New OM03R WOW

[Schneider]

Just got my new OM03R from Trinity guitars, and I am very impressed!  What a beautiful sounding instrument, and what a lovely looking guitar.  I am Excited to be a member of the Larivee club!

Joe

[Larrivee4me]

Hi Schneider,      The tone only gets better with age. In a few months you'll really be grinning!

[dberch]

Welcome!  Great guitar you got there.  Use her well and often 

[kwakatak]

Congratulations! 

I've had mine for almost a year now and I'm loving it more and more each day!

[tuffythepug]

Welcome to the forum !
I totally agree with others who have stated that this guitar will only get better with age.   The more you play her the better she'll sound.   I got my OM-03R in November and after experimenting with different strings to get the best sound (for my tastes) it has just continued to get better and better.  It sounded great when I got it and it sounds much better now after just a few months.    I anticipate this will continue for awhile and then it will settle down and simpy be excellent from then on. 
Congratulations on choosing a fine guitar.   I'm sure you will enjoy this instrument and also enjoy this forum.  They are both terrific.

tuffythepug

[Schneider]

Thank you for the warm welcomes!  I think my wife is getting jealous.
What is the general concensus on the tone on the cleartone strings?  I think they sound dull and uninspired.
Also, do you need to readjust the truss if you go up or down a string guage?

Joe

[kwakatak]

My OM-03R came from Notable Guitars and I believe Jason had put a different type of string on so I don't know for sure if they were Cleartones or not. Whatever it was I didn't like it at all. I also didn't care for the TUSQ saddle so I ordered a bone saddle from Bob Colosi at www.guitarsaddles.com. After I installed it and put Elixir Nanoweb Phospor Bronzes (.012-.054) on it I noticed an noticeable increase in clarity. IMO that $30 was not a bad investment at all.

Lately I've become kind of bored with the Elixirs though and put on a set of John Pearse Phosphor Bronze custom lights (600L). I find that they are a bit brighter (without sounding tinny) and I actually like them a bit more - for now, that is. They're certainly cheaper than the Elixirs which makes it a less painful switch.

BTW - I've never personally adjusted the truss on it and I only had it set up once this past summer. It doesn't seem to need it because it still plays like butter. If the relief has changed because of the weather then it's been for the better. Now when I strum it more aggressively the strings don't seem to bounce off the frets in the wrong places. 

[Old Geezer]

Now tell us something we don't already know

But seriously, Welcome to the group!

OG

[tuffythepug]

Schneider
I didn't care for the cleartones which came on my OM-03R.    I Liked the Pearse phos/bronze or D-Addario Ej-16's very much and I've pretty much settled on the EJ-16's as my "go-to" stings on most of my acoustics. You will find that members of the forum all have their favorite strings for their own tastes and you will need to find the right combination for you.  Try the John Pearse 80-/20s or phos/bronze sometime just to hear one end of the brightness spectrum.  I've been really surprised at how vastly different this guitar sounds when strung with a variety of different strings.

[bluesman67]

  and congratulations.  I've noticed that liking the OM-03R is infectious.  It just grows on you so, be prepared.  I recommend a bone saddle, it was a subtle but noticeable improvement.  Did you forget the traditional offering?