“Its simplicity makes it a compelling, easy-to-use pedal – one that can inspire you to create new music in an organic way”: Sheeran Loopers Looper + review By Chris Bird published 29 April 24 Is Ed Sheeran’s signature pedal a dream for the one-man jam band?
“The guitar is still a very healthy ingredient in pop music. You get Ed Sheeran, and even Taylor Swift is playing a guitar”: Steve Vai answers the question ‘Is guitar music dead?’ By Janelle Borg published 19 April 24 Steve Vai offers his take on whether the guitar is still a relevant instrument in contemporary music
“It far surpasses anything that I’d ever used before”: Ed Sheeran flips the looper market on its head with his own line of feature-packed loop pedals By Matt Owen published 29 February 24 With the help of HeadRush, Sheeran has debuted his signature looper line with two units – with the larger of the two crafted to Sheeran's stadium-ready specification
“An exact replica of Ed’s personal stage guitar used on all of his stadium sized gigs during the Mathematics tour”: Lowden raises the bar with its most luxurious Ed Sheeran signature guitar to date, the fully hand-made Stadium Edition model By Matt Owen published 27 February 24 Only 150 of the latest Sheeran by Lowden model will be made, with each boasting the brand's new stadium voicing carve and Sheeran's personal signature
Ed Sheeran isn’t just a fingerpicker or a strummer – his ‘guitar orchestra’ approach sells out stadiums. Here’s how he does it By Stuart Ryan published 16 February 24 Sheeran is proof you can become a megastar with only an acoustic, a looper pedal, and, oh, a ton of talent. Here, we’re going to workshop your DADGAD fingerstyle chops so you’re stadium-ready, too
Ed Sheeran goes electric as he joins The Darkness on stage in London, and riffs on a Lowden model with a story to tell By Phil Weller published 18 December 23 The singer-songwriter ditched his acoustic to go full electric for Love Is Only a Feeling at London’s Roundhouse earlier this month
“Unlike any guitar we’ve released before”: Ed Sheeran has unveiled his latest limited-edition Lowden signature acoustic – and it’s a thing of beauty By Matt Owen published 7 November 23 Created to celebrate the chart-smashing singer-songwriter’s latest album, the Autumn Variations guitar introduces some new specs to the Sheeran by Lowden range
“They’d sell like hot cakes”: Is Ed Sheeran about to bring out his own line of signature looper pedals? By Matt Owen published 13 September 23 An intriguing logo emblazoned onto the singer-songwriter's expanded looper rig and some eyebrow-raising info from a source close to Sheeran has set the rumor mill on fire
“Let it rip”: Watch John Mayer join Ed Sheeran to flex his supreme soloing chops on Thinking Out Loud By Matt Owen published 3 July 23 It's not the first time the pair have performed the chart-smashing track together, but it might just be their best effort yet
Ed Sheeran says this is why he never learned to shred By Matt Parker published 12 May 23 The chart-smashing singer-songwriter has been discussing Eric Clapton and guitar playing with Howard Stern, but says he “made a choice when he was younger”
Ed Sheeran makes Lowden signature guitars available in the US through Amazon By Daryl Robertson last updated 11 May 23 Sheeran by Lowden Guitars is now available on Amazon with a full complement of models on offer
Ed Sheeran sparks guitar sale surge at local store after performing free gig in his hometown By Matt Owen last updated 17 October 22 The chart-smashing singer-songwriter took to the Ipswich Town Hall steps for a spontaneous show – then gifted his guitar to a young fan in the audience
Sheeran By Lowden Equals Edition review By Dave Burrluck last updated 29 July 22 To celebrate Ed Sheeran’s mega-selling Equals album, his guitar company has come up with this wee wonder. And like the star behind it, it is a bona-fide crowd-pleaser
10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered By Jonathan Horsley published 24 May 22 The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo dons Ed Sheeran’s Martin Divide acoustic for Kimmel performance of A Little Bit of Love By Matt Owen published 22 March 22 Cuomo, who was dressed as an elf, took Sheeran's six-string for a spin on the track, which is lifted from Weezer's latest EP, SZNZ: Spring
Ed Sheeran, Bring Me the Horizon release studio version of their ultra-heavy reimagining of Bad Habits By Jackson Maxwell published 17 February 22 A studio recording of the unlikely collaborators' blistering version of the smash hit has dropped, just over a week after they premiered it at the 2022 Brit Awards
Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon will work together on a new song, following fiery Brits performance By Jackson Maxwell published 10 February 22 Calling his performance with the Sheffield, England quintet "a dream," the pop superstar said that plans for a Sheeran/BMTH collaboration have been in the works for a couple of years
Watch Ed Sheeran team up with Bring Me The Horizon for a heavy reimagining of his dance hit, Bad Habits By Matt Owen published 9 February 22 Sheeran swapped his Lowden for a PRS in a rendition that turned the UK chart-topping track into a fretboard throwdown during the 2022 Brit Awards
Joel Crouse: "In a lot of ways, mental health is its own pandemic" By Alison Richter published 10 December 21 The singer-songwriter and Ed Sheeran collaborator discusses his battles with mental health, damaging experiences within the music industry, and how those in need can seek help
Ed Sheeran donates prototype ‘= Edition’ acoustic guitar to hometown school raffle By Sam Roche published 10 December 21 The lucky winner will receive the one-of-a-kind prototype model, and Sheeran will personalize it however they desire