Pete Anderson OM on ebay

[robw95]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270665208395&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_922

Looks interesting and I'm assuming that's maple.  Anybody know if this is short scale? I emailed the seller to ask if it was a short scale and his reply was "no, I believe it is 24.75" so I'm not sure if he knows. In fact, he states in the ad that he is selling it for a friend so he may not be that familiar with it.

Thx. Rob

[unclrob]

Yes its a maple body and standard Larrivee scale.

[tadol]

1-11/16"!  Aaaaaaarrrggghhh   

[Chasjax]

1-11/16"!  Aaaaaaarrrggghhh   

Thanks Tad, I can relax now.  The F-I is more than I need!

Chas.

[unclrob]

I'm so glad I have one.One of the best Larrivee's I've played.Monster tone and playability.I'd love to have a matchting 12 string.

[Chasjax]

Hey Rob - is that the Pete Anderson, or the F-1 you are referring to?  I really like the 12-fret OM F-1.

Chas.

[unclrob]

The Anderson.Too put it simple if I had to choose the Anderson would be the ONLY 6 string I really need.As a point of wierd I was playing mine this morning.Started out in a DADDAD tuning,went to a DADF#AD tuning right to a standard tuning.Its amazing how much bass this guitar has.Not overly bright or midrangy.I played from Stills in tunings right up to Runaway with some jazz in the middle.Played it fingerstyle to hard picking.Just a lovely instrument.

[OutWithTheBlue]

I like it!

[robw95]

UncleRob,

Thanks for the info. You are right the scale length is 25.5 (I had the seller measure it for me). It has a pickup and I was concerned that it was a barn door but he said it is undersaddle with an endpin jack. A couple of questions for you:


1. I don't need a pickup (I'm just a couch player) can I easily remove the pickup? Or is it no big deal to just leave it in there?
2. Is your Anderson maple as well?

I'm curious how old the guitar is and he gave me the serial number (32229) and I emailed Larrivee to see if they can provide a manufacturing date.

Thanks for your help. Rob

[unclrob]

Just leave the pickup in its doing no harm.All of the Andersons that I know of are maple and I must admit maple is one of my favorite tone woods.Larrivee does maple really well as well as they do mahogany.

[robw95]

Unclrob,

I've never had a maple guitar before and I am really interested in this one because I think the Larrivee sound would go well with maple. Also, the burst is really cool looking.

PM sent.

Thx. Rob

[boyds]

I have been "getting to know" my new L in quilted maple. I must say, I think it is my favorite L. I had an L body in mahogany and rosewood, and there is something really quite wonderful about the Larrivee in Maple.

[JOYCEfromNS]

I have been "getting to know" my new L in quilted maple. I must say, I think it is my favorite L. I had an L body in mahogany and rosewood, and there is something really quite wonderful about the Larrivee in Maple.

Exactly my experience and the way I feel

[unclrob]

Most maple guitars are descibed as being bright,in reality maple has a more pronounced mid range.Guild does maple wonderfully and I own 2,1 Gibson archtop,plus now 2 maple Larrivee's.My Guilds are both jumbo's 6+12 string.Niether Guild is overly bright nor are then overly mid rangy.The Larrivee's are very different beast.The Anderson is full and robust sounding with a nice sustain and my LS09FM is very dry and decays quikly.

[guitom]

Did one of us win this?  I've wanted one of these for years, but I've never been able to do it.  If this is the new going price it'll probably never happen for me.

[robw95]

Not me. I hung as long as my finances would allow me but had to drop out at $1250. From what I heard from Unclrob and others I think that whoever got this guitar is going to be very happy.

Rob

[mwenyeji]

Did one of us win this?  I've wanted one of these for years, but I've never been able to do it.  If this is the new going price it'll probably never happen for me.

This going price is starting to look like the standard.  The last one I saw was back in maybe June, and it went for just under $1500 as well.  I have seen people list for as high as $2000 but haven't seen people buy that high. 

I got mine back in 2005 or 2006 for about $1200 off the 'bay.  There was a bidding war going on and I decided to pay the 1200 which was the BIN price.  It was a real financial stretch for me at the time, but it was worth it, I have logged a ton of miles on my Pete and it is an incredibly versatile guitar, like unclrob is saying. 

It's nice to see them appreciating a bit as folks start appreciating them more.  I have been playing, buying, and selling guitars since around 2002 and this is the only guitar I've had for more than two years.  I've thought about selling it to finance other purchases but could never bring myself to do so despite circumstances.  Last year I wanted to buy a Benedetto Bambino, and had the option of saving and waiting for about 8 months to do so, or selling the Pete to have it right away. 

I still got the Pete.

[unclrob]

I gotta say if I could only have one guitar it would be my Anderson.Though I to have surcombed to almost selling a time or too.

[dbirchett]

Larrivee does maple really well as well as they do mahogany.

As well as Rosewood, Koa and Blackwood. Is there a wood they don't do well?

[unclrob]

Plywood????Well maybe they can do that well too.