The Premium series is the top of the Lakewood range. Premium series guitars have AAAA European spruce tops,Premium design sound-hole rosettes with two woods and abalone purfling. The Premium finish is a high-gloss polished body, satin-gloss neck with a high-gloss polished headstock front. In 2012 the Premium Series was redesigned to focus less on cosmetic extras and more on beautiful woods, sound and aesthetics.
 | LAKEWOOD A-36The Lakewood A-36 is the Premium series auditorium model, with AAAA European spruce top and cypress back and sides. |
 | LAKEWOOD J-56The Lakewood J-56 is the Jumbo member of the Premium series. It has AAAA European spruce top, snakewood binding with koa back and sides. |
 | LAKEWOOD M-52The Lakewood M-52 is the Premium Series grand concert acoustic and has a AAAA European spruce top with myrtle back and sides. |
Specifications:
| Model | Image | Binding | Finish colors | Finish effects | Number of strings | Scale length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 |  | rosewood binding | natural finish | gloss finish | 6 strings | 25.6 inches scale length |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 |  | rosewood binding, wood binding | natural finish | gloss finish | 6 strings | 25.6 inches scale length |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 |  | rosewood binding | natural finish | gloss finish | 6 strings | 25.6 inches scale length |
| Model | Body back material | Body sides material | Body style | Body top material | Soundhole rosette | Soundhole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 | cypress body back | cypress body sides | auditorium-size body | spruce body top | abalone and wood rosette | round soundhole |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 | koa body back | koa body sides | jumbo-style body | spruce body top | abalone and wood rosette, wood inlay rosette | round soundhole |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 | myrtle body back | myrtle body sides | grand-concert style | spruce body top | abalone and wood rosette | round soundhole |
| Model | Body fret | Headstock inlays or logos | Neck heel | Neck material | Neck profile | Number of frets | Nut | Peghead (headstock) | Tuner layout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | pearl headstock inlay/logo | ebony heel cap | mahogany neck | D round neck profile | 19 fret | bone nut | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 | Neck joins body at 14th fret | pearl headstock inlay/logo | ebony heel cap | mahogany neck | D round neck profile | 20 fret | bone nut | - | three-each-side |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 | Neck joins body at 14th fret | pearl headstock inlay/logo | ebony heel cap | mahogany neck | D round neck profile | 20 fret | bone nut | - | three-each-side |
| Model | Bridge pins | Bridge | Hardware color | Tuners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 | pearl dot pins | ebony bridge | gold hardware | Schaller tuners |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 | pearl dot pins | ebony bridge | gold hardware | Schaller M6 tuners |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 | pearl dot pins | ebony bridge | gold hardware | Schaller M6 tuners |
| Model | Fingerboard material |
|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 | ebony fingerboard |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 | ebony fingerboard |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 | ebony fingerboard |
| Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD A-36 | LR Baggs Anthem pickup | piezo transducer and microphone |
| LAKEWOOD J-56 | LR Baggs Anthem pickup | piezo transducer and microphone |
| LAKEWOOD M-52 | LR Baggs Anthem pickup | piezo transducer and microphone |
