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Played alongside a very balanced (for a rosewood!) OM44R, the mids projected a bit more and I knew I had to have it.
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(the OM44 that is)
There's an OM40RW for £1k on Marketplace at the moment
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What a fantastic collection though! I absolutely love them all! Fine work on assembling a wonderful collection of guitars. I think your comparison between Sapele and Mahogany is spot on, makes perfect sense now I come to think about it. Btw with your collection, you could probably use each guitar for a different set of open tunings. One in Open G, C, D of their variants. Living the dream!
@bertie I'm not usually into rosewood but the OM44R I tried was really nice. Sounded way better than a 2x £££ Breedlove I tried with same woods.
@earwighoney hmm can't say have noticed that. The soundboards definitely have differences, though. It's not some voodoo as I've heard folk say. I think adi tops have more overtones over time but they apparently take ages to break in (10+ years unless torrified) and they seem to highlight treble frequencies (which tbh I'm not keen on, though that works better on Martins which are naturally darker) - adi to me is also like a cannon, you breathe on it and it booms (I prefer softer, more dynamic). Sitka is more mellow and breaks in quicker - I think I prefer sitka. Haven't tried Engelmann and others. Moon wood has this spongey feel to me, I like it and the way it looks. Fundamentals come out more (more direct than sitka - not sure which I prefer - both are great). There is a LArrivee video comparing sitka vs moon spruce and the differences are clear to me, very clear. I would love to hear it on a mahogany back & sides, in person.
Thanks - they really are all subtly different and have their different uses. I would love to lower the nut height on the L-05 a hair but I'm scared it would make it rattle, wouldn't want that. Sapele is massively under-rated and given it's the most balanced tonewood (imo!) and folk say Larrivee have "balance," this makes it the most balanced guitar that ever was!
BTW this is how great Sapele can sound:
(The Guitarist OM-02 video is very accurate re OM-02 sounds)
Re bass response, sometimes more isn't better. It's glorious on the L and the way it's done (bigger body -> natural) is the way I like it done. Scalloping the braces on the Larrivee's I feel you lose some of the fidelity in the sound, not sure why (or maybe the OM40 I sold just wasn't a great one). But yeah, more bass can at times be trying on the ear, lose fidelity and can be muddier when recording (e.g. the age-old D28 vs HD28 argument).
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but I assume you mean complete rows - the one next to it (back) Zircote ? (or cocobolo perhaps ?)
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sweet lord that looks amazing, though I love the quilted sapele even more!
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Only messing. Honestly, I vastly (!!) prefer their non-scalloped ones. There is a big difference imo.
The above is one of the scalloped ones.
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EDIT - that's the one you just posted, innit ??
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https://www.guitar.co.uk/larrivee-om-03-sunburst-top-special-edition
You are paying for the burst top. I was surprised how good this one sounded.
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I played a custom shop Martin OOO-18 adi/sinker £5k and it was on par with my old £600 OM02.
That was a decent Martin. But I hear you... you will be able to get one used for less.
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What is this mythical marketplace I keep hearing mentioned, or do you mean the fretboard classified section?
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