A Parlor-size 6-string with a Full-size Punch
Fingerpickers, rejoice! The Larrivee Recording Series P-03 acoustic guitar is a parlor-sized wonder that merges one of the earliest steel-string guitar designs with modern stability and the company's trademark immaculate sound. This guitar’s tiny body is constructed from a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, delivering a lush, warm tone and the touch-sensitive response one can only get from a parlor-sized model. The sturdy mahogany neck boasts a beautiful ebony fingerboard, and the 1.75-inch nut width gives your picking fingers plenty of room to navigate, whether you’re employing some classic Travis picking or playing an elegant fingerstyle piece. Finally, this guitar comes with seriously high-end cosmetic appointments, sporting gorgeous maple wood binding around the top, back, and neck.
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Top-notch tonewoods
A spruce top with mahogany back and sides — this classic tonewood combination is one of the most popular pairings in the steel-string acoustic guitar world, and for good reason, too! Above all, mahogany is prized for its warmth, providing a strong fundamental note and incredibly defined string-to-string articulation. Like rosewood, mahogany is so engrained into the world of acoustic guitars that you’ll find players of any style and genre who prefer it, from melodic fingerstyle masters to powerful bluegrass flatpickers. Spruce is the de facto top wood for almost all stringed instruments, but Larrivee’s emphasis on acquiring only the highest quality tonewoods ensures that your guitar’s Sitka spruce top will sparkle with a lively resonance.
Parlor-size delivers a touch-sensitive response
Larrivee’s parlor-sized models are a loving tribute to the earliest era of steel-string acoustic guitar building, long before anyone had ever heard of a dreadnought guitar! Parlor-sized models may not be your first choice for big, boomy strummed chords, but these petite guitars boast a clear, crisp, and projecting tone that’s ideal for fingerpickers, delicate strummers, and lead players alike. Plus, since the soundboard is smaller on a parlor guitar, it offers a significantly more responsive feel — this allows even the most delicate of notes to drive the top and bloom with a rich resonance.
Responsive 12-fret neck joint
While a 14-fret neck joint is standard on most acoustic guitars today, for most of the guitar’s long history, the 12-fret joint was standard. Why would anyone give up two frets for this stubby neck setup? Responsiveness and low end. A 12-fret model requires a larger body, leading to a sound that many Sweetwater guitarists find to be fuller than their 14-fret counterparts, despite the cost of upper-fret access. This is ideal on a parlor-sized model like the P-03, as it helps gives a smaller-sized guitar a larger, more 3-dimensional tone. Finally, guitars with a 12-fret neck joint are exceptionally responsive, making them ideal for fingerpicking applications — there’s a reason why classical guitars exclusively feature a 12-fret neck joint!
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 forestry's natural beauty let players like you responsibly add pieces of nature to your life in the form of a guitar.
Larrivee P-03 Mahogany Recording Series Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Slimmed-down parlor-sized body is incredibly responsive
- Ideal for fingerpickers and toned-down strummers
- Lively, resonant Sitka spruce top
- Warm, punchy mahogany back and sides
- Sturdy mahogany neck
- Sleek, smooth ebony fingerboard
- Easy-playing 16-inch fingerboard radius
- Gorgeous maple binding around the top, back, and neck
- 1.75-inch nut width gives your picking fingers plenty of room to maneuver
- Short 24-inch scale length offers a slinky playing feel and a mellow tone
