I hate using credit cards so I have to save my money to get enough for a new guitar. It sure can be painful. If you usually have $1,000 to $2,000 just hanging around waiting to be spent then you don't qualify for this thread, unless you pre-save the money for emergency GAS relief. This is for all of us who delay our gratification in order to make the goal all the sweeter. Actually, it's just because I don't have the money. Currently, I am saving for an L-03-12. Here in Quebec that is going to run about $1,500 including tax. I have $800 now, and at the saving rate of $100 a month, I've got another seven months to go. That will be the end of the year. It's going to be a long wait. And then there is no guarantee that the store will have that guitar in stock when I want to buy it.
And then I want an 000. That will take almost three years of saving!
Anyone else doing a little planned saving?
Absolutely NONE! I'm totally set with my 03 series armada.
I'd like to add a parlor to my growing guitar collection. I'd also like a Koa instrument to complement my Mahogany and Rosewood pieces.
QuoteI'd like to add a parlor to my growing guitar collection. I'd also like a Koa instrument to complement my Mahogany and Rosewood pieces.
Dude, buy this one (not mine or anyone's I know) now on eBay for $425! Cool bearclaw top!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7326022503&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=7326022503&rd=1)
I'm saving for a Brazilian/Adirondack D-60! :D
I would like a custom 000 mahogany top with a cutaway.
That's not likely to happen.
Realistically: a JV-05 if I can find it when I'm ready or an OMV-05MT.
Either way, not until next year at the earliest: I'm very happy with my LV05MT and P05MT.
Paolo
None, until I learn to play the ones I have better, there's no point in buying another one.
QuoteNone, until I learn to play the ones I have better, there's no point in buying another one.
Whoa, big fella! That's the kind of loose talk that could get a guy in trouble around here.
Point? We don't need no stinkin' point. :lol:
In the true spirit of GAS, playing ability should have no correaltion to the number of guitars owned.
L-05. For the things I play, it would round out my collection quite nicely.
kudos to you for not being a slave to credit
i just used part of my tax refund for a Martin so technically my company saved it up for me :P don't think i need any more larrivees but i think all the spare change for the rest of my life will go towards an L10 or Adirondack custom D60 at retirement
OM-05MT & Bband A2.2
sold my house earlier this month...
now i have to pay for my liar (oops lawyer), moving costs, and anything left over goes my GAS attack!
QuoteNone, until I learn to play the ones I have better, there's no point in buying another one.
What? You have to learn to play a guitar before you buy another? Seems I'm about three guitars behind :lol:
Not really saving for one, but I'd love to have any (or all) of the following:
OM-50
Forum spruce-top
J-05-12
Nothing at all against Larrivée, but what I really lust after is a D-18GE !
I would like to have a L-05. I try to save but it would be quicker if I hit the lottery. :)
QuoteI would like to have a L-05. I try to save but it would be quicker if I hit the lottery. :)
AMEN! :D
QuoteI'm saving for a Brazilian/Adirondack D-60! :D
;) Cha Ching!
None at the moment. The next guitar on my hit list is a Breedlove Revival OM, but I am not even thinking about getting another for at least a year or so. An even smaller guitar along the lines of a parlor size would be nice to have as well.
QuoteI'm saving for a Brazilian/Adirondack D-60! :D
They made those with Braz/Adirondack????? Damn that must sound sweet.
Dreaming: a sharp cutaway OM-09 with Brazilian back and sides and cedar top. Also a state-of-the-art pickup internal mic blender system.
Realistically: an OM-03 with rosewood or maybe _________ (fill in optional wood choice here) back and sides and an aftermarket pickup. Hmm, I should know this, but can you get a cutaway Larrivee without a factory pickup?
QuoteHmm, I should know this, but can you get a cutaway Larrivee without a factory pickup?
I did.
The answer to your question is a definite yes! ;)
Quote"Nothing at all against Larrivée, but what I really lust after is a D-18GE !" - J.M. Hyer
I certainly don't blame you for that yen. That is truly a classic.
QuoteQuoteI'm saving for a Brazilian/Adirondack D-60! :D
;) Cha Ching!
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/jimmi_thing/Larrivee%20Factory/EPSN0195.jpg)
i guess the embargo is off..... :D
Assume I go for NEW instruments only then...
at 2000 or so, give or take, I'd get the LSV-30.
at 1500 or so, again give or take, I'd get the LSV-05.
On a side note, if you get a Larrivee the L or LS body is the ones to go for.
Dreadnaughts, it's better to get Martin.
OM, both Larrivee and Martin are very good.
I am only lacking in one thing and that's mahogany b/s with a spruce top. I have two OM's, see below, already so I'm thinkin slot head, 12 fret so I guess 000-50 would fit the bill nicely. Then I guess were talking many, many years. I have a 2 year old son and, I found out yesterday, a second son that will be born in early October. If they could only make a 000-03 then I could cut that wait time in half for sure!!!
QuoteQuoteI'd like to add a parlor to my growing guitar collection. I'd also like a Koa instrument to complement my Mahogany and Rosewood pieces.
Dude, buy this one (not mine or anyone's I know) now on eBay for $425! Cool bearclaw top!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7326022503&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=7326022503&rd=1)
That is very nice for the price, sweet bear claw top too. :P
QuoteI am only lacking in one thing and that's mahogany b/s with a spruce top.
I don't see a Blackwood in your signature!
QuoteQuoteI am only lacking in one thing and that's mahogany b/s with a spruce top.
I don't see a Blackwood in your signature!
Don,
Don't make things worse than they already are...there's no koa or maple either!!! :angry: ;)
I'd want a LC-10 with Adirondack top and maple body B). I doubt that combo will be made by Larrivee, but it'd be nice ;).
Can some one loan me $1071 for Tiki's FOM03MT?????? :D
Isn't it awful?
Just got a L03MT - which is shaping up nicely, I installed a bone saddle yesterday. This is now my main "singing" guitar - perfect depth of sound to accompany vocals without the boominess or size of a dread.
So now - as soon as I can sell my Garrison dreadnaught, I'm gonna go hunting for an OM-03r or OMV-03r, a perfect guitar for my fingerstyle delusions.
I think those two should cover all the bases.
Gear lust sucks, thank god I don't play electric anymore...
David Webber's cutaway OMs are mighty nice as well...but that's off-topic I guess.
QuoteQuoteNone, until I learn to play the ones I have better, there's no point in buying another one.
Whoa, big fella! That's the kind of loose talk that could get a guy in trouble around here.
Point? We don't need no stinkin' point. :lol:
In the true spirit of GAS, playing ability should have no correaltion to the number of guitars owned.
D@#N Straight!!!If our acquisitions were based on our respective abilities, I would be busted down to
an <sob!> ...
[size=8]Esteban.[/size]
I really shouldn't even be thinking about a new guitar, but that D-10FM that Dave posted on the B, S, T page in STUNNING! :ph34r:
That needs to be 2 years away at my current income. :(
I have some house-related projects that need some attention first! Stupid houses! :angry:
Siiiigh...
Mark
I hate to say it in this thread, but I don't have GAS for any guitar right now. I'm happy with what I have and am not even looking at the "For Sale" threads ... BUT ... with that said, I am looking at recording gear and that is a whole new ballpark.
John in Japan
I already did it. It is my D60 that I am really happy with.
However... :unsure: .... there is a J10 hanging here that I almost bought a year ago.
http://www.folkwaymusic.com/instruments/larrivee.html (http://www.folkwaymusic.com/instruments/larrivee.html)
It is a good deal now.
Dave
No GAS? YOU ARE EXCOMMUNICATED!!! haha Just kidding.
I am sure some part of you want one of these slotted head slope shouldered dreads. Come on... you know you wannnnnnnt it. :D
I've got $750 towards a D-05...but, I think i'm going to go ahead and buy a D-03 and pass up all the bluff. Waiting is just too painful!
I'm not really saving for anything but Dave has a lefty JV-05 I've been lusting for. I hope he sells it soon because I certainly don't need it and I don't really have any place to put it, but when has that stopped any of us. ;)
My next one will be an OM-10E with Koa back and sides.
That's what I'm saving for anyways.
Ron
QuoteI have some house-related projects that need some attention first! Stupid houses! :angry:
Siiiigh...
Mark
Just like that eating thing too! :angry:
I was saving for a L09 ... and i had about 1800$ when i changed my mind : i ordered last week a L03R at jason's notableguitars !!! :)
So i will have anought money to buy a fender acoustsonic and the i-beam for my L03R :)....when french postal service will agree to bring it to me...
Hi there, I am new to this forum. I am "saving for" either an OMV-05 or a Breedlove Revival OMM. "Saving" at this ppoint really means convincing my wife I need a new guitar.
Anyone have any experience with either of these they would care to share? I have not yet tried them (played an OM-03 and liked it) and am looking for a slide blues smallbody guitar.
Thanks and nice forum you all have here.
Paul
Mancini, do a search here and at the APM forum, and you will see a few reviews of the Revival OMM. I do not recall who it was that just got one, but they seem to like it a lot. Also posted some clips.
By the way, welcome to the forum.
Thanks, I found the review. I also found some files of both the OMM and an OMV-05. Not the same as playing them myself but a nice addition to my research.
Paul
QuoteOn a side note, if you get a Larrivee the L or LS body is the ones to go for.
Dreadnaughts, it's better to get Martin.
I had to think about this for a while. My thoughts, which may not be someone else's.
While the Martin dread is certainly a benchmark to compare against, I'm not sure its better. I did start out comparing the Larrivee sound against my dear departed D-28. But here I am buying Larrivee because I like the Larrivee sound better, now.
I play with people that have D-28's, D-35's, D-41's, etc, including one fellow with a brazilian D-41. I feel that my Larrivee D-10 and D-09bz hold their own quite well. Most of the owners of the the Martins feel so too (or so they say).
The true test is about to happen though. An old friend with a D-41 and other high end Martins is about to spend a week or more at my house and we are going to do some serious jamming for a while. He's a true-blue Martin affectionato, and I doubt I'll make a convert, but it will be interesting to be able to a/b and even record together.
QuoteThe true test is about to happen though. An old friend with a D-41 and other high end Martins is about to spend a week or more at my house and we are going to do some serious jamming for a while. He's a true-blue Martin affectionato, and I doubt I'll make a convert, but it will be interesting to be able to a/b and even record together.
Randy, this sounds like it could be a great week. Let us know how it goes.
And don't get tooooo competitive. ;)
i really want that #10 of 10 Larrivee Forum guitar at Notable Guitars but i really need to look at getting a D70s digital SLR since my 8800 just doesn't cut it for me. :(
I have tricks to convince the girl at home that one or two (or three...) guitars is not enought at home...save more money that needed ; buy her something she badly wanted ; find a good price for the guitar and show her the reduction ; put some catalogues in tolets, on the table, naer the bed... ; get back home after work depressed and say "i need something to get better" ; speak everyday of guitars, guitars, guitars... ; go on notableguitars website and say "what ? it's double price in France !!!!"...maybe she'll finally say "ok darling, if you swear you'll don't play all the time at night...."
Just answer "yes of course my love" and pick up the phone with a devil's smile on the face...
I've never saved for a guitar that I've yet to play, but thats what I'm doing for an L-03-12-R or
L-10-12.
I think one should have many 12-strings on hand at the onset of senility.
I want a C...
That sexy florentine has been on my eyes for months now.
I'd prefer a C-05, but a C-03 is ok too. But they're so rare and expensive!
Why wouldn't Larrivee bring back the C-03's!
Other than that, I'd go for the next thing: LV or OMV.
Just when our budget was showing a glimmer of hope I was hoping to finally convince my wife by finding a good deal on a OM-03R. After hearing other's reviews and sneaking off to try one for myself I knew that that guitar would fit my current playing style almost perfectly. I've been -CENSORED--footing around my wife with the idea because she can't quite grasp why they're listed so "high". I've tried to explain the cost of tonewoods and workmanship, but there's no reasoning with somebody who paid $2K for a dining room set made of PINE! :angry:
That hope is now pretty much dead since we had to pay several times the value of an OM-03R to have the transaxle on our car rebuilt! I feel as if I'm playing Monopoly against my wife and I've just landed on "Go Directly to Jail" :(
QuoteJust when our budget was showing a glimmer of hope I was hoping to finally convince my wife by finding a good deal on a OM-03R. After hearing other's reviews and sneaking off to try one for myself I knew that that guitar would fit my current playing style almost perfectly. I've been -CENSORED--footing around my wife with the idea because she can't quite grasp why they're listed so "high". I've tried to explain the cost of tonewoods and workmanship, but there's no reasoning with somebody who paid $2K for a dining room set made of PINE! :angry:
That hope is now pretty much dead since we had to pay several times the value of an OM-03R to have the transaxle on our car rebuilt! I feel as if I'm playing Monopoly against my wife and I've just landed on "Go Directly to Jail" :(
That's too bad Neil. As an OM-03R owner, I can surely see why you would want to buy one. They are sweet.
One of those slot heads from the 12th Fret would make me pretty happy and make a nice stable mate for the LV05E :D
Mike