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Sheeran By Lowden ‘Stadium Edition’ £4,500
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In 2012, Ed Sheeran asked George Lowden to build a guitar for his friend, Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol. The upshot of that gesture was the birth of the diminutive Wee Lowden body shape, which has been in the Lowden catalogue ever since. More recently, Ed himself was seen to adopt the Wee Lowden for his own performances and, in a further collaboration, the company introduced the Sheeran range.
With this range, the aim was “to give young, aspiring players access to a quality guitar; encouraging them to learn, progress and create music” and the price was set to a more affordable sub-£1k mark. But if you wondered about the spec of Ed’s own instrument used for his stadium shows, wonder no more because it’s now been made available as a limited edition. Only 150 of the Stadium Edition are being built, and they will be signed by both Ed and George Lowden. As expected, they will have a significantly higher price point than those available under the standard Sheeran banner.
To say the Stadium Edition is diminutive would be an understatement. At a tip-to-toe length of only 940mm with a body depth of 71mm, it’s reminiscent of a three-quarter size classical guitar. But Lowden states this guitar is aimed specifically at live playing with a ‘stadium voicing’ carve and bracing pattern to the instrument’s top, and an LR Baggs Element VTC pickup/preamp system onboard as a stage-bound turbo charge. So, taking all that into account,
