Bought Another One... This Place Is Dangerous.

[Stratokatsu]

Here it is... Very different tone than my Taylor jumbo, also sapele, but it has mediums on it and I don't know what the Larrivee has arrived with. I'll just play them out for a few days and them put on something heavy as I like. Amazing difference in tone based on pick selection. It's much more noticeable than on some other guitars. I winder why that is?

Body Shot

Maple Binding... mmmmmmmmmmmm maple!

Herringbone Rosette

[bluesman67]

Very nice 

[Mr_LV19E]

   She's very sweet looking    Congrats

[rpm60912]

Hmmmmmmmmmm... herringbone rosette in the soundhole... reminds me of... Spring !!!

ricky

[pennerblue]

Why am I suddenly craving HAM???

[Stratokatsu]

I may have worn out the strings already. At least I know I've worn out my fingers. Compared to my other guitars, this isn't as boomy as a Martin may have been, but it has something about it I like. I have a feeling these are light strings, so a set of phosphor bronze mediums would probably move the tone in the direction I like.

I put heavy chrome tuner buttons on it and put the ebony away. I don't know why the ebony doesn't look right to me, but no big deal. It already has a bone saddle. So, I guess I'll try a set of basswood or bone bridge pins I have and see how they sound, (if there's any difference), and the strings like I mentioned.

Tomorrow night I'll be home alone, so I can bang on guitars as much as I want. By Friday, I should be ready to do all this experimentation.

This is definitely a guitar you can catch yourself staring at. The reddish sapele with the cream colored maple around it just tends to make me stare.

[Zohn]

Why am I suddenly craving HAM???

Oin'ked if I know - now that you mentioned it - I feel like some bacon... Hey Strato, that's a mean boar -  congratulations 

[fongie]

Ahhhh, Nice indeed,  , remember what I told ya', don't get to excited, you'll be on to another soon.   
Cheers
fongie

[Stratokatsu]

I don't know fongie... maybe not so much another guitar as getting back to lessons.  Ever since one particular teacher I had moved to the west coast of Florida, I haven't been able to stick with any particular teacher, either because we couldn't communicate or in the case of the last one, who is still a friend, because my money got tight and I simply had to stop shelling out $40 an hour every week. I'd like to get back to lessons more than looking for another guitar.

Time to get to work!

[fongie]

Time to get to work!
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Yep, that can be a start, but I know where your comin' from, Man, it's always easy said then done, right? Well man, I hope it all work out for ya'
Cheers
fongie

[Broadus]

You mean we're supposed to practice and play these things?

Bill

[Stratokatsu]

You mean we're supposed to practice and play these things?

There's a rumor to that effect, but nobody has been able to prove it. It's just a rumor.