(USED) Where did the last 35 years go??  This Lowden S12 has just a bit of wear and tear on it, but it has a very lively voice, dare we say MIGHTY sounding for a small to medium size guitar.  It has a Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides and a five-piece neck with layers of mahogany and walnut.  It is just under 14 3/4" at the widest point of the lower bout, but measures 4 1/4" deep at the tail block, which seems to be putting a bit more power in the low end.  Lowdens have a reputation for sounding best in DADGAD and other modal tunings, and this one does that perfectly well, but also has a confident voice in standard and dropped D tunings. 

1 3/4" nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the saddle, long scale measures just under 25 1/2".  Rosewood bridge and binding, ebony fingerboard.  Gold Schaller tuners with amber buttons.  The neck shape is a low oval measuring .86" at the first fret and .932" at the ninth.  Guitar weighs in at 4lbs 2oz.  

Condition is very good with a little fret wear under the unwound strings and a supplemental scratch plate installed where the pick was scraping into the top.  Comfortable action and good saddle height.  K&K pickup installed.  Includes Hiscox molded case.

Serial #11162 (Circa 1990)
AMW Price: $3,847