The guitar needed to project like none other while retaining the sort of touch-sensitivity a discerning player like Richard needs. His music calls for both hard-charging strumming and intimate fingerpicking, and he needed a guitar that could handle both of these extremes (and everything in between!) with aplomb. As any sane guitarist would, Richard said yes, and we are so excited to showcase the fruit of their collaboration: the Lowden Richard Thompson Signature.Īn Old FriendRichard Thompson is the sort of player who asks a lot of his instrument. Richard has played Lowdens almost exclusively since the early eighties, and after years of touring and recording with his L27FC, George Lowden approached Richard about doing a signature model. Lowden ClearThough Thompson’s music is always evolving and changing, one thing has remained constant over the last three decades: his love for Lowden guitars. After giving a couple of his records a spin, it’s easy to see why everyone from legendary punk rocker Bob Mould to country music queen Allison Krauss have covered his songs. His advanced harmonic sensibility takes his tunes interesting places, and he has a gift for writing the sort of memorable melody that hits the resonant frequency of the listener’s heart. Though his guitar work will blow your mind, his songwriting chops are what will really bring a tear to your eye (I’m speaking from experience- this song got me good on my lunch break today!). His incredible guitar playing incorporates elements of traditional Britannic folk, jazz, and rock, and he synthesizes these disparate elements into a cohesive voice using his virtuosic hybrid picking technique. Thompson would go on to prove he had considerable skill as a songwriter and vocalist as well on Fairport Convention’s subsequent five albums before embarking on a long and successful solo career. As the guitarist in a then-unheralded British folk-rock band called Fairport Convention, he ripped a solo with such sophistication and energy that American record producer Joe Boyd decided to give the band a record deal. Shoot Out the LightsFew guitars players can say that they soloed their way into a record deal, but Richard Thompson can. If you're looking for something similar, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via phone ( 30 ) or click *here* to contact us by email!
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