Eleanor, the options I mentioned are available on the standard range (i.e. the range that includes the guitar you have currently, which aren't made by George personally, but by his craftsmen). BTW, they aren't production-line instruments, all Lowdens are hand-made! The standard range currently starts at around £1,800 - probably not a lot more than you paid for your guitar (assuming you bought yours new). As you clearly love your Lowden (and they have a sound and build quality that's second to none, don't they!) why not have a talk to them? A coupla quid for a phone call's not such a lot? :0)

Also, DADGBE's made a very good point, that set-up is pretty much the key to playability. If your Lowden's more than a year old it may well be in need of a set-up, having 'settled-in' for a while. A good starting-point would be to take her to a good luthier/guitar tec and spend 25 quid or so on a good set-up. Might cure your problem or, if not, make her more saleable if you decide to change.

And finally, if you do decide to change, don't get led by the nose towards a particular brand just because someone else says they're good - it really is different strokes for different folks. Go around the instrument-shops and try lots of different guitars. Also, if you have a friend who plays, take them with you and get them to play while you listen from the front - guitars do NOT sound the same from the 'audience' side as they do from the 'playing' position!

Good luck lass.
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