Why I think the D-03 is the best guitar in the world.

[rwe333]

No argument here, though I'm a D-09 player/owner over D-03.

[William2]

I came across this short video this morning comparing the D-03 against a Boucher. I think for this style of playing the modern bracing (non-scalloped) sure wins. But then the D-03 is the best guitar in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3R-qYfOxg

[B0WIE]

The fact that it's being compared to an instrument more than twice it's cost is a pretty strong compliment.

[Queequeg]

I came across this short video this morning comparing the D-03 against a Boucher. I think for this style of playing the modern bracing (non-scalloped) sure wins. But then the D-03 is the best guitar in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3R-qYfOxg

I'm curious as to why you might focus on the bracing when comparing a 2017 Boucher Adirondack/rosewood with a
2024 Larrivee moonwood/mahogany.

[William2]

I'm curious as to why you might focus on the bracing when comparing a 2017 Boucher Adirondack/rosewood with a
2024 Larrivee moonwood/mahogany.

The tone wood is a point taken. But I just felt the D-03 sounded some much more powerful or that the player was able to dig in more with the D-03. Where the Boucher and for that matter the Larrivee 44 with the scalloped bracing seemed to reach its limits on the strumming demo. I thought the Boucher with the Adi top may have been the winner. Too bad the player didn't do a fingerstyle demo also.

[BlueBowman]

For what I do, I liked the 000-44R and the Boucher, but I bet that D-03 would be a great flapicking guitar.

[John Lee Pettimore]

I'd like to play some D-03s and 05s. An Authorized Dealer is just so hard to come by in my necks of the woods, which includes Central Dallas. 

Even the big boxes like GC can't seem to keep any Larrivee in stock for very long.  It's a real bummer.