Sheeran Guitars by Lowden Review! | @ The Fellowship of Acoustics

[@TomZola1]

Excellent review, will help me choose a guitar for my grand-daughters to use when they visit (and for me to doodle on from time to time)

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Thanks! Happy that we could help! 😊

[@zzzukulele]

Great review. The Lowden tribe are amazing humans. I picked up an W02 at NAMM last month for our church to use as a travel guitar to go with teams heading out on outreach trips. It will be on our hiking tour of Israel in 3 weeks time. It was incredibly surprising volume unplugged thanks in part to the slight concave ... or is it convex back. The LR Baggs system is more than adequate. They chose the electronics well. Waiting on delivery of an S03 for personal performance and studio work. Played that one at NAMM as well and was wooed by its smooooth voice. A work of art as well. Love the lower bout bevel as well.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

That's a great story Bill! Thank you so much for sharing :) They are great little guitars indeed, serve our needs perfectly :)

[@slooky14]

the Bevel, real ebony fretboard, real ebony bridge and a beautiful Laminate guitar.

[@Kwaician]

Thank you for this, I’m waiting for mine to come to the states! Very nice to finally see and HEAR some real world application, bravo!

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Thank you sir! I'm curious to know what you think of yours when she arrives ;)

[@Kwaician]

The Fellowship of Acoustics do you all have any more Sheerans of any kind in stock currently for sale? I’d love to buy another.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

@@Kwaician I'm afraid not, all the Sheerans we're receiving now are all already sold on pre-order. But keep an eye out on our website, we'll be getting new stock soon enough!

[@avrimtopelsongwriter1580]

Cool runnings guys, but the mic was so soft on the smaller sized guitars that this comparison didn't let us hear the contrast like it should have. I'd love to see you guys correct this and let us hear strum vs strum and fingerstyle comparisons as well but both with equal mic volume.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Sounds like a good idea Avrim... I can't promise we can get our hands on these Sheerans long enough in the future! But we'll keep this in mind whilst filming the next video :)

[@lana_ytb176]

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[@brunonjezic6208]

Im quite exited about them! Thanks :)

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Thank you for commenting Bruno! :)

[@georgeterry2933]

Regarding the nut width - 43.5 mm is not 1 3/4" - it is just under 1 23/32". My Lowden S32 is spec'd as having a 1 3/4" nut and is 44.5 mm - the W01 I've just received is similarly spec'd as having 1 3/4" nut width and it is 43.5 mm. It doesn't sound like much but gives a very different feel, particularly when the E-e string spacing is 2mm less than the Lowden. For me this makes it a bit cramped on the lower frets. The guitar sounds great though - with the typical Lowden overtones ringing out.

[@gdebakker]

Nice review! But what a mindfuck to listen to a mirrored stereo image! ;-)

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Haha wow! I hadn't even noticed that one yet Gijs, sharp ears ;)

[@tomeisenmenger6475]

That was my first reaction as well.

[@andrewbragger2679]

Yes mate . Headphones on backwards!!

[@zeeb0w]

thanks for sharing! ordered a W03, planning on using it to teach my two young children. somehow also ordered a driftwood cedar/cocobolo s35 12 fret this year too, but thats for me! #cedar

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

I love it when people "somehow" order an S35! Enjoy sir, what a great choice! I'm sure your kids will fall in love with the W03 :)

[@TW-rn1vn]

Can I be your son 😂😂😂 but have fun teaching your kiddos

[@zeeb0w]

Tommy Williams :) hope i’m not creating a monster lol

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

@@zeeb0w Hahaha probably not!

[@john15333]

Very big difference here. I love wee models from George but these sound sound extremely thin. The S models in this demo sound surprisingly nice and full. This is an easy decision if you are torn on which size to choose!

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

I can agree with you John! Keep in mind the big price difference between a Lowden and a Sheeran, these Wee models are laminated which makes them quite boxy on their own.

[@shaneroberts9466]

I also pre-ordered a W03 in February, still waiting. So far, the Cedar tops I've seen on these look great.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Not to mention the figured Walnut back & sides! I hope you enjoy yours Shane :)

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

@@shaneroberts9466 Hmmm.. I'm sorry to hear that Shane. They aren't for everybody indeed.

[@lauriebankston2340]

@@shaneroberts9466 curious if you would elaborate. considering buying but no stock to play in person

[@darinpilkington9378]

Well done guys great review! Have been waiting for a more recent review, still waiting here I South Africa 🇿🇦 but mid nov will receive my S01. Good to hear what they will sound like🤘

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Thank you very much Darin! I hope you'll enjoy the S01 as much as I did! Let me know :)

[@darinpilkington9378]

Will do! U guys got skills!

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

@@darinpilkington9378 Thank you so much Darin!

[@gaetanoprincipato5456]

What model is the smaller one?

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

The W, or 'Wee'!

[@TW-rn1vn]

Do they sound boxy?

[@slooky14]

yes they do, Laminate makes them especially boxy. These guitars are a joke

[@iyorit1089]

New model Lowden?

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

These are actually a whole new brand/line of guitars, designed by Lowden guitars! They're called Sheeran Guitars.

[@doubleotwentyone]

Nice review, but would like to have seen some fingerpicking going on rather than just plectrum work.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

That's a great idea for a next video, I'll definitely keep that in mind!

[@CalliopeOfflcial]

Can you plug it in

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Some of them have an LR Baggs built in, we expand on that in the video ;)

[@sulistiawan8418]

How size string use?

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

All of them are strung with Lowden 12-53 strings! :)

[@michaelvaughn6912]

The Fellowship of Acoustics do you know if the Sheeran guitars sell them left-handed

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

@@michaelvaughn6912 Sadly, I don't believe they do...

[@nalatreborrenoclaf9648]

Are these ukuleles.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Nope. Sheeran guitars aren't very large and Dutch people are.

[@Yendrek_]

i still cant convince myself to buy one for myself, this is best comparison by far in the whole internet, and after 3 years that passed from it i cant decide, laminate is really off putting, but ot still offers more than it costs in my opinion W sounds kinda boxy, but its small and cute, i got 2 solid body guitars, and maybe its time for sth else but the S model sounds so full and even majestic i would say… can decide, cant convince myself i cant afford real lowden tho…

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Plenty of other good alternatives in this price range, I can highly recommend you check out Eastman for example: www.tfoa.eu/en/shop?order=list_price+asc&category=163

[@Yendrek_]

@@thefellowshipofacoustics ive played the OM one couple times, good guitars for sure!! i forgot anout them tho, thank you!

[@europetempest]

I Bought an S-04 few months back! Great guitar 👊👍

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

If you want a guitar to sound like a banjo - maybe they have a niche

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Haha, recently saw your video on the subject Richard. Your honesty is appreciated :)

[@SuperKsounds]

One hell of a banjo kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLdd3mrnthmi7c

[@HiggaionSelah_EWFMG]

Richard , honestly , I could not even consider watching your video thru , all TALK and No guitar , not even once in 20 mins 😖❗️ so I had to quickly finger fwd ; and at the time i did not realize it was gunna be all negative ‼️🤔😌

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

@@HiggaionSelah_EWFMG Well a video about how I closed my account in disgust after receiving THIRTY guitars all of which were returned (didnt want to rake it up in the video - but the truth was WAY worse than my polite explanation).... wont have much guitar playing in it.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

@@thefellowshipofacoustics I never saw this reply - A very polite and appreciated reply thank you. I am sure they have ironed out all their issues now - lets hope so! My reply is 2 years too late - apologies

[@objectiveobjective1948]

Best part of €1000,00 for a veneer guitar 🙄 never !!! 🤔 you can buy an Eastman hand made all solid wood for half the price which sounds 10 times better. Be aware a lot of guitar retailers reject the Sheeran are not happy with the sound and intonation of it which is not surprising as they sound very ordinary for the money they want for them , that is unless your a ES fan.

[@草木易]

Correct! I have a Eastman ACTG1, solid top, back and side, cost me €500, sounds good . And I tried this Sheeran a month ago, which I would pay for no more than € 200...If you’re really into it, but the S04, this is the only one that sounds like a guitar.

[@rockarena666]

Objective Objective they sound fine to me. Regarding Eastman, I heard good and bad guitars by them also the more expensive models. I do like their gipsy jazz model.

[@alanveris1335]

i do have to say that they upped their quality i played one last year and i was not impressed but one year later i feel like intonation and sound have inproved. but still they look stunning

[@fabrihentscholek]

@@草木易 I have to disagree. Ive been listening Eastman actg1 vs gs mini for example and there is an gigantic, enormous difference. The Taylor sounds way better... More body, definition, etc. And the Sheeran vs gs mini too.. the Sheeran one has more balance.. so in conclusion, the Sheeran one is way better.

[@草木易]

@@fabrihentscholek There’s no quantitative criteria to determine which one is better, it’ll all be fine instruments as long as you enjoy your musics.😊

[@HiggaionSelah_EWFMG]

☑️ 👍nice playing but this young fellas' baritone voice puts these guitars to shame 😌 ‼️ just ordered my W04 at a greatly reduced price point (now Jan-2023) _hope i will be happy with 😋🤑

[@dieselman7453]

I’d say the one Ed Sheran is using is made from different woods than the one they actually sell sounds tinny to me but each to there own but lowden make some fantastic guitars I only live like 10 miles from there factory 🇮🇪🇮🇪👌

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

How lovely! You live in a stunning place :) Ed uses both the Sheeran version as a Lowden sometimes. I think it's safe to say the Lowden version might sound better!

[@hammerstrumm]

I own a 1990 lowden O12. It is a fantastic guitar. These sheeran things sound crap for the price. What a shame.

[@nicholaswoolfenden5254]

Not impressed. Sorry. Lowden has made a mistake, enty of alternatives at this price.