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larrivee om03mh
just got this amazing mahogany guitar. it sound great and good price for the quality. larrivee site says it has 2-1/4 string spacing but i measure little over 56 mm at the saddle, maybe in the 2011 this was the string spacing?
also i love the satin finish, it is loud, do you think lack of finish could affect the volume? thanks |
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I have two Larrivees with satin finish and I don’t think it affects the volume at all. I played two different Larrivees at the music store yesterday, a gloss SD-44RE and a satin OM-O3 and I think any volume difference is due to the design of the guitar more so than the finish.
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Congrats! My OM-03 is a workhorse! It does so many things well. I am partial to believing the finish plays a difference, but that may just be wishful thinking. Either way, they’re incredible! Enjoy every note!
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Hey Matt, I played an OM-03 yesterday for the first time and I was impressed, even with old strings on it. It had plenty of volume and the tone was rich. Larrivee does something special with it’s mahogany guitars and I would own that model in a heartbeat if I could somehow justify it to the spouse, not that she is ever opposed. As far as the finish affecting tone goes, I mean that I don’t think it affects the tone negatively. I would love to play the same exact model, one gloss and one satin, just to find out what difference there really is if any.
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While I do own and appreciate a few gloss finish guitars and mandolins ... I am also a big fan of the woody, breathy, open tone of my satin finish instruments by Eastman, Taylor and my Larrivee 000-40M.... In a head to head comparison (to see if finish seems to affect volume) a truer test IMO is between two like guitars; same make, same body style and tone woods - one satin - one gloss. Volume? IDK.... Tone? From my experience, Yes. Last edited by FingahPickah; 05-09-2021 at 01:49 PM. |
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does this guitar have a mahogany top??
I tried out the OM -03 vs the Om-03R and chose the rosewood. I also have an L-03 Larrivee makes a really good versatile guitar. |