Hello all... FD..if your LL is anything like as good as mine(same age etc) I'd be keeping it!! Personally, I think you'd go a long way to get better value for money! I have a Lowden 032 as well, which is fabulous, 4 times the price, but no way 4 times better!! My feeling is that just because a guitar is megabucks doesnt mean to say its mega anything else...!! IMO, that is...