Used (New to Me) Larrivee J-09 Rosewood On The Way!

[Boneyard75]

I am new to the Larrivee forum & I just purchased a Used J-09 with Rosewood back & sides from Elderly Instruments...I am eagerly waiting shipment & was wondering if some of you might share your experience with the now retired Jumbo Larrivees....Thanks,  Boneyard

[FNG]

Great guitar!  Welcome, and post some pics.

[Boneyard75]

I love the J-10 FNG...How do the Larrivee model #s work?...And what guitar do you gravitate towards...And I too have an appreciation for good beer...Bring on the hoppy ales!

[jessz1]

I didn't know Larrivee made the J series anymore. Nice guitar!

[Boneyard75]

No, they don't....I bought a used J-09...it looks in really great shape by the pictures & the guy at Elderly could hardly find a mark on it...We'll soon see!

[FNG]

I love the J-10 FNG...How do the Larrivee model #s work?...And what guitar do you gravitate towards...And I too have an appreciation for good beer...Bring on the hoppy ales!

I sold the J-10.    Both my D-50 and J-09 in flamed maple continue to make me happy.
The J-10 has fretboard inlays, and bridge inlays in the later years, and rosewood binding, vice the J-09 with no inlays and maple binding.  I like the maple binding contrast.

[Denis]

How do the Larrivee model #s work

Congrats on a sweet jumbo!  And welcome to the forum.

03  - used to be mahogany/spruce top but is now sapele - many special editions over the years including maple, koa, blackwood, walnut...etc

03R - rosewood/spruce

all 03's are satin finish

05 - select (nicer looking) mahogany/spruce top, glossy finish, bit more bling like an abalone rosette, ebony tuner buttons, bone saddle...

03 or 05 with an MT is mahogany top.  Only other top other than mahogany or spruce, that's I've seen at least, is koa

09 - same as 05 series for everything except the wood for the back and sides which is most often rosewood but could be anything really...except mahogany

10 - nicest of all the woods, most often rosewood, more bling like inlay on the fretboard and bridge..

50 & 60  - Traditional series - 50 mahogany and 60 rosewood, herringbone rosette and binding, open back tuners, enlarged soundhole, shifted bracing, neck volute...

[jessz1]

No, they don't....I bought a used J-09...it looks in really great shape by the pictures & the guy at Elderly could hardly find a mark on it...We'll soon see!

Ahhhh.... I was already thinking of jumbo 12 string Larrys jangling in the air....

[Boneyard75]

I want to thank you all for the warm welcome & all the information....Boneyard