Larrivee playing artists?

[Tycho]

Ahem....

Anyway, I think Sarah usually plays a Morgan in concert these days.

[JohnM2001]

That's Kate Taylor.  She has a famous brother....Livingston.  ^_^  And JT is her OTHER famous brother.    Family jams must be fun!

[SR]

Don't forget   John Standefor  (Soloist, National Fingerstyle winner 2002)
as a matter of fact one of our members here looks a lot like him  :GRN>

Woodbadger (Ian) with John Standefer

[SR]

Here is the List from the Larrivee site  :mellow:



    Artists who play Larrivée Guitars

    Our company's main goals have always been to listen to musicians, to focus on their needs, and to produce the finest sounding, finest playing guitar available anywhere for the price. This is equally true whether the guitar in question is a $1000 entry-level instrument or a $10,000 custom order. The same attention to detail and attentiveness to the needs of the player underlines everything we do.

    Shane Adkins
    2005 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion.

Brad Paisley

Dierks Bentley

Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Jim Kimball (Reba McIntyre)

Brian Henke

Ray Scott

Mike Waldron (Lee Ann Womack)

Chad Jeremy

Andy Abad (Marc Anthony,Backstreet BoysTour 2000-2001,LA session guitarist)

Tarigh Akoni (Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt)

Adam Zimmon (Shakira)

David Cabrerra (Ricky Martin)

Brad Davidge (Natalie MacMaster)

Jason Lang (Amanda Marshall)

Tim Pierce (L.A. Session guitarist)

Justin King

Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakum)

Hollie Poole (Jo Dee Messina)

Jonathan Auerbach

Georg Danzer

Chuck Floyd

Danny Highsmith and Mike Askew (Loose Skrews Band-Macon, Ga.)

Dave Isaacs

Peter Ratzenbeck

Hans Theessink

Ed Sadler (Fear Zero)

Jason Phelps / Frickin A

Adam Cohen

Steve Louvat

Jon Michaels

Sid Hagan (The Purveyors)

Robert Lee Castleman

Michelle Wright

Raul Midon

Sean Smith (Michelle Wright)

Bob Minner (Tim McGraw)

Leslie West

Ric Molina (98 Degrees, NY session guitarist)

JarettWendt (Jaid)

Elston Torres (Fulano)

Ramon Stagnaro (Yanni, LA session guitarist)

John Sebastian

Gerard Smith

Jeff Paris (Keb Mo)

Dave Shul (Spearhead)

Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies)

Todd Shay (Sonicflood)

Derek Scott (Peabo Bryson, Boys 2 Men)

Mae Moore

Jim Glasby
(Texas State Best Flatpicking Championship 2005)

Anthony Papamichael

Jeff Douglas (Oakridge Boys)

Chad Jeffers (The Wilkinsons,Pinmonkey)

Mark Karan (Bob Weir, The Others)

Troy Lancaster (Nashville Session guitarist)

John Hiatt

John Standefor (Soloist, National Fingerstyle winner 2002)

Richard Smith (Soloist, National Fingerstyle winner 2001)

Peter Huttlinger (Soloist, National Fingerstyle winner 2000)

Scott Henderson (Soloist, Tribal Tech, Zawinul Syndicate)

Paul DesLaurier (Amanda Marshall)

John Paulo (The John Paulo Band)

Luke Doucet (Soloist, Veal, Chantall Kreviasik)

Teresa

Rene Toledo (Gloria Estefan, producer, Miami session guitarist)

Tony Franklin (Jimmy Page)

Tim Abraham (Toronto session guitarist)

Steve Booke (NY soloist)

Rory Hoffman

Peter Gouzouasis (Prof.ofMusic/Cirriculum Studies, UBC)

Jay Leach (soloist)

Efron Nitrauw (2MC - From Holland)

Michael Thompson (LA session guitarist)

Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary)

Jed Marum

[Ratishna]

Good list.  But those are only artists the factory is aware of, or has a relationship with.  I was over at Duke Robillard's house and he had a Larrivee sitting out that he plunk on when he feels like it.  For those who don't know Duke see  www.dukerobillard.com


E. Shoaf

[Tycho]

I must admit that when I see Leslie West's name on that list, I have a hard time imagining how to play "Mississippi Queen" or "Nantucket Sleighride" on a Larrivee.   :WNK>

[drathbun]

Michelle Wright.

<Homer mode=on>Mmmm.... Michelle.... Mmmm.... unexplained interest in country music.... Mmmm..... <\Homer mode>

[fitness1]

One of my favorites is Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Here is a link to her website - great picture of her holding her Larrivee

http://www.carolyndawnjohnson.com/home/

after I quit staring at her......are you sure it's a Larrivee.....looks like a Morgan to me.

[ronmac]

Looks like a Larrivee to me...

[whiskeyjack]

A very timely resurrection-of-thread.  Thanks for the education.   -_-

hwooo....\Wwhoooo. . . ahem.. . . WHo is she?

[ronmac]

http://www.carolyndawnjohnson.com/home/

[fitness1]

look at the soundhole rosette (only one ring visible other than the abalone and closer together) and the fretboard inlays (never seen them on Larry's before other than some of the older ones)

[fitness1]

oh....hold the phone....it's an OMV-60.....I forgot about those....maybe the only Larrivee model I haven't owned :WNK>

[egordon99]

Dar Williams used to play a Larrivee (believe an L09), but she found it was a bit too big for her. She plays a Huss & Dalton (00 ?) now.

[Caleb]

im kinda glad more famous ppl dont play larrivees. in a way, the guitar geek in me thinks its cool when i see someone playing "my" brand of guitar. but if every dave matthews in the world was playing one, i cant help but think that the prices would start to creep up (not that they havent already!!!) to keep up with the "cool" factor -- think taylor. and martin has many brainwashed into thinking youre not being "traditional" enough if you dont have their product. just goes to show the power of advertising and the influence of famous players holding a product.

larrivee, to me at least, seems like a product for serious musicians who dont get too excited about the things listed above. just seems like a good instrument for a good price for ppl who just want to make good music. if i were a guitar maker, it would be cool to have all the guitar greats playing my guitars, but at the same time, it seems like it might give me more pleasure to know that im helping "regular" folks make their music in the back rooms, living rooms, churches and coffee shops of this world. thats where the real soul is anyway....with the ppl who just do it because they love it. those are the kind of ppl i see playing larrivees the most. strangely enough, in my little circle of ppl i know in the world who play guitar, quite a few play larrivees.

[bhika]

im kinda glad more famous ppl dont play larrivees. in a way, the guitar geek in me thinks its cool when i see someone playing "my" brand of guitar. but if every dave matthews in the world was playing one, i cant help but think that the prices would start to creep up (not that they havent already!!!) to keep up with the "cool" factor -- think taylor. and martin has many brainwashed into thinking youre not being "traditional" enough if you dont have their product. just goes to show the power of advertising and the influence of famous players holding a product.

larrivee, to me at least, seems like a product for serious musicians who dont get too excited about the things listed above. just seems like a good instrument for a good price for ppl who just want to make good music. if i were a guitar maker, it would be cool to have all the guitar greats playing my guitars, but at the same time, it seems like it might give me more pleasure to know that im helping "regular" folks make their music in the back rooms, living rooms, churches and coffee shops of this world. thats where the real soul is anyway....with the ppl who just do it because they love it. those are the kind of ppl i see playing larrivees the most. strangely enough, in my little circle of ppl i know in the world who play guitar, quite a few play larrivees.

Well Said

[Peter Cree]

OK, what I'm getting in this thread is the number of GOOD LOOKING WOMEN that play Larrivees.

Certainly is a French company.............

[ronmac]

Peter,

Two thumbs up on that!

[saffron_boots]

From the Larrivee webpage, it seems that the number of known or established artists who play Larrivee is very, very little (and please, dont mention Justin King or Brad Paisley).  Any idea why that might be?  You wouldnt see a music professor or a session player on Taylor's webpage for example as an example of a musician who plays a Taylor.

Not that this matters one bit, but whats the deal?

And while we're at it, anyone knows any singer/songwriter who plays a Larry?  Known or indie.  I saw one at club passim back in september and unfortunately cannot remember her name.  She was so awesome, and she played some omv, which sounded very good as well.

An old friend of mine (who's on the aforementioned Larrivée Artist list) woodshedded on my D-09 back in '92 and was immediately sold on the instrument, both in terms of its tone and playability. He was a strong jazz/rock player known to only play electrics. As he became more in demand for studio and live work his equipment needs changed. Anyway, he was approached by Martin, Taylor, and Fylde for endorsements but WAITED until Larrivée came knocking before jumping on board. All because of the time he spent with my "baby". He now has a one-off L-09 (??) with an enlarged soundhole built by Matt, and the baritone prototype. We jammed over the summer, after not having seen each other in years, and he was still blown away by the D. He looked at his L and said, "We have a little catchin' up to do...". It was kind of funny.

In any case, Larrivée's seem to find themselves in the hands of discriminating players for their quality, and not because of who was seen on TV holding one. I CHOSE my D over a Martin HD-35 (at twice the price) even with the mindset of picking up the Martin (I knew the marque's reputation). It was just better for what I wanted to play. 

[Peter Cree]

I say if the company wants attention, get rid of the guys on that list.