SHEERAN BY LOWDEN W02 & S04

Ed Sheeran’s first Lowden was a gift from his friend Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol. It was a relationship between player and guitar that got off to a good start – Sheeran used it to write five songs on his 2014 album x, which has since sold over 14 million copies.

George Lowden would later develop a unique small-bodied guitar for Ed that would become the Wee Lowden production model. As the friendship developed between one of the world’s finest luthiers and its biggest pop star, the pair began hatching a plan to produce a high-quality instrument accessible to young, aspiring acoustic players.

Rather than go for a luxurious signature line with exotic tonewoods and exquisite inlays, Ed has lent