Lowden F-50C £10,895

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Earlier this year we caught up with a new and relatively affordable Lowden guitar, the bolt-on F-12, which, along with the F-10, kicks off the acoustic range at £3,400.

From the 12 models you move up in numbers and specification until you land here: the 50 Series, which tops the Lowden line (with the exception of the ultra-limited Master Series).

George Lowden places the guitar in context: “Our F model, which is our midsize guitar, was actually the second guitar I designed, way back around 1980, then I adjusted the shape at the end of the 80s. The ‘F’ was originally used because I designed it specifically for flat-picking; I was hoping to get a little bit more punch. I wanted the F model to be a little bit more focused and more suitable for flat-pickers. But plenty of fingerstyle players will choose the F, as well as players who use a flat-pick. It's turned out to be our most versatile body size and is still probably our most popular model, despite what I originally designed it for,” he laughs.