price of my house. I’d stick with my house and be content with the YT music that this guitars make.
Be great if there’s a few models that can cater for amateur or campfire players like me (but not the Sheeran type).
Sounds just like my bc rich though a boss ac3
Hahahaha!
Sadly can't see these being sold to be played. The collectors and investors will hoover these up and squirrel them away. All the hype aside, a nice sounding guitar, but there's plenty more of those fish in the sea for a lot less money.
Yes there are there's Robin Boucher of Boucher and h o z e n who was originally m a e s t r o, they make guitars with the same or better quality with as good of or better woods since Robin Boucher is a wood dealer and keeps all his own Master grade Adirondack for himself and he has a couple of KOA g u i t a r s, and even completely terrified Master grade Maple that would blow this one away and they are sub 10000. You are right this guitar is not worth $20,000 to any musician or average 20.00 is unnecessary and greedy, every hosen that is in the $10,000 range is that because those are built entirely buy him only and they got I guarantee they are a better guitar t h a n this
Yeah, it's nice, but tbh I don't see $20K here. Using the highest quality materials doesn't increase the value quite that much, unless you're using precious metals, diamonds, wood from the Titanic etc..
But if it's limited to a few, then they'll charge what they want, and surely some people will pay it.
I agree. Koa body on this one isn't any more expensive than on a regular production model. Same with redwood top. Same neck. Same materals all around. Sure... you get the abalone inlays, but that's not that expensive. I guess you're paying for George Lowden's hands making the guitar, the branding of the "master series" , and marketing. Nice guitars though. But definitely not $20,000,
@@FourT6and22 exactly. Woods are generally not too far apart in price, with the exception of large slabs of burl.
Having a well known name on it masters most. Without that, it may as well be a partscaster in ebay
As with watches Bling isn’t an indication of quality. This is a quality instrument hand built by a master maker. If you compare it to high end violins then £20k is actually good value. It’s the combination of woods used and the masters time spent on the instrument that you’re paying for. Mostly though the ears don’t lie. That thing is a special instrument. Just listen to the clarity and dynamic range. It’s a gorgeous instrument.
@@castleofsong9620 i didnt say it was an indication of quality, I said it doesnt make it much more valuable. Theyve focused on wood selection used in this video. It matters who made it, how its made, and the finished product. Comparing it to a violin makes little sense. Its a different market, and supply and demand will always determine pricing. There are simiar guitars, masterbuilt limited runs, that go for less than half.
@@RByrne true but they’re not a Lowden built by George Lowden! Having played a few they’re just that little bit extra special in my opinion.
Sounds perfect but with a satin finish, it doesn't look like 20k.
The most expensive and highest quality furniture and cabinets are not glossy. They will be a dull rubbed-effect (low sheen satin) or a medium rubbed-effect (slightly more sheen).
@@stricknine8623 I dunno about furniture but I personally prefer shiny guitars. Or anything other than satin really. Just my preference. Definitely curious about the reason for higher end furniture having satin finishes though. Why is that?
@@adamw.7169
I have been building cabinets and furniture for 48 years.
To answer your question, satin and rubbed-effect finishes are not inherently better or anything that could be considered tangible.
It all boils down to aesthetics. The majority of people just prefer a less glossy look in furniture and cabinets. A super high gloss is associated with tacky, cheap furniture.
That is just how it has always been. The majority aesthetic opinion drives the industries. And as prices go up the glossy finishes go down.
Personally, I prefer the warm and earthy look of satin, low -- medium sheen wood finishes. But I have several satin finished guitars and glossy finished guitars that I think are all beautiful.
Is that the new Lowden LOGO on the head? I don´t reconize it.
Yes 👍👍
Funny he used Yairi guitars as a ghost builder years ago 🤣
I’ll be bold and ask how much profit does your store earn from this guitar ?
Curious: what part of Great Britain is your accent from ? Not being sarcastic, please indicate. Thank you.
1 a year… no wonder it’s 20 grand. Yeah I don’t think so.
I'm not saying that they're not excellent guitars, but Lowden's are vastly overpriced. You can get better value from treating yourself to a genuinely hand built guitar from Collings from where I'm sitting.
Nur weil die Gitarre einen exorbitant hohen Preis hat, fangen die Leute an sie zu glorifizieren. Es ist doch nur eine sehr gut Klingende Gitarre wie zigtausend andere hochpreisige Gitarren in der Preisklasse bis ca. 5000,- € auch.
Nicht mehr und nicht weniger!!
Too shrill on the highs for me.
First thing I noticed as well.
I've just said that, I have the F50 and an s35 and I don't hear this with my own
You are hearing the guitar reproduced through a mic, and then audio compressed in the youtube algorythm.
It will sound totally different if you were sat in front of the instrument.
It’s still not worth $20,000. I’m sorry but even if you were to total up all of that equipment wholesale at their cost, it would barely break three grand if that. The truth is people put value on what they want to put value on. One man thinks a guitar is worth $20,000. Another man looks at that and thinks that’s ridiculous.perspective is everything
Honestly, didn't really like the sound of the guitar. A little too bright and jangly for me. The Koa is better than the Koa on high end Taylors though.
I agree that I don't see 20k in value. Not only in materials but also that it isn't a complete master built. Seems more compatible to custom shop since several different people touch it.
Great public service here by Peach. Demonstrating there is absolutely no reason to consider any guitar, especially an acoustic, for this kind of price. That sounded like just another acoustic guitar, and you know it.
All this talking by these two teenagers and we still have to guess what wood is used..looks like Koa.
I have an O50 Sitka Koa the Type 2..let me see how it sounds compared to this..
No you don't, they are confirmed at 3:00 in. Thanks for the teenager compliment, I'm 40 next year - Alex
@@PeachGuitars damn..and damn again as I saw some of this twice.: )
Who cares what it sold for
I do for one. Its interesting.
It's always interesting to know what people would pay for a guitar. They traded the effort it took to make £20k for the experience of owning that guitar.
@@danielmakepeace467 it's called stupidity get into reality
@@vandal_dk now get back to your bedroom and practice 😅🤣😂🤣😂
Think it’s a click baity title to get people to watch the video and check out a beautiful looking and more importantly sounding guitat
May sound nice and play nice and lovely made but so do a lot a guitars in every price range just can't see the price their asking can't imagine the profit they make on it I make custom horse saddles and I no the profit on some things you can make of a name