Purchased my first guitar last night! Larrivee Parlor.

[pittspilot]

Group,

Greetings!  Got my first guitar last night, a parlor.  Don't know a darn thing about guitars, but always wanted to learn.  THIS, should be interesting!  Anyway, I think I got a reasonably good deal and look forward to learning.

Gus

BTW - Seller indicated that it may need new strings and said he would include strings of my choice.  Not knowing anything I told him to include Martin 12's.  Will they work/sound good???

[Randy_R]

Group,

Greetings!  Got my first guitar last night, a parlor.  Don't know a darn thing about guitars, but always wanted to learn.  THIS, should be interesting!  Anyway, I think I got a reasonably good deal and look forward to learning.

Gus

BTW - Seller indicated that it may need new strings and said he would include strings of my choice.  Not knowing anything I told him to include Martin 12's.  Will they work/sound good???

pittspilot,

So which parlor did you get? lots of woods, satin finish or gloss... we're a nosey bunch?

re: Martin strings, Martin makes at least 3 grades of strings. I think the Martin SPs are great sounding strings. Coated strings like Elixirs or D'Addario EXPs usually last longer.

Lights (12s) are probably OK for starting out because they'll be easier on your finger tips until you get them toughened up. Then you might want to switch to 13s for better sound (usually).

So, welcome to the forum.

[pittspilot]

Apparently it is a spruce top, mahogany side/back satin finish.  I think it may be a later model with blonde looking binding around body and fret board.  Hope I got all that right because I know very little.  Check ebay for the one sold to grant4ever.   

[Cowgirlie]

You can't get any better than that for a first guitar!
I agree you will like light strings better, I use Elixir custom lights (11) and even extra lights(10) on one of my Larrivees...but the 12s ought to give you plenty of tone.
The numbers like 10, 11, 12, etc refer to the size diameter of the smallest string.

Sounds like you did well, enjoy it, and get ready to want more Larrivees 

[SongMan]

for that price, you did more than just better. I would have grabbed it within a heart beat.

[inspector13]

Nice Parlor... Congrats and Welcome to the club!

[rpg51]

I have the same guitar.  I love it and play it all the time.  I agree with others, use llights for now until your fingers get toughened up a bit.  Later - I mean maybe as much as a year from now of daily playing, you might try mediums.  The Parlour is a perfect guitar for you.  It is as easy to play as you will ever find imo because it has a very short scale length which makes the frets close together (easier to reach fret to fret with you fingers) and which makes the string tension very low - or floppy - so that it is easier to press the strings and later you'll find its easier to "bend" the stings.  This is a guitar that many very skilled players love so it will take you through any level of play - as far as you want to go.  Take good care of it.

[jwieties]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.
You made an excellent choice.  This will be a great 1st guitar.  As mentioned the parlors are very easy to play.  This is extremely important when starting out. 
Have fun and let us know how it goes.

-josh