Lowden Alex De Grassi Model

It was back in the early eighties that Alex de Grassi first started playing Lowden guitars and our relationship has grown through various new guitars since then. I’ve designed this new signature model for Alex with the aim of matching his wish list in terms of playability ( slightly wider neck with comfortable profile, and a deeper cutaway for the upper registers) The tone is slightly “jazzy” – warm and full with slightly accentuated upper mids.

Top: AAAA Selected Sitka

Back and Sides: AAAA Quilted Maple 

Neck: 5-Piece Figured Maple/Rosewood

Body Binding: Rosewood

Purfling: Sycamore, Rosewood, Mahogany 

Bridge: Rosewood

Fingerboard: Ebony w/Pau Ferro Binding 

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple  

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone, Split for Better Intonation 

Neck Profile: GL Custom 46/57mm

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Indian Rosewood (Book matched front and back)

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone, Rosewood, Sycamore, Mahogany, Walnut 

Scale Length: 25.59"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: L.R. Baggs Anthem 

Strings: Elixir Nano .012-.053

Options: Cutaway, 

Case: Hardshell Case