The 50 Series Custom Shop
In The 50 Series we are pleased to offer the exciting opportunity to mix and match from selected and reserved Master Grade tonewoods, including some of the finest figured woods available with tonal response to match.
George Lowden Guitars Ltd 34 Down Business Park, Downpatrick BT30 9UP Northern Ireland Ireland tel: +44 (0)28 4461 9161 fax: +44 (0)28 4461 7043 Sales:
[email protected] www.georgelowden.com
When we receive our tone-woods into our workshops we re-grade them several times and only the rarest and exceptional pieces we reserve for our 50 series. Every 50 series guitar benefits visually and in tone from this very special wood. These are simply the very best we can make! Model left: showing Inlay pattern 2 on a S50 Madagascar Rosewood and Alpine Spruce
The 50 Series Custom Shop
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base specifications
back / sides upcharge
soundboard upcharge
options upcharge
Master grade tonewoods are selected exclusively for the 50 series custom shop.
American Mahogany Honduras Rosewood Bastone Walnut Tasmanian Blackwood Cocobolo Koa Reclaimed Brazilian Rosewood
Sitka Spruce Alpine Spruce Redwood Adirondack
neck Fingerstyle
Inlay package 1 Back of head overlay bookmatched with front overlay.
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Figured wood and abalone soundhole edge rosette.
options upcharge Inlay Package 2 Side of heel inlay & headstock binding fingerboard
East Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard inlay (‘Leaf (‘ Leaf ’ abalone abalone))
soundboard
soundbox bevel
base model
45/60mm with extended curved fingerboard end Special widths 43.5/56mm or 45/60mm (Lowden standard width is 45mm at nut to 57mm at 14th fret) Figured Maple neck 5 piece with rosewood splices Low profile neck Hand carved for more “electric feel”
Cedar cutaway
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All models 1
F50 Figured Walnut and Redwood with a figured Maple neck
“The Log” neck Using a limited supply of flamed Honduras (limited supply) mahogany from a log personally selected by George. The kind of mahogany used 30-40 years ago!
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S50 Koa and Adirondack with Maple neck, inlay pattern 1
4 S50 Jazz Koa and Redwood with Leaf inlay 5
F50 rosette in Spanish Mahogany
tuners Gold Waverly tuners
cases Hiscox Professional Case Internal Hygrometer
finish Gloss finish Gloss finish (back and sides only) only )