Archive for the ‘Acoustic Guitars’ Category

The ideal go everywhere guitar

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

The Composite Acoustics (CA guitars) GX with electronics is truly the doing anything anywhere guitar with tone, playability and exceptionally good looks. From a Black Tie event, to sitting on the beach by a campfire, this is your guitar. And while it’s a great thing that all Composite Acoustics guitar are impervious to climate and humidity, the best part is truly the amazing acoustic and organic tone from these fine guitars.
If you don’t own one yet, do yourself a favor and get a guitar that is truly the guitar of a lifetime!

Composite Acoustics arrive

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Guitar Adoptions now proudly offers CA guitars. Composite Acoustics have created the finest quality guitars that are impervious to humidity, while offering the best tone and playability.

 

12…

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Throughout history and religion and mythology, the number 12 has played an important role.

There are  twelve ‘ Jyotirlingas’ (epitome of God Shiva) in Hindu Shaivism. The Twelve Olympians were the principal gods of the pantheon. The chief Norse god,Odin, had 12 sons. The biblical Jacob had 12 sons, who were the progenitors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In the King Arthur Legend, Arthur is said to have subdued 12 rebel princes and to have won 12 great battles against Saxon invaders.There are 12 days of Christmas. And last but not least doughnuts are typically sold by the dozen, which of course is 12. (I know that people like to throw off the math with the whole baker’s dozen thing, but that’s for another post).

The point? “What are you driving at here?”, you may be wondering to yourself. The number 12 has proven to be a significant and relevant numerical expression, that to this day continues to be used to express impact, import and achievement. And Guitar Adoptions is proud to add that history by adding it’s own use of the number 12 to the annals of history. We do so humbly of course and by no means wish to compare our achievement with that of Arthur or Odin but we are proud of our accomplishment and want to share that pride with all of you.

Guitar Adoptions, in 2011 is celebrating its 12th anniversary. 12 years of bringing our customers the best equipment, the best prices and what hope to be the best service we can provide.

Now quickly we want to take a moment to thank all of the customers, fans, supporters and family members that helped to make this milestone a reality. And second to thank you for indulging the way to much time reading geeky books, fueled introduction for what we are about to show you. Fear not dear reader we have not lost site of why you read this blog. It’s about the gear, as much as I wish to convince myself it’s about my wit and charm, it’s about the gear and for our 12th anniversary have we got some gear to show you.

To celebrate our 12th year in giving voice to the song that is in all of you, Guitar Adoptions has teamed with Larrivee Guitars to bring to you a trio of guitars, (a number that divides into 12 by the way) that represent the quality and craftsmanship that we put into placing instruments, amps, and tools into the hands of our customers.

Up first, the Larrivee PV-03RE Rosewood Parlor Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition.

Satin finish

Rosewood back and sides

All solid wood construction

Single Piece Mahogany Neck (S. American)

Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Flamed Canadian Maple Body Binding

Herringbone Rosette

LR Baggs (No cut) IMIX dual source pickup system

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Rounded Headstock with Maple inlaid headstock border and logo

Schaller “Mini” Tuners (18:1 Ratio) with Chrome buttons

Tortoise pick-guard

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Silver Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition label signed by Jean Claude Larrivee

D’addario Medium Gauge Strings

Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

Lower Bout: 13.25″

Upper Bout: 9.5″

Waist: 7.75″

Depth: 4.0″

Scale Length: 24″

Nut Width: 1 & 3/4″” (44.3mm or 1.75″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

2 3/16″ string spacing at the bridge

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Gloss Urethane

TUSQ Nut & Saddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up next is the Larrivee PV-03E Mahogany Parlor Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition

Satin finish

Mahogany back and sides

All solid wood construction

Single Piece Mahogany Neck (S. American)

Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Flamed Canadian Maple Body Binding

Herringbone Rosette

LR Baggs (No cut) IMIX dual source pickup system

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Rounded Headstock with Maple inlaid headstock border and logo

Schaller “Mini” Tuners (18:1 Ratio) with Chrome buttons

Tortoise pick-guard

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Silver Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition label signed by Jean Claude Larrivee

D’addario Medium Gauge Strings

Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

Lower Bout: 13.25″

Upper Bout: 9.5″

Waist: 7.75″

Depth: 4.0″

Scale Length: 24″

Nut Width: 1 & 3/4″” (44.3mm or 1.75″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

2 3/16″ string spacing at the bridge

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Gloss Urethane

TUSQ Nut & Saddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, my personal favorite, the Larrivee PV-03E All Mahogany Parlor Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition.

Satin finish

Mahogany back and sides

All solid wood construction

Single Piece Mahogany Neck (S. American)

Mahogany Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Flamed Canadian Maple Body Binding

Herringbone Rosette

LR Baggs (No cut) IMIX dual source pickup system

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Rounded Headstock with Maple inlaid headstock border and logo

Schaller “Mini” Tuners (18:1 Ratio) with Chrome buttons

Tortoise pick-guard

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Silver Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Guitar Adoptions 12th Anniversary Edition label signed by Jean Claude Larrivee

D’addario Medium Gauge Strings

Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

Lower Bout: 13.25″

Upper Bout: 9.5″

Waist: 7.75″

Depth: 4.0″

Scale Length: 24″

Nut Width: 1 & 3/4″” (44.3mm or 1.75″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

2 3/16″ string spacing at the bridge

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Gloss Urethane

TUSQ Nut & Saddle

It has been 12 wonderful years and we hope these guitars represent who are, and who we will continue to be for the years to come. Thank you!

 

Guitar of the Day – Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut…

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

And some times you don’t. But in the case of our Guitar of the Day, me thinks you are going to REALLY, REALLY feel like a nut, Walnut to be exact.

The Larrivee SD03 Walnut is one of only twelve built.

Walnut makes a great tone wood for a guitar. It’s dense like Maple but it’s usually more stable and Walnut grows slower so the grain will be tighter and the sound richer than Maple.

The Larrivee SD03 Walnut features:

Back & Sides – Walnut
Top – Sitka Spruce
Neck – Single Piece Mahogany
Neck – Joint Dovetail
Bracing – Modified Symmetrical Bracing
Fretboard & Bridge – Ebony
Body Purfling – Maple
Pickguard – Exclusive Tortoise shell
Headstock Type – Flat top
Fretboard Inlay – Dots
Nut Width – 1 & 7/8th w/ Angled Nut
Nut Material – Tusq
Saddle Material – Tusq
Finish – Satin Body / Satin Neck
Tuners – Chrome
Sound hole – Enlarged w/ Herringbone Rosette
Endpin Strap Button – Included
Case – Flat Top

Guitar of The New Year – Larrivee D-05 in Custom Black

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

I made a resolution this year that I would start out 2011 in the black. Now in all fairness I did not designate  that was going to be “in the black” ( yes I am doing air quotes as well even though you can’t see them), financially. And if I had my way, our Guitar of the New Year would not go very far in helping me to achieve that resolution. However it would fill a very gapping hole in my collection that is reserved for a guitar finished in black there by indeed allowing me to start of the new year in the black, or at least with a guitar in black.

Guitar Adoptions is very please to ring in 2011 with a one of a kind custom, the Larrivee D-05 in Custom Black.

Features:

Mahogany Back & Sides ( S. American)
Single Piece Mahogany Neck (S. American)
Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard
African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge
Multi Layer Maple Body Binding
Abalone Top Purfling
Abalone Bridge Wing inlays
Deluxe fretboard inlays
Abalone Rosette
Symmetrical X-Bracing
Dovetail Neck Joint
Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo
Chrome Schaller tuning machines
Ivoroid Fretboard Binding
Microdot Fretboard Inlays
Ebony Bridge Pins w/ Abalone Center
No Pickguard
Light Gauge Strings
Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings
Limited Lifetime Warranty

Specifications

Lower Bout: 16″
Upper Bout: 11.875″
Waist: 10.875″
Depth: 5″
Scale Length: 25.5″
Nut Width: 1 & 11/16″ (43mm or 1.6875″)
Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)
Setup for Light Gauge Strings
Frets – Nickel/Silver
Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)
Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)
Gloss UV Polyester Body / Satin Urethane Neck
TUSQ Nut & Saddle

Extras Included in Price

Deluxe Arch-Top Case Included
Care Booklet / Warranty Card
Truss Rod Wrench
Larrivee Micro-fiber Polish Cloth

Guitar of the Day – Larrivee D-03 Back in Black!

Monday, November 15th, 2010

TO DO WITH MY LIFE:

Use AC DC lyric in blog title: CHECK

Finally see Larrivee put out a black guitar: CHECK

Our Guitar of the Day  proves once again that everything looks cooler in black, don’t believe me? I give you exhibit A, Johnny Cash.

Now on to exhibit B if it pleases the court of opinion. The Larrivee D-03 in Black.

The Larrivee D-03 in Black features:

All solid wood construction

Mahogany Back & Sides

Single Piece Mahogany Neck (South American)

Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Canadian Maple Body Binding

Herringbone Rosette

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Rounded Larrivee Headstock with Maple border

Maple Wood Inlaid Logo

Ebony headstock overlay

Ping Tuners (18:1 Ratio)

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Special Larrivee Black pickguard

D’Addario Light Gauge Strings

The D-03 will Handle Medium Gauge strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Larrivee D-03 Specifications:

Lower Bout: 16″

Upper Bout: 11.875″

Waist: 10.875″

Depth: 5″

Scale Length: 25.5″

Nut Width: 1 & 11/16″ (43mm or 1.6875″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Satin Sheen Urethane Finish

TUSQ Nut & Saddle by Graphtech

Extras Included in Price:

Flat-Top Case Included

Care Booklet / Warranty Card

Truss Rod Wrench

All Good Things Must Come To An End…

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Scarce

adjective

1. insufficient to satisfy the need or demand

“Brazilian Rosewood is considered to be the “Cadillac” of guitar building woods. This species is found in scattered occurrences in the eastern forests of the Brazilian state of Bahia, southward to Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, and inland to Minas Gerais. Because of a very long history of harvesting, the species has become scarce in the more accessible regions, and conservation efforts are now underway to preserve remaining stands.”

Why the word of the day lesson and the quote from Larrivee’s website you ask? Well to help set the context of what is to follow of course.

Larrivee it seems has totally built out of their stash of Brazilian Rosewood and we here at Guitar Adoptions are lucky to have one of the last builds ever.

Guitar Adoptions is proud to offer you a chance at the Larrivee OM-09 Brazilian Rosewood Acoustic Guitar.

Get it today before its to…..late……….(cue dramatic music hopefully composed on your new OM-09)

Features:

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides

Single Piece Mahogany Neck (S. American)

Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Multi Layer Maple Body Binding

Abalone Rosette

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo

Sterling Silver Headstock Border

Schaller Tuners (18:1 Ratio) with chrome buttons

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Ebony Bridge Pins w/ Abalone Center

Traditional Larrivee Tortis style Pickguard

D’addario Light Gauge Strings

Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Specifications

Lower Bout: 15.25″

Upper Bout: 11.75″

Waist: 9.5″

Depth: 4.25″

Scale Length: 25.5″

Nut Width: 1 & 3/4″ (44.3mm or 1.75″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Gloss UV Polyester Body / Satin Urethane Neck

Tusq Nut & Saddle

Extras Included in Price

Arch-Top Case Included

Truss Rod Wrench

It Might Get Loudbox…Fishman’s Mini Acoustic Amp

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Fishman Loudbox Mini Acoustic Amplifier

IN STOCK NOW! The award-winning Loudbox family has a new little brother.

Fishman’s lightest and most portable amp yet, Loudbox Mini delivers the tonal quality that has made the Fishman name the standard for great acoustic sound. The Loudbox Mini packs 60Watts of clean acoustic power, and has two channels featuring Fishman’s legendary preamp and tone control designs, plus digital reverb and chorus for the instrument channel and reverb for the microphone channel. The Loudbox Mini sports an MP3 input and balanced XLR D.I. output – a must for jamming along and capturing your performances.

Features:

•    60Watts with Master Volume

•    Two channels: instrument & microphone

•    Digital Reverb and Chorus

•    Auxiliary input (1/4” and 1/8“)

•    D.I. output: balanced XLR output

Instrument Channel

•    1/4” input for active or passive pickups

•    Feedback-fighting Phase switch

•    3 band EQ: low, mid, high tone controls

•    Reverb level

•    Dual-function Chorus

Microphone Channel

•    XLR input for dynamic microphones

•    2 band EQ with low and high tone controls

•    Reverb level

Specs:

Power: 60 Watts

Drivers: one 6.5” Woofer and one 1” tweeter

Speaker Baffle: 10º built-in tilt

Dimensions: 12” H x 13.7” W x 9.7” D (30.5cm) x (34.9cm) x (24.7cm)

Weight: 19.7 lbs

Guitar of the Day – Larrivee L-02 Limited

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Fresh from the announcement at Summer NAMM, our Guitar of the Day is the Larrivee L-02. We said it before and we will say it again, this is a great chance to add a high quality, HANDMADE, all solid wood guitar to your stable at an awesome price.

The Larrivee L-02 Features:

All solid wood construction

African Sapele back and sides

Three Piece Mahogany Neck

Canadian Sitka Spruce Soundboard

African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge

Canadian Maple Body Binding

Multi Strip Rosette

Symmetrical X-Bracing

Dovetail Neck Joint

Rounded Larrivee Headstock with rosewood overlay

White Wood-Fiber Inlaid Logo

Chrome Tuners (18:1 Ratio)

Ivoroid Fretboard Binding

Microdot Fretboard Inlays

Traditional Larrivee Tortoise style Pickguard

D’addario Light Gauge Strings

Will Handle Medium Gauge Strings

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Larrivee L-02 Specifications

Lower Bout: 16″

Upper Bout: 11.625″

Waist: 10.25″

Depth: 4.75″

Scale Length: 25.5″

Nut Width: 1 & 3/4″ (44.3mm or 1.75″)

Fretboard Radius: Compound (17″ to 21″)

Setup for Light Gauge Strings

Frets – Nickel/Silver

Frets – Width: 2.5mm (0.0985″)

Frets – Height: 1.0mm (0.0394″)

Satin Sheen Urethane Finish

TUSQ Nut & Saddle by Graphtech

Extras Included in Price

Larrivee Flat-Top Case Included

Care Booklet / Warranty Card

Truss Rod Wrench

Pickup Of The Day… – LR Baggs Anthem SL

Monday, June 28th, 2010

…and maybe of the year. Guitar Adoptions presents our newest entry into the “of the day” headers, the Pickup of the Day and I do not mean the geeky guy getting the supermodel against all odds. Our Pickup of the Day is the LR Baggs Anthem SL.

For those of you who prefer a minimalist approach to controls, we offer the LR Baggs Anthem SL. In the LR Baggs Anthem SL the balance between the Tru-Mic and Element pickup is pre-set for optimum performance so you can have the same great fidelity in an end pin preamp format. The preamp, with our famous all-discrete studio quality circuitry, is also equipped with a soundhole mounted volume control.

Features

  • Anthem Tru-Mic carries the majority of the guitars’ frequency range· The mic is highly feedback-resistant
  • Noise cancelation eliminates any annoying honky or boxy qualities inside the guitar
  • The Element Pickup carries only the lowest frequencies
  • One size fits most common string spacings and saddle widths
  • Even string-to-string balance
  • Pre-set mic and pickup for optimum performance
  • Soundhole remote includes volume and mic trim controls
  • Pre-contoured discrete class A endpin preamp with preset crossover
  • Comes with Battery Bag for secure and unobtrusive battery retention

Specs

  • Tru Mic dimensions: 2.27” x .735” x .48”
  • Tru Mic weight: 0.5 oz
  • Pickup active sensor length: 3.4″
  • Pickup thickness: .038″
  • Pickup width: .092″
  • Battery type: Single 9V
  • Battery life: 170 hrs.
  • Mic range: 250Hz – 20kHz