Collings D3 Vs Larrivee D-09

[KenS]

I am another Collings/Larrivee owner - a Collings C-10 Deluxe and a Larrivee OM-09.  Both are great guitars, but I have to give the Collings the edge (if I was absolutely forced to choose).  It is true that Collings are not "3 times better" than Larrivees.  However when you get into spending thousands of dollars for a guitar, you can't expect a linear improvement.  You might very well pay a lot of money for a marginal improvement or a certain nuance.  Suffice it to say that both are well made guitars and both sound great.  When you buy Collings or SCGC, you are paying for a small production line and the individual attention that a small builder is able to give.  It is said that Bill Collings personally checks every guitar that leaves his facility.  Obviously this would be impossible in Larrivee's case given their volume.

The vast majority of the sound comes from you and not the guitar.  

Ken