New to Larrivee and the Forum

[lorenzo]

Hello all,

just bought a left-handed OMV-03 a few weeks ago and have been meaning to say 'hello' for a while now...especially to my left-handed brothers (and sisters?) on the forum. You right-handers don't know how lucky you are! All those lovely guitars out there for you to try...it's so frustrating being a southpaw sometimes!

Anyway, the OMV-03 is the nicest-sounding, most playable guitar I've ever owned. My main guitar before this was a Martin D-15 which I traded in for the Larry and, although I liked that guitar a lot, this OMV-03 plays, sounds and feels like the better guitar.

I also found out from Brian Trepannier at Larrivee that the back and sides are 'hog - although the dealer I bought it from claimed they were sapele - this meant to be A Good Thing, right? Not that I'm saying my ears could tell the difference, mind...

Donut, anyone? 

[RKV]

  Glad you like your OMV-3. The Larrivee cutaways are terrific. I have an OMV-5 and just love it.

Randy

[Dream_0n]

Welcome to the forum and to the pleasure of owning a Larrivee . You may want to keep an eye on Ebay , I've seem some pretty sweet deals go by for lefty Larrivees . Not as many buyers I guess .  Anyway ...............

play that baby 

oh yeah , thanks for the treats too 

[fredm101]

Hello all,

just bought a left-handed OMV-03 a few weeks ago and have been meaning to say 'hello' for a while now...especially to my left-handed brothers (and sisters?) on the forum. You right-handers don't know how lucky you are! All those lovely guitars out there for you to try

Hey!

I'm new too, i'm a 2 months owner of a  L-O3R-LH and newbie on this forum....Great talkin' to a "southpaw" like you.

My L03 is begining to age ....i,m not kidding the sound has already changed....more "toner" and less "brighter".....sounds very good with D'addario EXP 80/20

And finally a word for you guys who plays the "right" side....here in quebec we have something like 25 right-handed Larrivée in stock for one-single-so-alone-so-poor lefty(it is a OM-05 for about 1500$)so please don't be sad when you "only" have 7 or 8 new-smell-so-good larrivée at your local dealer...you guys are so lucky....

Sorry for my poor english...i do the best i can.....

fred from stoneham,quebec

[lorenzo]

Hi RKV and Dream On - and thanks for the welcomes.

I also keep seeing great deals on lefty Larrivees on Ebay, but as I'm based in the UK it's a bit worrying - and expensive - shipping guitars from US sellers. But UK prices - ouch! - are making it increasingly likely that I'll give it a go soon...

Hi Fred - nice to hear from a fellow lefty. There are a few other 'cack-handers' (an English expression, I think?) on this forum as well, and it's always worth reading their posts.

Take care, y'all...

[ducktrapper]

     Hi Lorenzo. You got one of the older ones that are still mahogany. I'd prefer the mahogany to sapele but I'm not sure it's such a big deal. 

[Denis]

I got one of the last L-03's with genuine mahogany back and sides but recently tried a sapele version of the same guitar.  Not much difference between the two really.  Both have a sound that is much better than the pricetag would have you believe!  Congrats on the OMV-03 lorenzo and welcome to a super nice place to visit.
BTW, there are a couple of easy ways to figure out if it's sapele or mahogany.  First off, the label inside will have an "SP" after D-03 or OM-03 or L-03 and secondly, the serial number would pre-date #90000.  MY L-03's serial # is 89976...cutting it pretty close.

[bluesman67]

 
Welcome southpaw.  Actually, there's quite a few of us here on the forum.  For the O3's, most of us here have upgrated the saddle to bone at minimal cost, for improved sustain and tone.  Bob Colosi is a popular supplier http://www.guitarsaddles.com/.

[tuffythepug]

Hey Lorenzo and Fredm101

Welcome to the forum from another lefty.   There are quite a few of us hanging out here.  I think you'll find that the general membership tolerates us very well even though we are the red-headed stepchildren of the group.   Your OMV-03 and L-03R guitars are both very fine examples of the Larrivee line-up.  We like pictures here on this forum.  When you get a chance post some pics of these so we can check them out.

As I've done for a couple of other left-handed members, I'm bestowing upon you the sacred lefty Icon for you to use in any way you see fit.  Some have used it in their signatures to proudly proclaim their wrong-handedness.

Here you go................and welcome again the the forum.       



Tuffythepug
                             

                       

[noisetree]

I´m also new on the forum and still waiting for my lefthanded OM10.
I hope very soon I´ll be a true member of Larrivee community.
Best regards and welcome!
noisetree

[lorenzo]

Thanks again for the warm welcome, noisetree and everyone else. This is a very friendly forum...

- Tuffy, thanks for the lefty guitar icon. I've no idea how to use it in my posts, but I'm sure I'll figure it out in a year or two...

As for photographs, my digital camera is broken at the moment so it might be a while before I post pics. Although there are still some some pics of my guitar on the ebay site of Hank's in London, where I bought the guitar in person. The last time I checked they hadn't taken the pics down. If you search under 'left-handed larrivee' on ebay you should find it. Don't look at the price I paid, though, it'll freak you out...

- Bluesman, thanks for the tip about the saddle - I'll check the Colosi site out.

- Denis and Woodtrapper, yup, it's definitely 'hog. The serial number is 57191 so it must have been lying around somewhere for ages before I got my hands on it! Brian Trepannier reckons it was 'started' in 2001, so who knows where it's been for the past five or six years?

[Rabid1]

New here as well. I'm also a very recent Larrivee convert. I bought one last week (a 1993 L-09E) based mostly on the information gained from these forums.

Question: Does anyone know when Larrivee changed the headstock logo and rosette from the simple to the more ornate current ones?

Thanks,
Rick

Dang!!! Forgot the dognuts :)

[whiskeyjack]

Dang!!! Forgot the dognuts :)

Naw.  You did alright.  Just a little absent-minded is all ... .. ...   

A 1993 L-09E, eh?   A 14-year-old Larrivee must sound absolutely wonderful!!!   You done good.

Somebody will surely chime in with an answer to your headstock/rosette question.

Welcome aboard!!

[whiskeyjack]

Lorenzo:
There's nuthin' like those OMV's for finger style.   And, rumour has it, the Larrivee cutaways are a thing of the past unless they're custom ordered.  You've got a unique guitar.  And you traded a Martin D-15 for it - warms my heart just thinking about that. . . .

Welcome aboard!@

[lorenzo]

Thanks, whiskeyjack.

Trading the D-15 felt a bit weird, but that guitar just wasn't working for me, especially as I'm mainly playing fingerstyle at the moment. The OMV-03 is just so playable and sweet-sounding - I'd recommend an OM-3 to anyone looking for a fingerstyle guitar. It even sounds nice strummed, as long as you don't belt it.

[bhika]

Welcome to the Forum from another Lefty.