Immaculate Inlay Work Atop an Exotic All-rosewood Body
A stunning capstone to any acoustic collection, this Larrivee D-10 Rosewood Deluxe Series brandishes an all-rosewood dreadnought body with decadent inlays strewn throughout. From the majestic Angel atop the headstock to the Vine strands that grace the mahogany neck’s ebony fingerboard, this acoustic’s exquisite patterns come courtesy of Wendy Larrivee — the brand’s resident inlay expert for more than 50 years. Next, Jean and Matt Larrivee personally selected and voiced an all-rosewood arrangement for the body. Coupled with the brand’s signature parabolic X-bracing, this dread delivers a harmonic-dense resonance with superb string separation and a clear, powerful bass response. Furthermore, rosewood’s naturally dark lines of brown, red, and black provide a beautiful visual contrast to the neck’s maple binding, the body’s inlaid purfling/rosette, and the bridge’s custom inlays. Cohesive, captivating, and undeniably distinct, the Larrivee D-10 is a testament to Larrivee’s unflinching pursuit of acoustic perfection.
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Multi-generational inlay mastery
Larrivee’s sterling reputation for intricate inlay work stretches all the way back to the mid-1970s, when Jean Larrivee’s wife, Wendy Larrivee, first began designing, cutting, and engraving the brand’s eye-catching adornments. A half-century later, Wendy’s old-world craftsmanship still graces the custom inlays found on the brand’s premier models. Today, Wendy’s process now incorporates CNC precision with the help of her son, Matt Larrivee, ensuring that the distinctive designs found on your Larrivee’s headstock and fingerboard are the very finest produced in the company’s storied history.
Tonewoods chosen, cut, and voiced by Jean and Matt Larrivee
This top-of-the-line Larrivee creation boasts tonewoods personally selected, matched, and voiced by Matt and Jean Larrivee. This father and son team boasts more than a century’s worth of luthier’s intuition between the two of them, and they put it to good use examining, flexing, and tapping each piece of timber in their collection until they find the perfect combination of tonewoods that sing in perfect sonic and aesthetic harmony.
And while Larrivee takes great pride in its history of tonewood experimentation, this D-10 truly breaks the mold with its all-rosewood body. Rosewood is a staple throughout the Larrivee line, of course, yet it’s almost exclusively saved for back and side woods. In fact, precious few guitar makers of any sort dare to experiment with rosewood tops — a tragedy, to be sure, as this guitar’s tone offers a truly distinctive blend of clean definition, note separation, and low-end power. Simply put, this D-10’s enveloping wash of overtones — rosewood’s signature sonic element — is unlike any other 6-string sound we’ve yet to encounter in the Sweetwater Guitar Gallery.
Enchanté Larrivee
Founded in 1967 in Canada, Larrivee honed their vision and craft among the Sitka spruce forests of Vancouver. Eventually, the company moved not overseas but to California, where Larrivee still crafts guitars that emphasize fine tonewoods and premium aesthetics at player-friendly prices. Goals like “affordable luxury” and ethically sourced wood are anchored in real-world action, like how Larrivee relies on ethically sourced FSC woods. Their passion and appreciation for our forests' natural beauty let players like you responsibly add pieces of nature to your life in the form of a guitar.
Larrivee D-10 Rosewood Deluxe Series Features:
- Custom-spec creation from Larrivee’s Deluxe Series, featuring stunning inlay work and treasure-grade tonewoods
- Attention-demanding inlay work from Wendy Larrivee, including a stunning Angel atop the headstock and Vine fingerboard patterns
- Tonewoods hand-selected and voiced by Jean and Matt Larrivee
- Exotic all-rosewood body with parabolic X-bracing supplies a singular sound that rings with vibrant low-end power, superior string-to-string balance, and a wash of overtones
- 1-piece mahogany neck carved into a comfortable Larrivee profile
- 16-in.-radius ebony fingerboard with sleek maple binding
- Traditional dreadnought-size body provides a powerful and projecting tone
- 1.75-in. nut width is wide enough to accommodate fingerpickers without compromising on strumming and flatpicking maneuverability
- High-class aesthetic appointments include a multi-ring abalone rosette, beautifully inlaid purfling, and striking bridge inlays
