Best Vocal Accompaniment Guitar

[NotRevGDavis]

I'll take a Stella Parlor or Kalamazoo KG-14 for my voice.

[Brett Valentine]

Because you said mostly strumming, blues/rock, I went with the D-28 .  Sounds like you're going to need that big bottom end and compressed upper midrange to help wrap around the voice and give you the punch for blues/rock.  My next choice would have been the L-05.  The L-09 seems to be a slightly different animal that what it sounds like you're looking for.   That said, I love my C-09 for everything, but in the studio, I needed that Martin D28 sound.  RIght tool for the job, I guess.

Brett

[MJG]

Yeah Brett...  I love the D-28 because it has a nice bottom end but doesn't seem as boomy as say a D-35 or HD-28.

As I currently have a Rosewood Grand Auditorium I go back and forth between thinking I should have Mahogany as something different...or that large rosewood voice.  Most of my playing is contemporary praise and worship which, as someone stated earlier, typically has a "lighter" sound.  But man my strong right hand technique loves to thrash at times pushing my GA over the top.

I've been agonizing for months as I have one shot at another guitar.  With a family of 7, guitar buying opportunities don't come around often.

Considering I have a rosewood/sitka Grand Auditorium already and a $1500 - $1700 budget, I am torn between going with one higher end guitar, or say two lower end, such as an L-03 and D-03R.

I also ask many question of you good folks because Larrivee inventory is very limited in my neck of the woods.

Thanks all for your feedback.

Mike

[Brett Valentine]

Larrivee's a funny situation as the 03 series are also great sounding/playing guitars.  Considering your options,  it would probably be worth it to try the D-28 alongside the D-03.  If you like the sound you get with the D-03, I'd go for the D-03/L-03 combination!  You're getting quality wood/construction either way, and I think the L series (including the C and V)  is probably one of the best "everything" guitars you can buy without having to take out a second mortgage.  I use my C-09 for praise and worship and it literally covers every base (I'm more geared towards fingerstyle so I was drawn more to that body shape).  On the other hand, I will eventually end up with a D-28 (Lord willing) just because I want that sound (and I dreamed of owning one as a kid).

Brett