Lowden’s AI-equipped guitars can now tell you how they’re feeling – or where they are
In an age where AI in music often sparks debate about creativity, Northern Irish maker Lowden Guitars is taking the technology in a more practical direction. Its latest instruments come fitted with built-in smart sensors designed not to write songs, but to help players better care for their guitars – and maybe even fend off thieves.
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Lowden, whose roster of players includes Ed Sheeran, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler, is the first major acoustic builder to embrace AI in this way. The smart sensor tracks a guitar’s “health information” in real time, monitoring temperature, humidity, vibration, and even location.
Owners can then keep tabs on their instrument via the companion app Mylowden. Built in collaboration with Storm Reply, ubloquity, and Amazon Web Services, the app doubles as a digital logbook. It stores data in the cloud, provides access to warranty and insurance services, and offers tips for keeping guitars in peak playing condition.
“I’m very excited to know that this program has been developed in conjunction with AWS in the hope that guitar players will always have the assurance of knowing where their guitar is, and what sort of condition it has been kept in,” says founder George Lowden.
The app also records GPS location, ownership history, and the materials used in each build. Players can even document key events in the life of their guitar – from songwriting sessions to gigs.
“Lowden is the first guitar maker to embrace this type of technology in a way that enables musicians to grow their understanding and connection with their instruments,” says Managing Director Aaron Lowden.
“From practical information about their instrument, including climate, any knocks it could potentially take during travel, and documenting key services or repairs, key moments in playing, songwriting, collaborating, and performing, this technology will enhance the Lowden ownership experience.”
He adds that the technology “is really limitless, and new features will be rolled out over time”.
Learn more at Lowden.
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