For today’s Guitar of the Day post the possibilities for puns and allegory abound but I promised myself I would not do another one of those posts. But I am weak and what is not to love about saying, Larrivee has gone whole hog on this RS4 or Larrivee brings home the bacon, or….Okay you get the idea. Our Guitar of the Day is one of my personal favorites as I have a huge affinity for mahogany guitars and this one is a stunner. The Larrivee RS4 Custom in all Mahogany is our Guitar of the Day.
The Larrivee RS4 Custom in all Mahogany features:
WOODS
Core Body: South American Mahogany
Top Plate: Extra Thick Mahogany
Neck: Single Piece South American Mahogany
Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
Headstock: Indian Rosewood
MEASUREMENTS
Scale Length: 25.5” or 650mm
Upper Bout: 9.875
Waist: 8.125”
Lower Bout: 13”
Body Thickness at Edge: 1.5”
Overall Length: 38.75”
Nut Width: 1 & 11/16th” or 43mm
Weight: approx. 8 lbs.
TRIM/CONSTRUCTION
Neck Join: Extra Long Mortis & Tenon, Glued in
Headstock Border: Sterling Silver
Headstock Logo: Mother of Pearl
Fretboard Binding: Ivoroid w/Black Side Dots
Fretboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl & Abalone V-Block Inlays
Body: Black Celluloid with Multi-Strip Purfling
Heelcap: Ivoroid
Pickup Rings: Curved Plastic
Knobs: Speed Knobs
Backplates: Textured Black
Cutouts: Back & Cutaway
Metal Hardware: Gold
HARDWARE
Tuners: Schaller M6 Tuners
Pickups: Larrivee Custom Pickups with Gold covers
3-Way-Switch: Switchcraft Short Toggle Switch
End-Pin Jack: Switchcraft ¼” Mono Jack w/Short Thread
Potentiometers: CTS Long Shaft 500k Audio Pots
Capacitors (Bridge): Luxe Bumblebee Paper-in-oil (PIO) 0.022mF
Capacitors (Neck): Luxe Bumblebee Paper-in-oil (PIO) 0.015mF
Strap Buttons: Schaller Strap Locks
Truss Rod: Single Action Coated Steel Rod
Truss Rod Adjustment: Mini Spoke-Nut design on Final Fret
Strings: Cleartone Electrics
Guitar Case (included): Larrivee Custom Fit Wooden Case with Blue Velvet Lining (Made in Canada)
Head on over and take a closer look and a listen.
