OM-05 Review

The Mahogany select series is one of Larrivee's more popular lines - play this guitar and see why! Larrivee's uncompromising attention to detail shines through here. Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, Ivoriod fingerboard binding are standard for all Larrivee guitars, and in the '05s we also get a beautiful abalone rosette, flamed maple body binding, pearl logo, and abalone peg dots. Sounds great, looks beautiful!

Features:	10
Sound:	10
Action:	10
Reliability:	10
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	10
Users rating:	7
Comments:	1

overall: 10

Reviewed by: oleg_o2, on january 25, 2006

Price paid: $ 1540.5

Purchased from: Long & McQuade

Features:
- All solid wood construction
- Single piece mahogany neck
- Canadian sitka spruce sound board & bracing
- African ebony fretboard & bridge
- Canadian maple multi-strip body binding
- Mahogany back & sides
- Symmetrical parabolic x-bracing
- Hand fit dovetail neck joint
- Abalone rosette
- Pearl logo w/ sterling silver border
- Ping tuners w/ black knobs (18:1 ratio)
- Ivoroid fretboard binding
- Larrivee custom beveled pickguard
- Microdot fretboard markers
- Limited lifetime warranty
- Arch-top case. // 10

Sound: A truly a amazing sounding guitar. This guitar is very conducive to my music style and produces the most outstanding sounds, with bass and treble that is very blended together, I play mostly blues and kinda pop I guess you can say, I know your saying isn't this a fingerstyle guitar more than just strumming a chord well that's what I love about this guitar its very versatile so I can go from strumming to fingerpicking and in both cases it truly stands out. In comparison to a few other guitars I tried out, such as the Martin Eric Clapton, and the 000-28V this guitar was my choice and was a few bucks less to! // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar factory set-up was pretty good, I mean a few buzzing here and there but nothing that can't be fixed up. The top was properly bookmatched and you can't see nothing, the two woods were properly set, the bridge was properly routed and is also set perfectly. Guitar contained absolutely no flaws. The bracing is properly aligned, the frets were properly filed, no finish flaws, nut nicely cut, everything is perfect on this beautiful angel of mine. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Reliability? Amazing, very durable and reliable with proper care this guitar can last past your life and to your kids life through to your grand kids lifes, taking for granted that you take care of the guitar, after all this is a solid wood constructed guitar and the climate needs to be proper for guitar to thrive. I can depend on this guitar! Finish is beautiful, a little fact you should know is that 05 series guitars are hand made in the good oll USA, and Jean, his wife Wendy, his son Matthew and daughter Christine all work in the California plant producing the gloss finish guitars. Which this guitar is, while Jean's other son John Jr. runs the Canadian plant which produces the satin models. // 10

Impression: Amazing truly amazing, it's like pepperoni you've got the meat the cheese and the sauce and it all goes together and if your a the hawain I like pineapple on this pizza than this guitar isn't for you, no this guitar will suit everyone, anyone, any music and is very beautiful. // 10

Comments

[Dr.Bluesman]

all Larrivee guitars are great. I have a D-03R, its awesome. I would love to try one of their new electrics too.