LARRIVÉE PLAYER SURVEY

[mike in lytle]

Just completed the online survey. One of the questions (can't remember which) says to select all that apply. But it provides radio buttons not checkboxes, so you can only select one of the available options.

That happened to me as well. Was going to mention which question it was, but I forgot.
Mike

[B0WIE]

I recall the question in question ( ) but didn't worry about it because it wasn't really going to impact what they're after.

[B0WIE]

Also, I had recommended a monthly Larrivee podcast/YouTube in my survey. If this is of any interest to them I'd volunteer my time in arranging topics, questions, contacting guests, etc. They'd just need someone to help with editing video and setting up zoom calls, which is the other half of the work.

[Queequeg]

I also recommended regularly scheduled YouTube recordings.
But I suggested a professional studio and/or performing musician to introduce him or her self and the featured instrument, and then play (or sing & play) one song each session.

Best if this was a different musician each time or at least a roster or rotating list of players.
Different styles and genres.

Among all the videos I've seen over 20+ years I've never seen a single one with anyone playing slide guitar on a Larrivee.
I'm not lobbying for slide necessarily, but I'd like to see more variety and virtuosos really showing off and drawing attention to what's possible.
There's a fairly old video of Tommy Emmanuel and an even older one of Larry Pattis playing a parlor and several of Denis Turbide.

These are powerful and compelling presentations to introduce Larrivee to the uninitiated public, and serves to encourage and inspire all of us to play more and play better.

[Gill]

Queequeg- there is a fella called Bob Brown who regularly posts on Larrivee Guitar Players FB page, his videos are mainly of him playing a Larrivee P-09 with a slide.

[Queequeg]

Queequeg- there is a fella called Bob Brown who regularly posts on Larrivee Guitar Players FB page, his videos are mainly of him playing a Larrivee P-09 with a slide.

Thanks, Gill.
(Never heard of him.)
I did check him out.
I don't have a facebook account but I found his videos on YouTube.

[Silence Dogood]

Also, I had recommended a monthly Larrivee podcast/YouTube in my survey. If this is of any interest to them I'd volunteer my time in arranging topics, questions, contacting guests, etc. They'd just need someone to help with editing video and setting up zoom calls, which is the other half of the work.

Though the podcast world is overly-saturated these days, a Larrivee-themed podcast would be great.  I think this is a wonderful idea.  One of the problems with podcasts is that people try and post new episodes too often, making them predictable and ultimately uninteresting.  A really well-done podcast released quarterly would be better than something so-so released too often.  My .02 on the matter.

[unclrob]

Done   

[B0WIE]

Though the podcast world is overly-saturated these days, a Larrivee-themed podcast would be great.  I think this is a wonderful idea.  One of the problems with podcasts is that people try and post new episodes too often, making them predictable and ultimately uninteresting.  A really well-done podcast released quarterly would be better than something so-so released too often.  My .02 on the matter.

I've found that monthly seems to be common for companies. The difference with product podcasts is that they stay for years as a lasting ad of sorts. Showing, these are real people and here's the people and things they interact with. For personalities, sports, current events, etc it's weekly or greater. Most companies, especially in the musical instrument field, seem to do monthly. I'm not sure I've seen quarterly. Would be hard to get a YouTube algorithm to push something that posts quarterly.

[Sandstorm]

I happily completed it. 

[S2k]

Done! 

Oh, and also my first post here where I have owned my Larrivee since 2008(ish) 

[teh]

Welcome aboard S2k, You've got three nice guitars. Stick around and chime in.
,
By the way, what does the RE-KBS suffix mean on your Larrivee LV-03 RE-KBS?

[S2k]

Welcome aboard S2k, You've got three nice guitars. Stick around and chime in.
,
By the way, what does the RE-KBS suffix mean on your Larrivee LV-03 RE-KBS?

Cheers for the welcome teh 👍  ..and yeah I really love the 3 guitars I have where they were all bought new by me. The Strat was way back in 1988 and remember it being a painfully expensive purchase as was young and broke! 😂

Apologies if I don't get this 100% right, but from memory the RE means it has rosewood back and sides while the KBS part was a bit of a special edition where it has Koa binding and Abalone rosette.

[J M Larrivée]

Among all the videos I've seen over 20+ years I've never seen a single one with anyone playing slide guitar on a Larrivee.

Larrivee FIngerstyle Series parts 13 and 14 :thumbs-up 

[Queequeg]

Larrivee FIngerstyle Series parts 13 and 14 

Thanks John.
I'm embarrassed to say that not so long ago I posted one of his videos on the Artists board here.

[BlueBowman]

      

More than happy to fill out the survey for my favorite guitar brand! It's cool to see that they're looking for this kinda feedback, and I think given the questions in the survey, they should get some great answers from Larrivee players.

I like the idea about a monthly podcast. Great suggestion. I wrote something similar in the survey.

Anyone wanna share what guitar model they suggested? I have quite the affection for Larrivee 12-fretters, so I answered that I'd love to see a 12-fret, cedar-topped model perhaps in a 00 or 000 body 

[teh]

In all my travels, I have never come across a Larrivee nylon string guitar. They offered a classical model with both a Venetian cutaway and a non-cutaway body in the 2008 catalog. A cedar top would be a nice touch. My guess is that there wouldn't be a large enough market for a classical model to warrant building it but I still suggested it on the survey.

My three acoustic Larrivee six string guitars are all 12 fret models including two with a short scale. I have three 14 fret guitars including two dreadnoughts and an OM and a 12 fret 000 that are not Larrivees.

P.S. On an unrelated note, Matthew also sold me on the features of the Baker T Pro last June during my visit to Oxnard so I ended up with my first electric guitar. My son has an American made Fender Telecaster and he likes the Baker T better.

[Rockysdad]

In all my travels, I have never come across a Larrivee nylon string guitar. They offered a classical model with both a Venetian cutaway and a non-cutaway body in the 2008 catalog. A cedar top would be a nice touch. My guess is that there wouldn't be a large enough market for a classical model to warrant building it but I still suggested it on the survey.

My three acoustic Larrivee six string guitars are all 12 fret models including two with a short scale. I have three 14 fret guitars including two dreadnoughts and an OM and a 12 fret 000 that are not Larrivees.

P.S. On an unrelated note, Matthew also sold me on the features of the Baker T Pro last June during my visit to Oxnard so I ended up with my first electric guitar. My son has an American made Fender Telecaster and he likes the Baker T better.

Here you go, https://acoustic-corner.com/products/1981-larrivee-l-31-classical?variant=45352059011294&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOool1mlZM2zsAKzT3xiRB5WoweCpLFMGq25BeXFkdh6vCwfj6Z1gbXg&com_cvv=8fb3d522dc163aeadb66e08cd7450cbbdddc64c6cf2e8891f6d48747c6d56d2c

and another,https://reverb.com/item/83064039-larrivee-l-35-classical-in-natural-1986-w-hsc

[B0WIE]

     

More than happy to fill out the survey for my favorite guitar brand! It's cool to see that they're looking for this kinda feedback, and I think given the questions in the survey, they should get some great answers from Larrivee players.

I like the idea about a monthly podcast. Great suggestion. I wrote something similar in the survey.

Anyone wanna share what guitar model they suggested? I have quite the affection for Larrivee 12-fretters, so I answered that I'd love to see a 12-fret, cedar-topped model perhaps in a 00 or 000 body 

I suggested a hand-voiced line of guitars. With Larrivee, the sound quality doesn't change a lot between $2k and $5k, you're mostly spending more on cosmetics. A lot of us won't spend on cosmetics but there's a growing market of players now who will pay more for an instrument built in the boutique shop style of hand voiced lutherie (often called "tap tuning").

[B0WIE]

Regarding nylon string guitars, it's a big market but there's a few problems. The main being that it's a saturated industry and classical players like things traditional. While acoustics cover a wide range from fingerstyle to bluegrass, in nylon you have mostly classical and flamenco. There's a market for crossover but good luck trying to break in there. It's very small, niche, and dominated by companies who have been doing it a long time.