Larrivée Due to his great love for the classical guitar, Canadian Jean Claude Larrivee started his guitar making career in the late 1960s under the close supervision of German master builder Edgar Munch Sr. Jean Claude soon started building classical guitars from his basement in Toronto, but soon had to move to larger premises due to success in order to give the company the growth it demanded. The flourishing folk scene in Toronto led Jean Claude 1970 on a new adventure. Building steel string guitars. During this time he also developed the famous "X bracing system" which provided his guitars with sparkling highs, soothing mids and powerful full basses. The success of the Larrivee grew steadily and got a big boost in the 90's due to the high demand for good folk guitars from programs like MTV unplugged. In September a long dream came true and in 2001 Jean opened the doors of a Larrivée workshop in sunny Oxnard, California.Read more...

The most famous model

The most famous model is the D-03. This dreadnought features a solid Canadian Sitka spruce top and African mahogany back and sides and has been the face of Larrivee for many years. The Larrivee collection is wide and offers you all the familiar shapes such as the double o and triple o models, auditorium and parlors, but also special signature models such as the C-03R-TE by master guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.

Why Larrivee?

Larrivee guitars are built with the utmost care and assembled with the best solid woods they can find. This in combination with their progressive bracing designs you are assured of a beautiful warm sound with beautiful overtones. Moreover, laminate or synthetic woods are never used and give the guitarist an absolute masterpiece at a price that has little or no competition.

Buy a Larrivee?

Feel free to visit our store to play and experience them. And if the model you are looking for is not listed, we will gladly arrange it. If you have further questions, you can of course always contact our guitar specialist.