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Last updated: May 8, 2008 Questions? Please email info@folkwaymusic.com. For more than three decades Larrivee Guitars have provided musicians of all varieties everything they've been looking for in their instruments. Featuring all-solid-wood construction, hand-fit dove-tailed neck joints, ebony fingerboards and bridges, one-piece mahogany necks and wooden bindings on every instrument in the catalogue - regardless of price; Jean Larrivee's guitars are not only beautiful to behold, they are incredibly well built. All instruments employ Larrivee's Symmetrical Bracing pattern which provides strong mids, powerful trebles and articulate basses. With so many options in their catalogue, it would be impossible for us to have each model in stock at any one time; please let us know if there is a guitar not listed below that you are seeking - we'll order it specially for you. Larrivee's informative website is at www.larrivee.com. Please Note - Some descriptions and images are from the Larrivee web site (www.larrivee.com)

Main Photo	Larrivee D-60 Lefty The D-60 is Jean Larrivee's offering to the Bluegrass community. This factory lefty Herringbone features top-notch rosewood and spruce tone woods, a one-piece mahogany neck complete with dart volute, a bound ebony fingerboard, herringbone top purflings, maple body bindings, and enlarged soundhole for stronger mids and trebles. The Larrivee-designed tuners are open geared and are finely engraved, and the nut and compensated saddle are cut from bone. Larrivee guitars are known to be loud - but the D-60 is REALLY loud. It's a great bluegrass flatpicker, and a force to be reckoned with. Standard dreadnaught scale length and a 1-11/16" nut. A deluxe hardshell case is included in the price. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee B-03E Bass Larrivee's popular 03 rosewood series but this time with an LJ body, and a 34" scale bass neck. We're happy to be able to offer a high quality acoustic bass that's built here in Canada. Like all 03 series Larrivees the B-03 features a body of solid rosewood and spruce, with a one-piece mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, maple body bindings, and satin finish. Factory standard LR Baggs on-board pickup system. Fitted hard shell case included. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03R Larrivee's infinitely popular 03 series L-body. Solid tonewoods throughout (spruce and rosewood), maple bindings, ivoroid-bound ebony board, ebony bridge with compensated saddle. Great tone and versatility - it makes a great strumming OR fingerstyle guitar. 1-3/4" nut, compensated saddle. Satin finish, tortoise-shell plastic pickguard. Set up, and comes with a Larrivee hard shell case. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03 Silver Oak Offered in limited number, the L-03 Silver Oak is an attractive and sonically interesting take on the popular L-03 model. Native to Australia, the tonewood is not actually an oak at all, but has similar looking medullar rays and color; thus its common name, Silver Oak. Roughly the same density as tropical mahogany, the L-03 Silver Oak has a similar snap to a mahogany L-03, but is perhaps a hair brighter. Bound in rosewood, the instrument is striking in appearance and a nice variation for the 03 series. Spruce top, Bound ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge, satin finish. 1-3/4" nut and standard Larrivee 25.5" scale. Hard shell case included Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03R Lefty Larrivee's infinitely popular 03 series L-body, in lefty. Solid tonewoods throughout (spruce and rosewood), maple bindings, ivoroid-bound ebony board, ebony bridge with compensated saddle. Great tone and versatility - it makes a great strumming OR fingerstyle guitar. 1-3/4" nut, compensated saddle. Satin finish. Set up, and comes with a Larrivee hard shell case. Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee OM-03R An all-solid Canadian made OM with an off-shore price tag, the OM-03 Rosewood from Larrivee is alone in its class. There is no other OM out there that offers what this guitar does at anywhere near its price. Gorgeous solid Indian rosewood back and sides and spruce top, maple bindings, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, one-piece mahogany neck, a hard shell case, and a lifetime warranty. Then, we do final set up in store and offer it to you. 1-3/4" nut, 25.4" scale. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Larrivee D-03 Larrivee Guitar's base-model dreadnaught. All solid wood construction; solid Sapele back & sides; South American Mahogany neck (single piece); Canadian Sitka Spruce top; African Ebony fretboard & bridge; symmetrical X-bracing; dovetail neck-joint; maple body binding; microdot fret markers; white Inlaid headstock logo; chrome tuners (18:1 Ratio); Tusq Nut & Saddle, tortoiseshell pickguard. Hard shell case included Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Larrivee D-03RE By popular demand we've begun to stock the best-selling Larrivee non-cutaway D-03 Rosewood, with factory installed LR Baggs Element on board pickup system. The pickup adds a little more than $100 to the price tag of this incredibly affordable instrument. The guitar features gorgeous solid rosewood back and sides and a Sitka top, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge. 1-11/16" nut width, Satin finish, tortoise celluloid pickguard, compensated saddle, and a snazzy hard shell case to boot. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03sp Larrivee's infinitely popular 03 series L-body. Solid tonewoods throughout (spruce and sapele), maple bindings, ivoroid-bound ebony board, ebony bridge with compensated saddle. Great tone and versatility - it makes a great strumming OR fingerstyle guitar. 1-3/4" nut, compensated saddle. Satin finish, tortoise-shell plastic pickguard. Set up in store, and comes with a Larrivee hard shell case. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Headstock detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Larrivee DV-03E Lefty This is the very last cut-away dreadnaught we'll be getting from Larrivee Guitars. The company has discontinued all cut-away D and OM bodied guitars, but we've managed to get one last lefty DV-03E from them before they cut the supply for ever. Solid Sapele back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top. Bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, one piece mahogany neck. Venetian cut-away and on-board L.R. Baggs pickup system. With Larrivee hard shell case. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee LV-03RE Larrivee's popular L- body with a Venetian cutaway and on-board electronics. Solid tonewoods throughout (spruce and rosewood), maple bindings, ivoroid-bound ebony board, ebony bridge with compensated saddle. Likely the most guitar for your money in the Larrivee line-up, and our most popular electronics-equipped guitar. 1-3/4" nut, compensated saddle. Satin finish, tortoise-shell plastic pickguard. Set up, and comes with a Larrivee hard shell case. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	NEW Larrivee JCL 40th Anniversary Guitar # 14 of a limited production run. For his company's 40th anniversary, Jean Larrivee decided to create a new guitar model - or an old one, depending on how you look at it. The JCL is a nod to the now vintage Larrivee steel strings built in Toronto in the early years; back when Jean's shop was staffed with only a few very skilled craftspeople at a time. Grit Laskin, Linda Manzer, Sergei De Jonge and other highly regarded luthiers began their careers apprenticing with Larrivee back then, and the instruments that came out of his Toronto shop are some of the most sought-after Canadian guitars ever built. The JCL brings back to life the instruments of Larrivee's early years, and it does so quite beautifully. Consider it a vintage re-issue of sorts, complete with original Larrivee rosette, JCL pearl headstock inlay and Toronto label. The L-shaped body is built of the world's finest quartered Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce, and accentuated with rosewood bindings and multilayer wooden purflings. Its one-piece mahogany neck has an ivoroid-bound ebony board with the same pearl dot inlay as was used in the 1970's, and its headstock has a rosewood overlay and nickel Schaller M6 tuners. The guitar is gloss finished, and has the clear pickguard standard on Larrivees up until a few years ago. A numbered certificate of authenticity, and a gorgeous top-of-the line TKL hard case accompany the guitar. Currently In Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Certificate detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail Case Open Case Closed

Main Photo	Larrivee D-60 The D-60 is Jean Larrivee's entry into the competitive herringbone dreadnaught market. It features top-notch rosewood and spruce tone woods, a one-piece mahogany neck complete with dart volute, a bound ebony fingerboard, herringbone top purflings, maple body bindings, and enlarged soundhole for stronger mids and trebles. The Larrivee-designed tuners are open geared and are finely engraved, and the nut and compensated saddle are cut from bone. Larrivee guitars are known to be loud - but the D-60 is REALLY loud. It's a great bluegrass flatpicker, and a force to be reckoned with. Standard dreadnaught scale length and a 1-11/16" nut. A deluxe hardshell case is included in the price. Currently In Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03R-12 Larrivee's popular L-03 Rosewood, in a twelve string. Lots of volume and 12 string tone in a beautiful package. Nut width of 1 7/8". Hard shell case included Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee D-03R All Solid Wood Construction; Indian Rosewood Back & Sides; South American Mahogany Neck (Single Piece); Canadian Sitka Spruce Top; African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge; Symmetrical X-Bracing; Dovetail Neck-Joint; Maple Body Binding; Microdot Fret Markers; White Wood Fiber Inlaid Headstock Logo; Chrome 'Ping' Tuners (18:1 Ratio); Tusq Nut & Saddle Hard shell case included Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee OM-03R Lefty An all-solid Canadian made OM with an off-shore price tag, the OM-03 Rosewood from Larrivee is alone in its class. There is no other OM out there that offers what this guitar does at anywhere near its price. Factory left-handed, gorgeous solid Indian rosewood back and sides and spruce top, maple bindings, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, one-piece mahogany neck, a hard shell case, and a lifetime warranty. Then, we do final set up in store and offer it to you. 1-3/4" nut, 25.4" scale. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-05E Now that Larrivee has changed the back and sides of their 03 models to Sapele, the 05 series are their most affordable instruments built with South American Mahogany. The L-05E pictured here is built with a Sitka top, bound ebony fingerboard and bridge, multi-layer purflings and curly maple body bindings, one-piece mahogany neck, pearl rosette and headstock logo, gloss finish, and an LR Baggs I-Mix onboard pickup with both undersaddle and bridgeplate pickups. It's a very tastefully appointed guitar, and has a lovely voice. Sold with a deluxe hard shell case On Order More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Larrivee 000-50 Jean Larrivee is really turning up the heat on his American cousins with this one. A powerful guitar with rich basses and round trebles, this guitar sounds, feels, and looks a lot bigger than the name 000 implies. Fine open-grained spruce and mahogany body give this guitar a lot of the warmth and power we usually associate with older instruments. It is commonly held that Larrivees need a good break-in time to reach their potential. To my ear this one came out of the box with much of that sound, and I can't wait to hear what this one will sound like when it starts getting played. The twelve-fret body joint gives the guitar added volume. The nut width is 1 13/16", giving extra maneuverability and precision for fingerstyle players. The wooden herringbone purfling and rosette are a nice touch, and the slotted headstock is a graceful nod to the fine guitars of the past. A classy modern addition is the new Larrivee sleek, minimalist open-geared tuners. With deluxe hard case. Not Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee 000-60 Lefty Larrivee's OOO guitars have garnered a reputation as some of the best sounding 12 fretters out there. There must be something about the body dimensions working in conjunction with Larrivee's distinctive symmetrical bracing pattern that makes these guitars sound as fine as they do. Perhaps it's the vintage pyramid bridge and bone saddle, or maybe it has to do with the steeper break angle that the slotted headstock provides. Whatever it is that makes these guitars sound the way they do, we're thankful for it... as these are consistently our favorite Larrivee Guitars. The rosewood example pictured here features an incredible set of bookmatched, quarter-sawn back and sides, and a perfect AAAAA Sitka spruce top. 1-13/16" nut width, and 25.5" scale length. Hard-shell Case included Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee LV-05E From the Larrivee website: Sitka Spruce and Honduran Mahogany, bound with curly maple. One-piece mahogany neck with Ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard; ebony bridge and pins, with compensated bone saddle. Gloss finish, abalone rosette, pearl logo, chrome tuners with ebony buttons. Bband A-6 pickup and hardshell case. A beautiful instrument, and well suited for a wide variety of playing styles - from fingerstyle to flat-picking with stops in between Not Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee 000-50 Lefty We waited 4 months for our first of these to arrive, only to sell it 30 seconds after we took it out of the box. Well another has come it , and I was able to play it for a bit before letting anyone else get their hands on it... It is incredible - likely my personal favorite Larrivee yet. Mahogany and Sitka Spruce, 12 fret neck with a 1 13/16" nut. Open, warm, loud, rich, strong trebles... the list goes on and on. These are some of the best-sounding new guitars out there. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee OOO-60 Larrivee's OOO guitars have garnered a reputation as some of the best sounding 12 fretters out there. There must be something about the body dimensions working in conjunction with Larrivee's distinctive symmetrical bracing pattern that makes these guitars sound as fine as they do. Perhaps it's the vintage pyramid bridge and bone saddle, or maybe it has to do with the steeper break angle that the slotted headstock provides. Whatever it is that makes these guitars sound the way they do, we're thankful for it... as these are consistently our favorite Larrivee Guitars. The rosewood example pictured here features an incredible set of bookmatched, quarter-sawn back and sides, and a perfect AAAAA Sitka spruce top. 1-13/16" nutwidth, and 25.5" scale length. Hard-shell Case included. Not Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

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