Larrivee praise

[Myopic Squirrel]

A Q asked on the AGF (but you know the answer) - "makers that offer more features/goodness for the money" - and in the first 21 posts - some which were sidebar discussions - Larrivee is mentioned 6 times - the most of any single brand. Very cool!

[StringPicker6]

Larrivee has a magic that's different and just as amazing as those other big brands. And I feel like there is heart and real love built into each Larrivée

[B0WIE]

I've said it here before, I was not into acoustics until 10 years ago. I thought they were either Martin, Gibson, Taylor, or a copy of the above and none of those really did it for me. Then, a customer sent me a recording of his microphone that I modded. I asked what that guitar in the recording was because it blew me away. When he said "Larrivee L05" it started my journey into acoustic guitar sounds I never knew existed. Articulate, balanced sounds that didn't lean heavy into one portion of the spectrum. It was like discovering a new canvas to paint on.

[teh]

Here is a little more Larrivee praise to pass along.

Larrivee Guitars are referenced in a story ("Aged to Perfection, a player's guide to finding the right vintage guitar")appearing in the March/April 2024 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. The author of the article, Richard Johnston, co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, suggested that both Larrivee and Gurian guitars built before 1990 may be a good place to start looking for a vintage guitar.

[William2]

I join in on praising Larrivee. The two I own are the only instruments of the 13 I have purchased since going acoustic that I never considered selling. And in the next week or so, there will be a third Larrivee arriving.

[mike in lytle]

I've said it here before, I was not into acoustics until 10 years ago. I thought they were either Martin, Gibson, Taylor, or a copy of the above and none of those really did it for me. Then, a customer sent me a recording of his microphone that I modded. I asked what that guitar in the recording was because it blew me away. When he said "Larrivee L05" it started my journey into acoustic guitar sounds I never knew existed. Articulate, balanced sounds that didn't lean heavy into one portion of the spectrum. It was like discovering a new canvas to paint on.

Yes, that, and quite well said. My last old canvas was a 76 Martin HD-28.
When I began playing again in 2011 after 10 years or so layoff, a friend recommended Larrivee. When I found out Guitar Tex carried Larrivee, I started going in to play them. Of course, I didn't know what I was listening for at the time, but in 2014 (10 years ago), a used 2010 L-05 (yeah) just grabbed me and I took it home. That was my baseline Larrivee and it taught me what I needed to know.
I have owned a lot of Larrivees since then, but the five I have now are superb. Each has a different tone, but they are all distinctly Larrivee. I won't hardly even try another guitar besides Larrivee, although I did get two budget-friendly "blue series" Furch OM guitars (cedar/mahogany, and sitka/walnut) as an experiment. Both are nice, but at best they are Larrivee-lite, and will be moving along at some point.
Another positive is the connection with the Larrivee family and our Larrivee forum, which made for a super cool experience working with the Forum and John Jr. on the F-VI guitar. That effort was a canvas all on it's own.
Mike