my new Larrivee custom J-09 is coming

[imissmyPA03]

i do a lot of gigs in the florida keys, so this is the perfect guitar for me!

this is my fourth larrivee....i have had an OM-50, an L-09, a prototype Pete Anderson (14 fret, cutaway, electronics, sunburst) that I STILL WANT BACK, sold it to a cool guy in Texas back in 2001......anyone know where this guitar is? it is signed on the front by Pete Anderson, and was the fourth prototype of that guitar. i miss that one....

but this new custom j-09 sort of makes up for not having the pete anderson :-)

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[jmhyer]

I love the sunburst.  As for the inlays....well....to each his own!.  Congratulations and enjoy!  Please give us a review when you get it.

[Randy_R]

You're the right guy to buy this one. The skull & crossbones are a bit outlandish for most players.  Did you see the prior thread about the guitar? 

Matthew Larrivee had this to say about it:

In regards to your question on the forum, that guitar was a custom order by a gentleman several years ago.. Maybe 1999 or 2000.

The inlay is legit and designed by Wendy, and is one of the only jumbo sunbursts in existence. I only recall making two other colored jumbos. One white and one black. Without digging deeper into records, if there are more sunburst top jumbos, then I could count them on one hand.


Just the thing for playing parrot head music  :rolleyes:

btw.  I'm saving pictures of various Larrivee inlays. Mind if I add this one to my history files?

[imissmyPA03]

hey randy!

thanks for the info on that one....i will take some better photos of the inlay work once she arrives.

i don't do any jimmy buffet songs -- hard to believe for someone who plays in the keys, huh? :-)

my stuff is more in the vein of steve earle/townes van zandt/guy clark.....bad--CENSORED- texas songwriters....

and i AM a pirate :-)

i guess this IS the guitar for me. i love maple jumbos, i love sunbursts, and i love the inlays.

a full report on the sound and playability on friday....

[imissmyPA03]

well golly gee....FEDEX did me a favor and came a day early!

the J-09 is amazing. Midtown Music shoudl have done better pics and a better description, but I'm glad they didn't. The back and sides are flamed to death, it has the full-on fishman system with mic and blender, and the guitar plays and sounds amazing. MUCH more balanced than i thought it would be. she's a keeper.

and...the inlays are amazing in person :-)

AARRRHHHHH!!!! matey, i think this one's a keeper 

[jwieties]

Congrats.
That is a cool guitar!!!
I like the inlay and you definitely are not going to find another one like it.

-josh

[bing4sons]

Larrivee Maple jumbos rule!

[imissmyPA03]

i just got back from the studio where we did a little impromptu acoustic jam...mandolin and j-09...the thing sounds amazing, and plays VERY well, i am sure the previous owner spent some time and money on this one to get it at "dialed in" as it is. i can see this guitar doing a LOT of gigs...well heck, the gigs start tomorrow night! :-)

[wyodeb]

I'm afraid nothing would make up for losing Pete. The guy who sold me mine is still having seller's remorse. He recently bought a 12-fret Larrivee OM, but said it still wasn't quite Pete.

Congratulations on that Jumbo! If it sounds half as good as it looks, you have a killer guitar! So, have you been able to put it down since it arrived?

Deb

[imissmyPA03]

yes, i still miss my pete anderson prototype #4, that was a great guitar -- but -- this jumbo is like a BIG pete to me :-)

i will do some better photos tomorrow, so y'all can see what a beauty it truly is!

that pete prototype was something though....it was the thing i miss most after my divorce ;-)

[imissmyPA03]

yeah baby!

she sounds like a dream in DADGAD....

strums a nice big tune in standard....

she's going to work TONIGHT!

[Randy_R]

sweet....

[Denis]

I'm not a fan of jumbos, nor of sunbursts and those inlays are definitely "different" but I am willing to bet that the windows rattle when it's strung up with some medium gauge strings and a fairly heavy pick!

Congrats imissmyPA03 and I hope you find your Pete Anderson one day too.

[Tycho]

It's a cool-looking guitar, and I bet it sounds great too.

(I also like your cat!)