Guitars & Things

Larrivee OMV Custom “Mermaid”, Custom OMV “PS” & 3 LV10 Customs Larrivee OMV Custom “Mermaid”  Specifications: Back & sides: Specially selected Madagascan Rosewood Top: Wide grained Sitka Spruce Scale Length: 25.5 inches Headstock Overlay: Ebony with “Mermaid” inlay “Vines” neck inlay Purfling: Green Heart Abalone Binding: Flame maple on body & Neck Machine Heads: Schaller       Jean Larrivee with my finished “mermaid” July 2009 To see pictures of this guitar being made CLICK HERE OMV Custom “PS” Specifications: Body shape: OM with cutaway (OMV) Back & sides: Specially selected Madascan Rosewood Top: Coarse grained Sitka Spruce Scale length: 25.5” Maple body binding Green heart abalone purfling JCL headstock inlay No Fretboard inlay No pickguard varnish finish Jean Larrivee with my OMV Custom “PS” May 2010 To see pictures of this guitar being made CLICK HERE 3  Larrivee LV10 Customs Specifications: Back & sides: Madagascan Rosewood Top: Sitka Spruce Scale Length: 25.5 inches Headstock Overlay: Ebony Purfling: Green Heart Abalone Binding: Rosewood “Vines” neck inlay Machine Heads: Schaller Website: www.larrivee.com  Larrivee RS4 Body: Mahogany Top:  Flame Maple Scale Length: 25.5 inches Headstock / Neck inlay: Mother of Pearl Pick ups: 2 x Jason Lollar Imperial Humbuckers Machine Heads: Schaller M6 Website: www.larriveeelectrics.com   Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Florentine Plus Body: Mahogany Top: 5A Flame Maple Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches Headstock / Neck inlay: Mother of Pearl Pick ups: 2 x 57 Classic Humbuckers Machine Heads: Grovers Purchased new in 1997 Website: www.gibson.com Amplifiers / Accessories My main source of amplification is the revolutionary Bose L1 Model ll system CLICK HERE to read an interview I did with Reverb magazine about the Bose L1 For amplification in intimate settings and onstage monitoring I use a HEADWAY SHIRE KING SK120 & EDB1 Direct Box.   Visit the HEADWAY user forum CLICK HERE     All my guitars are fitted with Elixir Nanoweb strings. I exclusively use G7th Performance range of capos. My thumbpicks are Fred Kelly Bumblebee Jazz mediums. . Here are just a few of the guitars I`ve owned... Top row:  Northworthy Custom, PRS Custom, Les Paul Custom, Aria JJ, Epiphone Texan, Vox, Taylor W22C, Taylor 714CE. Middle row: Gibson L4, , Gibson L5,  Alan Arnold Phoenix JC, Northworthy Thinline, Fender Telecaster, Bourgeois OMC, Bottom Row: , Taylor K22CE L7,Taylor 912CE L7, Taylor GSRS Prototype, Taylor PS14 CE Custom, Taylor GS LTD Edition Others (not pictured) have included a Gibson Howard Roberts, Ibanez AS, various Fender Strats & Tele`s, Gibson Hummingbird, Levinson Blade, Ibanez GB5, LAG “Superstrat” and probably a good few more I`ve forgotten about! Playing one of Alister Atkins amazing guitars Recommended Luthiers / Guitar Repairers Northworthy Alan Marshall is my local Derbyshire based luthier and has worked on many of my guitars over the years. Specialising in hand building guitars, repairs, restorations, pick up installations etc '01335 370806   Website: www.northworthy.com Chris Andrews Chris has been trained in the USA and is an authorized Taylor technician able to repair and fit ES systems and work on NT necks. He also performs setups and repairs, fret work, restorations including  customised paintwork. Chris is also able to set up and repair Parker Guitars and is an authorized Fishman pickup installer. '07751 724922  Website: www.caguitarworks.co.uk Karl Eckert Karl was trained by Taylor in the USA and has over thirteen years experience in the industry. One of the very few freelance luthiers fully conversant with the Taylor NT neck and ES Expression System. Specialising in electronics trouble shooting, “invisible” repairs, set ups, modifications etc '07816 237009  Email: karl.eckert@btinternet.com *Please mention this website when making contact*