La Patrie

I bought my La Patrie about 2 years ago from a funky, cool, tiny little music store in Livonia, Michigan. It's embarassing but I can't even remember the name of it! But then I don't remember much anymore. I paid $375 for my La Patrie "PRESENTATION" model. It came with an incredible form-fitting hard shell case. I don't think it was provided by La Patrie. I think the the owner was overjoyed that I'd spent that much money in his store! I had a transducer installed with volume & 2 tone controls. Playing live with this baby is absolutely sweet & trouble free! It's probably the easiest nylon I've worked with in 25+ years. While recording I don't really use anything else anymore. It's one of those things that you have to experience for yourself. It's akin to having a car that always starts, never gives you any problems & you don't really realize it until you use another that fails. It's small, easy to handle & has that look about it that makes other players have that(I want that guitar!) look in their eye! It faithfully stays in tune. The lows & highs are balanced great! It has a nice rumble when you're working low. Mid-tones are sweet & ring through. And the highs don't crap out on you which is REALLY nice! Ummmmm... not a single thing! This particular model has a cedar top. The rest is a beautiful rosewood. A very understated & frills-free looking guitar. The quality in my opinion is near flawless. Try any La Patrie model if you get the chance. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised as I was! And no, I don't work for La Patrie. They're out of Canada in Quebec. Thanks for listening! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I was looking for high-end Lasido acoustic guitars in almost every pawn shop of Montreal and fell on this baby. The salesman let it go for 150$ can (about 110$US) with a crappy hard case witch is great since it costs about 370$CAN in stores and is as good (if not better) than any 500$ Alvarez or Yamaha. The solid cedar top sounds like a charm and i got it new, but it aged within a month, now it sounds almost better than those 25 years old handcrafted guitars we have at school. The mahogany neck plays like a charm and feels incredibly confortable, they say the trust rod helps to make it thiner... The sound is awesome as usual with the mahogany/cedar combo: the bases are strong and the mids are fantastic, maybe a little more personality on the highs would have been appreciated, but for a 300$ guitar, it's amazing. The only bad point is some buzzing on the A string, i'll get that fixed as soon as possible, nothing else to complain about. A solid back would have been appreciated and the action is a bit high, but nothing unbearable. Oh, the tuners seems cheap, but i guess that's necessary to lower the cost. Solid cedar top, three way laminated mahogany back and sides, thin laquer finish, mahogany head and neck, rosewood fingerboard, i don't know what the bone & saddle are made of, but it isn't either plastic or bone... The rosette isn't inlay but who gves a damn? Just... Wow! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com