American Red River Gum models.

[teh]

Did anyone notice the Larrivee models available through Sweetwater with American Red River Gum back and sides? I saw them included in the Larrivee News link yesterday in my email. I'd love to hear feedback if anyone plays or buys one.

They also announced some nice deals on B stock inventory.

[StringPicker6]

Yeah I saw that, pretty fancy! I always get GAS when I look at the b stock link!!!

[jasonchamb]

They look great in person. I saw them, unfinished, when I went to the Larrivee factory, end of July.

[BlueBowman]

Not many guitars built with Red Gum. I owned a Kronbauer built with Red Gum b/s. It's very beautiful and quite different to any other wood (visually) I've seen on a guitar. 

[William2]

I've never heard of this wood. What are its sonic characteristics? Is this just the 24 series with a different tone wood? I wonder if this was Sweetwater's idea. I've bought a couple of guitars from Sweetwater (Martin's). I'm kind of surprised that for all their Larrivee offerings they don't have one lefty. As far as Sweetwater's lefty offerings, most of the good instruments are either "We can get it" of "on backorder" LOL. The good stuff has been replaced by cheap Epiphones made in China weighing around five pounds. I periodically get a call from the salesman I bought from asking if there is anything I need. I just tell him I'm not seeing anything that interests me LOL.

[jasonchamb]

Yeah, their lefty selection is kind of sad. From time to time there will be something interesting, but never a Larrivee, unless it's Gear Exchange. Better off with Jerry's or Woodstock.

[B0WIE]

 It's definitely not common but I've seen it used a few times. Very striking. All I know about it is that it's not the same as the Reg Gum of Australia, it has interlocking grain (like mahogany) and hardness around the same as African mahogany so I'd expect behavior similar to mahogany. That said, every wood has it's tendencies to emphasize it de-emphasize certain overtones so hardness only tells part of the story. Plus, the builder can make it thicker or thinner which will change the behavior. Larrivee works with so many woods that I'd have complete confidence in their ability to get the most out of red gum.