I subscribe to this magazine and just got the latest edition yesteday. Jack Johnson and Ben Harper are on the cover. Just inside the back page is a review, a very favorable review, of the 000-50. There are a couple of quotes from Mathew in there as well. They also reviewed Simon and Patrick's new folk guitar, which they loved as well and a Garrison Dreadnaught. While I know the 000-50 is made in California, I still consider Larrivee to be a Canadian company. That would mean all the guitar reviews in this edition to be for Canadian guitars, eh.(he writes as he sips his Tim Horton's coffee)
Merci Denis - I'll look for a copy today. I'm expecting to obtain a 000-50 very shortly but it's good to know I've made the right choice as I sip from my own Tim's mug.
Quoteas I sip from my own Tim's mug
I have to roll up the rim...and...please play again
It's rare that a day goes by without haveing at least one cup of Tim's
Seriously though, they really loved the 000-50. They say that yes, it looks like a vintage, Martinesque 000 but that it has the guts of a Larrivee. I am saving for the OM-50. Well, saving yes, for the next few years.
The December Acoustic Guitar Magazine (with Kaki King on cover) has a glowing review of the 000-50 as well. Teja Gerkin calls it perfect for his own purposes. I can't hardly wait. Good luck on your OM50. That was the one I wanted before seeing the slot head.
A Hearty Timmy's Cheer
tom
Yes, yes, I have that magazine too. I'd forgotten about that review. I've tried the OM-60 and while I know it would be fair to compare that to my OM-03R, they are still both rosewood OM's. I think if there was something, other than the OM-50 I'd really like to have, it's an LS body, 03 series, mahogany b/s, spruce top. Which, of course, doesn't exist. I'm a fingerstyle player and would love something like that to go with my OM-03R. The LS was a classical sized body wasn't it? Why did they stop making those?
I guess it's a numbers game. You see the odd one on ebay though. I wonder if any of the Larrivée models are gone for good. Or will they appear in limited numbers from time to time?
Denis,
There is an LS Koa on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7306543019&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=7306543019&rd=1)
kdonovan
QuoteDenis,
There is an LS Koa on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7306543019&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=7306543019&rd=1)
kdonovan
Yes, I saw that earlier. Why can't they bring back that body size in an 03 series? Seems like it would be a pretty sweet fingerstyle guitar. They must still have the capabilities, like if I wanted a custom?
What does it say? The review, I mean.
As I sit here chomping on a Horton's apple fritter :SHK> I couldn't be prouder of my countrymen...and Garrison, a fellow Newfie at that!!!
Maybe I'll celebrate with a walnut crunch now :GRN>.
Cheers,
B.
Man I would love a 000-50. I am sure they are fantastic guitars and I'm sure it deserves a glowing review.
However, I find that Acoustic Guitar World writes fairly meaningless reviews. I have not had a supscription in a while but still check them out. I can't recall ever seeing that a guitar did not get a favorable review.
Still an all right mag but there are others I like much better. Too much recycled content.
-josh
Quote from: Acoustickler on April 06, 2006, 02:44:04 PM
As I sit here chomping on a Horton's apple fritter :SHK> I couldn't be prouder of my countrymen...and Garrison, a fellow Newfie at that!!!
Maybe I'll celebrate with a walnut crunch now :GRN>.
Cheers,
B.
Seal Flipper Pie tonight? OR are you trying to stay on the good side of Pamela anderson?
Quote from: ronmac on April 06, 2006, 03:55:35 PM
are you trying to stay on the good side of Pamela anderson?
Does she have a bad side?
Yes, the inside (especially topside). :SHK>
The 000-50 is a great guitar....if you can get by with the constraints of a twelve fret you won't be sorry.
IMO it sounds better than the 0M-50 and the 00-50. I have one of each. I've never compared it to the L model but it sounds better than my Martin D-35 and old Gibson. Good luck in your choice.
I think the OOO-50 is the weakest out of the entire line. Its sounds is too punchy in a trebly way. Not that it's bad, it's a great guitar compared to most of the OOO's out there, I just think models like the OM50/60, SD50/60 are much more versatile guitars compared to the OOO.
a friend of mine got me a mug from tim horton's
he says its like the canadian starbucks
i want to go there! (and gig w/ my D-09 :GRN>)
Quote from: ronmac on April 06, 2006, 03:55:35 PM
Seal Flipper Pie tonight? OR are you trying to stay on the good side of Pamela anderson?
Love flipper pie...love Pam Anderson (when she's not talking). She is clueless, but I took some great photos of her right outside my apartment as she rode by in this year's Grey Cup Parade.
Cheers,
B.
Quote from: mdrulez on April 07, 2006, 05:00:44 AM
a friend of mine got me a mug from tim horton's
he says its like the canadian starbucks
i want to go there! (and gig w/ my D-09 :GRN>)
Not quite the same as Starbucks, IMHO. The prices are reasonable and no one goes into a snit if you just order a regular black coffee.
A year on, I love my OOO-50 more every day.
QuoteQuote from: mdrulez on Today at 05:00:44 AM
a friend of mine got me a mug from tim horton's
he says its like the canadian starbucks
i want to go there! (and gig w/ my D-09 )
Not quite the same as Starbucks, IMHO. The prices are reasonable and no one goes into a snit if you just order a regular black coffee.
Ron's right...comparing Timmy's to Starbucks is like hamburger to steak...actually, that's not very fair comparison...I love Timmy's and think, for the price, Starbucks coffee is not all that great...Correction: I am addicted to Tim Horton's coffee :ph34r: I think they either put heroin in the coffee or crack cocaine in the cup or nicotine in the lid....something keeps me coming back 2-3 times a day sometimes...
Timmy HO's are the best!!!
Who really wants to pay 6.59 for something you can't even pronounce or say in one breath. Besides, Timmy Ho's got real munchies.
Bumping this thread to say that I hadn't paid much attention to these before (000-50s, that is, not Tim's donuts), but I played one tonight at Long & McQuade and was really blown away. I liked it better than the SD-50 I compared it to, which really surprised me. I said in another thread that I'm GASsing for a short-scale right now, but this 12-fretter might make me just as happy.
A OOO-50 and Tim Horton's that's what life is all about.
(Too bad it's like a thousand miles to the nearest TH)
The OOO-50 is a killer Larrivée. The real tone monster. It just gets better and better too!