Larrivee Guitars - Thoughts????

ninjaking67

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I have an opportunity to pick up a Larrivee D-04W acoustic dreadnaught in a trade. The "W" in the model stands for Walnut (sides and back) but it has a Canadian Sitka Spruce top. The entire guitar is solid wood, so no laminates or veneers, and the neck is one piece Mahogany. The fretboard and bridge are Ebony. It is one of 75 examples that were made as a limited run for Long and McQuade, the biggest music retailer here in Canada. It also has a Fishman acoustic pickup, factory installed.

Do any of you have any experience with Larrivee? I was initially looking for a Taylor but this one has presented itself and I am seriously considering it.

Any information or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
 
I had a 12 string L body Larrivee which was made in the Victoria shop. It was a beautiful guitar that sounded better than it looked and it was a looker. The headstock inlay was a dragon done by Jean’s wife Wendy. I had to sell it because I was afraid of it. I like to play my guitars live and that guitar would have had an accident if I kept playing it at bar jams. The guy that bought it was a very good player who mostly plays at home. This is me playing it at a bar jam.

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Larrivee is a pimpin' guitar in with the top notch names like Martin, Taylor, Lowden, Bourgeois, Collins, Santa Cruz, Furch, etc.

The only drawback is it's Canadian made.


:p
Completely kidding! Just wanted to get Session 5's goat a bit. Lol.


Congrats on a very beautiful, high-end and well respected guitar and brand.

:yesway::dood:
 
67plexi said:
Serial number ??

Manufacture Date Lookup - Larrivée Guitars

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Plexi,

I can't find a s/n anywhere on this guitar but this is what I do know.

Larrivee built 75 of these guitars for the Canadian music store chain Long&Mcquade in 2013. Each was personally signed by Jean Larrivee.

The guitar features a gloss finish solid spruce top, satin finish Peruvian Walnut back and sides. The fingerboard and bridge are ebony and the neck is mahogany.

The ebony headstock features beautiful abalone inlay and the Larrivee logo in pearl. There is also abalone inlay around the sound hole and on the bridge pins.

Here are a few more pics to better show some of the details.
 
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