I bought myself a Christmas present

[ForeverAutumn]

I did a little Boxing Day shopping yesterday and picked up a new guitar. It's a Larrivee DV-03RE. Solid Spruce top and Rosewood body, and a satin finish. This baby is warm and deep. Lots of mid-range and great balance.

I was originally looking at a Taylor 410 Fall Limited. But then I picked up this guitar which felt and sounded just as nice at 25% less cost. After chatting up the sales guy a bit more, I was able to get him to knock off another couple hundred and ended up with a deal that I couldn't ignore.

I've been playing it all day and it's just lovely. It has great volume and sounds good whether I'm finger-picking, flat-picking or strumming. I'm not in love with the strings on it, but that's easily rectified.

I wasn't planning on buying a guitar yesterday...and I'm just posting the short version of the full story...but a chain of events led me to this guitar. And you can't mess with fate.

Here are some pics: