Members Edgnr82 Posted December 14, 2007 Members Posted December 14, 2007 Hey guys i need help deciding on this two guitars. Could you give me your tips to help me decide. The larrivee has a rosewood body and the gibson has a maple body. I play strumming and finger style, i would like the one that has the best tone and quality overall. Let me know which are the best larrivee dealers too, regards and thanks for the help.
Members phil_harmonic Posted December 15, 2007 Members Posted December 15, 2007 Learn all about Larry's here:http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php People seem to really like them. I have only played 1 (a lower end one) and was not all that impressed. I am a Taylor guy I guess but I like any good guitar (Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Larivee, Seagull, etc). I have even played some low cost Yamaha's that I liked, esp for the money. Don't recall ever playing a Fender acoustic that I liked LOL. There are a lot of good guitars out there these days.
Members Hudman Posted December 15, 2007 Members Posted December 15, 2007 I owned a Gibson J-180ec. It was a nice jumbo guitar. In my opinion, it was better suited for strumming and flatpicking. I sold it because I could never bound with it. I owned a Larrivee L-03 (mahogany). It was great for strumming and fingerstyle.
Members mrmoe Posted December 15, 2007 Members Posted December 15, 2007 Until recently, I owned 2 Larrivee guitars - an OM-03 and a D03-RE....I love the little orchestra model, but the dreadnaught always sounded like it had a towel in it....it was a great playing guitar and had a wonderful sound when plugged in, but really lacked presence and volume when played acoustically...I would urge you to judge the sound of each guitar as played acoustically....that's probably the way you'll most often use it....an amplified sound can always be manipulated and improved, but the guitar's "actual" sound is something a bit more permanent.....if I had to guess, I'd say the sound of a Gibson will win out.....
Members Hudman Posted December 15, 2007 Members Posted December 15, 2007 Contact Jason at Notable Guitars (http://www.notableguitars.com ). He has great prices and excellent service. He sets up every guitar to fit the players playing preference before shipping it. In my opinion, J-180ec doesn't come close to the tone of the LV-03RE.
Members Edgnr82 Posted December 17, 2007 Author Members Posted December 17, 2007 I like to contact many dealers before i buy, do you know another good one for larrivees apart from Notable guitars.
Members Memphis.Mike Posted January 11, 2008 Members Posted January 11, 2008 http://www.martinmusicguitar.com/ ask for eric
Members outdoorgb Posted January 17, 2008 Members Posted January 17, 2008 Trying to revive this thread so I don't start another. Can someone compare the sound (tone and volume) of a OM03R and a LV03R?
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