Larrivee launches Silver Oak acoustics

Larrivee Guitars has introduced a limited run of 03 Series Silver Oak acoustic guitars.  

Priced identically to standard 03 models, the special editions feature free of charge upgrades to solid Silver Oak back and sides, a Premium solid Sitka Spruce top (as used in Larrivée’s 10 Series) and black stripe body binding (from Larrivée’s 09 Series).

Silver Oak has a sound “as jaw-dropping as its figuring”, according to the firm’s eponymous boss, Jean Larrivée, who explained: “It is one of the best woods I’ve used. We made our 45th anniversary [guitars] with this wood, so I feel very strong about it. It was a real surprise at the beginning. I thought it was a freak so I made a few others and the results were the same, so I decided to make many of them.”

Larrivée is now using Silver Oak for its 50th anniversary guitars. Body shapes include a P-03E parlour guitar equipped with a Shadow Nanoflex pickup, a dreadnought-shaped D-03E with LR Baggs Anthem pickup system and four OM orchestra models, including a non-electro OM-03 model, two OM-03E electro-acoustic models with either a Shadow Nanoflex or LR Baggs Anthem pickup option, and finally an OMV-03E electro-acoustic model with LR Baggs Anthem system and Venetian cutaway.

All models are made in the US and come with a Larrivée hard shell case.

Pricing is as follows:

P-03E Shadow Nanoflex Silver Oak Special – £1399
D-03E LR Baggs Anthem Silver Oak Special – £1849 RRP
OM-03 Silver Oak Special – £1499 RRP
OM-03E Shadow Nanoflex Silver Oak Special – £1699 RRP
OM-03E LR Baggs Anthem Silver Oak Special – £1849 RRP
OMV-03E LR Baggs Anthem Silver Oak Special – £2299 RRP