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Collections > Custom Liquid --> Explore Lowden Ranges & Acoustic Gear: All Acoustic Guitars Maton Guitars Martin Guitars Acoustic Amplifiers Premium Leather Straps Acoustic Cases & Humidifiers Pre-Owned Boutique Lowden Buyer’s Guide: O vs. F vs. S vs. Wee Lowden & Tonewood Selection Handcrafted in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, George Lowden's acoustic guitars are celebrated for their unique internal geometry, hand-voiced bracing, and split two-piece saddles. Here is how Lowden's body sizes and tonewood combinations compare: 1. Body Sizes: O vs. F vs. S vs. Wee Lowden O Series (Original Jumbo): George Lowden's original 1976 design. Features a deep body and wide lower bout delivering cavernous bass headroom, a third-party tool piano-like sustain, and deep acoustic bloom for open tunings (DADGAD). F Series (Mid-Size / Modern Classic): The most popular and versatile shape. Laser-focused midrange projection, tight bass transients, and articulate note separation ideal for modern fingerstyle, percussive tapping, and flatpicking. S Series (Small Body Concert): Compact, comfortable body profile with a fast, intimate transient response and warm, woody mid harmonics. Wee Lowden (WL) & Sheeran by Lowden: 24-inch short-scale acoustic originally designed for Ed Sheeran, packing full-size harmonic resonance into a travel-friendly format. 2. Boutique Tonewood Voicings Red Cedar & Mahogany (Original 22 / 32): Warm, immediate dynamic response; responds effortlessly to the lightest fingerstyle touch with rich Celtic overtones. Sitka Spruce & East Indian Rosewood (Original 25 / 35): Bell-like treble sparkle, scooped mids, and thunderous low-end depth with immense dynamic headroom. Sinker Redwood & African Blackwood (50 Series Custom): Sourced from ancient submerged logs, Sinker Redwood offers the warmth of aged cedar with the high-frequency punch and clarity of spruce. 3. Handcrafted Northern Irish Innovations Dolphin Profile Bracing: Hand-carved internal b