Got My New Om-03 R Sh

[kwakatak]

I just checked 12th fret's website and I can't find the page for the OM-03R SH. They must all be gone - thank God!

My GAS is easing...  :P  

[paco]

go to whats new in the home page and scroll down just a bit. It is in bold
lettering.

[jeremy3220]

last I heard they sold ten of them, can anyone confirm?
I might buy one in a few weeks if they still have any.

[kwakatak]

Oh - OK, I see it now:
http://www.12fret.com/new/larrivee_OM-03_R_SH_pg.html

... why must you taunt me, paco?! ;)

[ronmac]

last I heard they sold ten of them, can anyone confirm?
I might buy one in a few weeks if they still have any.

I saw that number mentioned on the AG Forum. I thought it was more. Dave has sent me a few emails since I have received mine saying that they were selling way faster than he could have imagined and he didn't expect them to last long.

If you are at all interested I would recommend that you give Dave a call and speak to him. He is a straight up guy and if he thinks that they will be available within your time frame I am sure he will help you out. He may accept a deposit to hold one for a short period for you.

To each his own, and they may not be everyones cup of tea, but I have always been blown away by how the regular OM-03R s sounded (you can probably do a search and see how I have praised them in the past). I travel a lot and decompress by visiting music stores and playing guitars (it also helps me not to have to carry a guitar on short trips). If the store has an OM03R in stock it has always been in the top 3 of my favourites, even if it is a store that stocks a lot of high end guitars. There is just something about the body size, bracing and woods that do it for me. They are an exceptional value, in my mind.

The OM03R SH just does it to me a whole lot more. It is one of the nicest guitars I have played in a long time and it is way less than 1/2 of the price of any other guitar that I have even considered buying in the last several years. It is less than 1/3 of the price of anything I currently own and yet it has a real good chance of becoming one of my favourites. I have been playing it almost exclusively since it arrived.

I like it.

[paco]

hey kwakatak....I taunt you a second time..
I called 12Fret..said thanks for service, guitar arrived okay
yada yada...said they have a least 20 left....but for how long?
:lol:  

[Claude]

Man,  I'm not touching the finish on mine.  The extra pumice rub that was done on this Limited Edition makes it feel like a baby's bottom.  I love it just the way it is.

[dbirchett]

Kwak, this is for you!

[mazareth]

Don... That's just plain mean! ...Now where's the rag to wipe the drool off the keyboard!  :blink:

Mark

[kwakatak]

Sorry guys - it's out of my league and price range! :(

But... I'm wondering what the next forum guitar will be?    

[Big Martin]

Could someone please email me the price?  fdwATcharter.net

also, shouldnt they do a special run of D-03 SH with a 1 3/4 neck width?

ill put a deposit on that one today

[ronmac]

Big Martin,

You can email Dave at the Twelfth Fret for the price @ sales@12Fret.com

He may be interested in hearing about your D request.

[Big Martin]

Oh I want one of these so bad..  BUT they ARE a bit heavy on the pricing (speaking as a deeply devoted member of the skinflint association)

besides, it would make my current OM-03R redundant, and I have a hard time thinking it could be better in any meaningful way..

[ronmac]

besides, it would make my current OM-03R redundant, and I have a hard time thinking it could be better in any meaningful way..

The "meaningful" things that pushed me over the cliff:

1) Special limited edition association with my favourite dealer
2) Slot Head
3) Narrow pyramid bridge (oh, the punch and sparkle this adds!)
4) Bone nut and saddle (see above)
5) Pumiced finish (much better than Corinthian Leather, in every way) ;)
6) The hope that GAS pains will forever be gone (closer, but what can I say...)

I truly love the regular OM-03R, and think they are a tremendous value. The SH was undeniable for me (with apologies to Mike Myers)

[Denis]

besides, it would make my current OM-03R redundant, and I have a hard time thinking it could be better in any meaningful way..

The "meaningful" things that pushed me over the cliff:

1) Special limited edition association with my favourite dealer
2) Slot Head
3) Narrow pyramid bridge (oh, the punch and sparkle this adds!)
4) Bone nut and saddle (see above)
5) Pumiced finish (much better than Corinthian Leather, in every way) ;)
6) The hope that GAS pains will forever be gone (closer, but what can I say...)

I truly love the regular OM-03R, and think they are a tremendous value. The SH was undeniable for me (with apologies to Mike Myers)

Must you rub it in Ron?  Isn't bad enough that you get to actually play one of those badboys anytime you please, you have to tell us about how much nicer it is than our plain ol' OM-03R?  :P

All kidding aside Ron, I am finalizing my plans for our trip to NS in mid July.  I hope to try that there gueetar of yours and we can drink a glass of Sainte Famille?  Jöst?  They both make a good red so either is fine with me.

[ronmac]

besides, it would make my current OM-03R redundant, and I have a hard time thinking it could be better in any meaningful way..

The "meaningful" things that pushed me over the cliff:

1) Special limited edition association with my favourite dealer
2) Slot Head
3) Narrow pyramid bridge (oh, the punch and sparkle this adds!)
4) Bone nut and saddle (see above)
5) Pumiced finish (much better than Corinthian Leather, in every way) ;)
6) The hope that GAS pains will forever be gone (closer, but what can I say...)

I truly love the regular OM-03R, and think they are a tremendous value. The SH was undeniable for me (with apologies to Mike Myers)

Must you rub it in Ron?  Isn't bad enough that you get to actually play one of those badboys anytime you please, you have to tell us about how much nicer it is than our plain ol' OM-03R?  :P

All kidding aside Ron, I am finalizing my plans for our trip to NS in mid July.  I hope to try that there gueetar of yours and we can drink a glass of Sainte Famille?  Jöst?  They both make a good red so either is fine with me.

Sorry, it certainly wasn't my intention to "look down my nose" at the regular OM-03R. I would be very happy to own one (just have a scan through several previous posts where I openly GASsed for one).  :P It just took the SH to pry open my almost empty wallet.

Denis,

Let me know when you are going to be in the area. I am all over the place this summer but would like to meet up with you. I live just a few kms from the Jost winery.

[Denis]

Sorry, it certainly wasn't my intention to "look down my nose" at the regular OM-03R

Hey, I would have gotten one too if I had the money.   ;)   If I win the lottery tomoorow, I'm callin' the 12th Fret and ordering one!!
Could you just imagine the look on my wife's face if I had told her I was getting another guitar exactly like the one I already had except it had a slotted headstock and a pyramid bridge (like she'd even know what those were!!).   She'd kill me!!!

[paco]

here's an idea....I just bought a godin A-6...like it but I kept
going back to my seagull acoustic. Saw this guitar and price wise thought it was a pretty good deal...compared with other
OM models. The deal I struck with my wife was she got a  key for the lock for the
guitar case and when stuff around the house wasn't getting done she got to lock up the guitar...when my wife felt like she was playing second fiddle to my mistress( my new larrivee) it got locked up. Win win right now my wife is happy
I'm working my butt off and have had lots of time with my guitar...and just in case...I had a second key made up for the lock...hehehe :D

[soexcited]

OMG !!! I just emailed for the price  :o  Gulp. May need to resist open-ing the responding email - weaker already - may have to sell PAOM 03, Rosey the Parlor with soundhole inlay of abaloney, or even my L 03 BW. This box would be real sweet next to my D 60 SH. Oh boy...............looks like it's cryin time again

[Denis]

here's an idea....I just bought a godin A-6...like it but I kept
going back to my seagull acoustic. Saw this guitar and price wise thought it was a pretty good deal...compared with other
OM models. The deal I struck with my wife was she got a  key for the lock for the
guitar case and when stuff around the house wasn't getting done she got to lock up the guitar...when my wife felt like she was playing second fiddle to my mistress( my new larrivee) it got locked up. Win win right now my wife is happy
I'm working my butt off and have had lots of time with my guitar...and just in case...I had a second key made up for the lock...hehehe :D

While a nice idea, Paco, there's no amount of work that will enable me to make a purchase like that right now.  I've got a 2 year old and my wife is nearly 5 months pregnant with our second bundle of joy...if they are still out there in 10-15 years I guess I'll get one then...Probably will have gassed over 30-40 guitars in that space of time...ok, ok, 80 or 90 guitars.

With a normal, run 'o the mill OM-03R already here, I should probably look for a mahogany/spruce guitar as my next purchase.  It would fit in nicely between the OM-03R and the Martin OM-15.  Maybe, just a plain old OM-03, or a 000-50...