This month's Guitar Buyer Magazine is sold with a free 'Acoustic' supplement which includes a head-to-head of three prestigious acoustic guitars between £1000 and £1500, the Yamaha FG, Taylor GA4 and Larivee L-05. Most importantly the Larrivee is the outright winner with the highest ratings in all categories (Construction, Playability, Sound and Value For Money).

"The L-05 combines impressive volume with a super sweet high end, strong mids and a refined but pounding bass. But what's most impressive is the guitar's supple and willing dynamic response that can take you straight from a whisper to a roar".

"The L-05 is superb for Travis, folk and even blues fingerstyles and the relatively flat fingerboard radius also allows you to play bottleneck slide cleanly, even with a low action".

"Try pounding out some low-string riffs or strumming a rhythm part and the L-05 responds with a grand, woody-textured chime. Fundamental frequencies are strong and there are just enough upper partials to provide harmonic complexity without ever compromising note separation and clarity".

"The Larrivee L-05 provides true all-round performance but still maintains a distinctive character. When you consider the standard the standard of finish, the quality of the materials and, of course, its tone, it's impossible to identify any area where you're expected to compromise".

The Larrivee L-05 is available now at £1399 RRP.

To read the full head-to-head round up, pick up the November Issue (Issue 87) of Guitar Buyer Magazine.