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Larrivee L-03 Silver Oak Steel String Natural, 2008

 Larrivee L-03 Silver Oak Steel String Natural, 2008

This limited edition Larrivee L-03 Silver Oak with a Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top dates to early 2008 in Vancouver, BC and is in great condition with its original hard shell case. Larrivee names the highly figured back and side wood as Silver Oak, while its proper name is Grievella Robusta, also called Australian Lacewood – it is not actually an Oak.

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Larrivee L-11 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1978

 Larrivee L-11 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1978

The Larrivee L-11 Steel String guitar features Larrivee’s ‘L’ body, a blend of traditional classical guitar and Dreadnought proportions. The result is a very well balanced tonal palette. For the Larrivee L-11, the top and its bracing are Sitka Spruce, paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, body binding, and head plate.

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Lowden F25c Cutaway Flat top Natural, 2002

 Lowden F25c Cutaway Flat top Natural, 2002

Here’s a lovely Lowden F25c with Cedar and Indian Rosewood built during 2002 at the now-closed Lowden Guitars work shop in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.  The F25c is part of Lowden’s Original Series. Lowden Guitars began in 1974 with George Lowden reaching the decision to build professionally. Opening a shop in Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland. Orders grew and in 1980 his Swiss distributors sparked a five-year contract to have Lowden guitars built under license by dedicated workers at S. Yairi in Japan as a way of making these models more available.

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Taylor Custom GS-12 Natural, 2021

 Taylor Custom GS-12 Natural, 2021

This Taylor Custom GS-12 shows off the tonal and playability reasons why this company makes some of the best and most popular 12’s. The GS (Grand Symphony) body is large but comfortable, the neck is strong but slim enough to scamper around on, and the sound can easily fill a room.

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Gibson Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 Vintage Sunburst, 2022

 Gibson Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 Vintage Sunburst,  2022

Launched in late 2022 an Artist series model, the Gibson “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 modifies the classic round-shoulder workhorse design. The “3.0” refers to this being the third Gibson Artist model for Keb’ ‘Mo. This model is a recent introduction, and this Gibson Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 is an early example, dating to December 02 2022; its QC check card is dated December 09 2022. It is in very good, clean condition with very light play wear and negligible fret wear.

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Larrivee OM-40 Walnut Natural, 2015

 Larrivee OM-40 Walnut Natural, 2015

The Larrivee OM-40 Walnut, built on Larrivee’s OM pattern, is part of the Legacy series that reflects traditional design aesthetics. As an OM, it delivers a full well balanced tone with great representation throughout the harmonic range. Walnut delivers brightness with a warm mid-range tone, between Mahogany and Rosewood.

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