I am looking at acquiring the exact guitar you are playing .....can't wait to get mine! There is nothing that can touch a Boucher in their price range ... you get an extreme boutique guitar for the price of manufactured instrument! Thanks for the review.
Man I would say you have given the most concise, direct and accurate description of Boucher possible. I absolutely love those folks, and think they are doing a superb job.
Dont wait for one day if at all possible . They have been getting more and more popular amongst the guitar community by leaps and bounds.... and I've noticed the price has too. I gave up my other guitars for one Boucher. Cheers . Hope you make the leap .
@@ShawnBrockMusic So modest . You're a terrible liar too 😁😁. Ha ha Everyone here agrees that you play great Shawn . BTW ... I tell it like it is. Have you recorded any music on guitar.....? Sorry for not researching that before asking you .
@@BobsYoureuncle Man I have recorded jazz and classical solo albums, and all my Bluegrass stuff has been me supporting other artists. I have had a pretty successful career playing sessions, and I’m actually getting ready to put out a couple of solo Bluegrass albums. I sort of lied when I said I hadn’t made one of those before, but the last time was when I was 16 years old, so it’s been a while lol.
What a great sounding guitar! I have owned several Martin guitars and i think this Boucher beats any of them, and they were all great guitars! One day i will get one. I have a foreign made guitar with Solid Bubinga back and sides and Engleman AAA Top and she sounds great, but the Boucher would be hard to beat. You sure bring it out man. Great picking. I am from the hills of Southwestern Virginia and love Bluegrass.
Brother I sure appreciate you watching. I have recently relocated back from Texas to Middlesboro Kentucky, so we probably aren’t far apart. I appreciate the kind words, and believe you probably can’t go wrong with a Boucher.
Brother I appreciate you watching as always. Yeah, I just listen to Jake Workman playing one of those, and loved it. I couldn’t decide if I liked it or the mahogany the best. Of course, that’s always my problem; always thinking I’m in need of some guitar harem lol.
@@BobsYoureuncle LMAO you are correct about that. I will allow a man plenty of latitude, but when is enough enough? Lol he has some beautiful instruments over there, I always think of the one with the inlay of dice and all of that. Man that is something.
You seem like the type of player who could make a walmart guitar sound great! That being said...that boucher sounds wicked! Great review and awesome playing :)
Thank you very much for watching, I do what I can LOL. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t LOL. Yes, Boucher is an awesome company to say the least!
You are absolutely correct on that! You can take this thing up past the seventh fret even, and it is still mashing 100%! Boucher are really building some very special instruments in my opinion.
I’m tempted to buy a Boucher just because he uses that awesome tweed case. I bought a reso guitar from Tooter Meredith a long time ago and he sent it to me in a similar case… Tooter built an amazing dobro…
Man they sure are, the true testimony of how much care a craft person takes is on the inside, and they have as clean of a Guitar on the inside as they do the outside. Very impressive.
@@dietersdawgs I'm just about to order one from Canada - BG-52. I think the one that's available and affordable is without the gold or master packs, but I assume it'll still be a monster.
@@michaelwebster8389 You'll love it mine doesn't have the gold pack either.....all the torrefication does is artificially age it, so an untreated top will " torrify" over time. Nice thing is your natural top will continue to sound better.Once it's torrified, that's it. But Boucher knows how to torrify them properly so either way your " golden" eh! Good for you you will not be disappointed!
@@michaelwebster8389 I just got a new shock mount for my condenser mic so I'm going to put up a video of my Boucher on my RUclips channel if you want to check it out. No gold package but my guitar is now 7 or 8 years old and aging nicely. It's under Randall Selinger or Estudiorudolpho video should be up by tonight or tomorrow.
Good review.....I'm a Canadian and I liked it eh! Great guitars. I have a mahogany studio goose only thing I did was put in boxwood bridge pins. Love mine so much I actually have two killer pickups in it for live stuff but prefer it mic'd.
@@dietersdawgs Oh ok . Tusq is available in blk and white... with and w/o dots . If you place an order , vs off the shelf of a Boucher store , I would hazard a guess that you may be able to request specifics and save yourself time and labour and additional cost .
I like tusq pins, I also like the pins it came with they were black with abalone dots...I try out different pins but only use bone, tusq, or hardwoods like ebony and boxwood. I have about a dozen steel string acoustics, about half of them have tusq, a couple have bone, and the rest ebony or boxwood.@@BobsYoureuncle
Great Guitar and Player as well, Boucher Guitars are some of the best guitars I've played, Robin and his crew build some amazing guitars, you play exceptionally well, great video, SUBSCRIBED
Hey Cory, yes, for the most part, I would rather have 1 3/4. I played 1 11/16 for a lot of years, but once I got into classical guitar, the 1 3/4 seemed a little easier for transitioning. Having said that, I seem to be able to adapt and get used to any of the common sizes and thicknesses though.
Hey Shawn, I’m in the market for a boutique dreadnought. What would be your top picks? I’m leaning towards Boucher, Atkins, or Collings? I appreciate your time and your playing…. Lol
All three definitely make very fine instruments. With Boucher, I think you get a lot more higher and features for the same or less than the price of a Collings. For example, if you have a preference of a Adirondack top, this is pretty standard equipment for Boucher, while with the others, you will pay a huge upgrade charge. The only thing that would make me recommend one over the other, is if you have a preference for very large vintage style necks; in that case you would probably have to go with a Collings T or vintage now option. I don’t know if it means anything, but I have owned a Boucher, and have not owned the others, though I have played them. Thanks for taking the time to watch, and I hope that you thoroughly enjoy whatever it is you end up getting.
The Crowder for sure sounded good, it was too bad that the bass E rolled off of the fretboard, but that was probably fixed by its new owner. Just a little nut work is all she needed. It was a wonderful sounding 18 for sure!
There are a few interesting things about your guitar. It has the head stock of the BG series, not the SG series. It also has the tuning pegs of the BG series, not the SG series. It does have the correct fret markers of the SG series. Was this a custom order, perhaps? It definitely sounds like an SG series. In any case, beautiful guitar. Enjoy.
I wondered about all of this myself, but I understand that the contradictions between each of the features is explained by it having the vintage package on it. Apparently that adds in the traditional style headstock, open back tuners, and the torrefied top. It is a good deal, the vintage pack. I need the same in a sunburst mahogany. 😀
The SG models are available with the Vintage Pack. ( the Vintage Pack includes: Torrefied top / square headstock / oper gear tuners / bone nut ) keeps all the same Studio inlays 5mm dot inlays and it set up from the factory with lights. Plays like a Studio Goose looks a bit like a Bluegrass Goose.
Boucher does Not build any guitars with tops less than AAAA Grade Adirondack . That's 4 A's , not 3 . Everyone that knows Boucher , is witness to what you experinced in this video Shawn with Boucher's ability to ring and ring and ring some more . A bit of advice for every soul out there wanting a Boucher , or thinking of them as their one day guitar .... the Boucher brand is steadily picking up awareness by guitarists everywhere . Mostly from good folks like you Shawn . With that being said , demand is steady and on the rise. So is the price tag . Just saying ! Food for thought . Nothing goes down in price as they say . Robin has been excelling as a Master Luthier. His processes are superior in my ooinion and in the opinion of many other guitarists. These guitars are hand built , and ONLY the best woods used. Robin will NOT release a guitar that does not meet his insanely high standards . If you think this guitar rings crazy well ( and it does ) put a Master Grade Boucher in your hands .... if you can find one. Generally it's an "order only" guitar . The intonation will blow your mind on a Master Grade Boucher . P.S. - J.P. Cormier owns over 10 .... I've lost count but it is probably more . J.P. likes all great guitars openly , but Robin Bouchers guitars have his heart . Disclaimer : If you buy a Boucher , you'll never look at another guitar the sane again !
Robin and his crew build exceptional instruments. The best in my opinion!
Yes sir they do. They are fabulous and sound, appearance and playability. A wonderful company!
I am looking at acquiring the exact guitar you are playing .....can't wait to get mine! There is nothing that can touch a Boucher in their price range ... you get an extreme boutique guitar for the price of manufactured instrument! Thanks for the review.
Man I would say you have given the most concise, direct and accurate description of Boucher possible. I absolutely love those folks, and think they are doing a superb job.
Nice review . I Love Boucher’s.
I have a bg-52i. Love it. You’re awesome . Wish i could play like you. 👍
You are too kind my friend, and I would venture to say you can probably play circles around me. Boucher makes a excellent instrument!
if ever i win the lottery.great guitar great player thanks Shawn.
Boucher has my ultimate "one day" guitar. Just incredible. Btw your Tennessee Waltz is perfect. I'll be learning that one asap
They make a fantastic guitar. Not sure about my playing though.
Dont wait for one day if at all possible .
They have been getting more and more popular amongst the guitar community by leaps and bounds.... and I've noticed the price has too.
I gave up my other guitars for one Boucher.
Cheers . Hope you make the leap .
@@ShawnBrockMusic
So modest . You're a terrible liar too 😁😁. Ha ha
Everyone here agrees that you play great Shawn .
BTW ... I tell it like it is.
Have you recorded any music on guitar.....? Sorry for not researching that before asking you .
@@BobsYoureuncle Man I have recorded jazz and classical solo albums, and all my Bluegrass stuff has been me supporting other artists. I have had a pretty successful career playing sessions, and I’m actually getting ready to put out a couple of solo Bluegrass albums. I sort of lied when I said I hadn’t made one of those before, but the last time was when I was 16 years old, so it’s been a while lol.
Amazing I just wish I could afford one.
They definitely do a wonderful job on everything that I have played which has come out of the Boucher shop.
Exceptional in every way ! Wow !
They sure do an awesome job on these instruments man. I appreciate you taking the time to watch.
I played a Boucher years ago at Elderly Instruments. I couldn't believe the sustain. The strummed chords were so smooth !@@ShawnBrockMusic
Dude your awesome for a guy that's blind you play better than most people I've seen on RUclips 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Oh man, I sure appreciate it dude!
So true.... Sooooo true
Thanks for your skillful review sir. I hear those overtones ring on and on. That's a Robin Boucher all right.
You Canadians sure know how to build a fantastic Guitar! 🫡 I sure appreciate you taking the time to watch sir.
What a great sounding guitar! I have owned several Martin guitars and i think this Boucher beats any of them, and they were all great guitars! One day i will get one. I have a foreign made guitar with Solid Bubinga back and sides and Engleman AAA Top and she sounds great, but the Boucher would be hard to beat. You sure bring it out man. Great picking. I am from the hills of Southwestern Virginia and love Bluegrass.
Brother I sure appreciate you watching. I have recently relocated back from Texas to Middlesboro Kentucky, so we probably aren’t far apart. I appreciate the kind words, and believe you probably can’t go wrong with a Boucher.
Great review Shawn... you have a very natural way of talking about these things. Great playing too mate!! I'm just about to put my Boucher order in!!
Hi Dave, thank you very much Sir! I don’t think you would be happy with a Boucher! They are the whole package!
@@ShawnBrockMusic
Shawn check this freudian thought
WHEN SHAWN BROCK AND JP CORMIER RAVES ABOUT BOUCHER,WOW I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE KILLER PLAYERS BUT MAN THAT GUITAR SOUNDS MAGIC.
Great review...
Thank you, and thanks for taking time to watch!
Great playing on a beautiful guitar!
Thank you my friend for your kind words!
Boucher..... not to be confused with Bourgeois....ha! That dag gone case is nice!
Man I tell you, Boucher sure has the whole package! Great stuff!
Dang, this never gets old. Great playing brother. I have the same guitar on the way only with Madagascar back and sides.
Brother I appreciate you watching as always. Yeah, I just listen to Jake Workman playing one of those, and loved it. I couldn’t decide if I liked it or the mahogany the best. Of course, that’s always my problem; always thinking I’m in need of some guitar harem lol.
@@ShawnBrockMusic heck yes. When I get mine I'm going to do a full breakdown of the tone, I'll let you know. I played the mahogany one and it rocks.
@@ShawnBrockMusicTell J.P. to send you one of his ..... no man needs THAT many guitars ..... nevermind over 10 Bouchers lmao
@@BobsYoureuncle LMAO you are correct about that. I will allow a man plenty of latitude, but when is enough enough? Lol he has some beautiful instruments over there, I always think of the one with the inlay of dice and all of that. Man that is something.
@@ShawnBrockMusic
It definitely was the perfect gift for him .
You seem like the type of player who could make a walmart guitar sound great! That being said...that boucher sounds wicked! Great review and awesome playing :)
Thank you very much for watching, I do what I can LOL. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t LOL. Yes, Boucher is an awesome company to say the least!
A handy demonstration of how a capo doesn't affect the tone of Robin's guitars at all.
You are absolutely correct on that! You can take this thing up past the seventh fret even, and it is still mashing 100%! Boucher are really building some very special instruments in my opinion.
I’m tempted to buy a Boucher just because he uses that awesome tweed case. I bought a reso guitar from Tooter Meredith a long time ago and he sent it to me in a similar case… Tooter built an amazing dobro…
I think he has every other maker that I know of at the current time beat with that case lol. Man that is top shelf!
There built very well
Man they sure are, the true testimony of how much care a craft person takes is on the inside, and they have as clean of a Guitar on the inside as they do the outside. Very impressive.
Astonishing guitar - like pretty much all the Boucher's I've seen reviewed. My next guitar will have to be a Boucher...
Man they sure know what they’re doing up there. They make one of the few torrafied guitars that still maintains a very natural sound in my opinion.
you will not regret it
@@dietersdawgs I'm just about to order one from Canada - BG-52. I think the one that's available and affordable is without the gold or master packs, but I assume it'll still be a monster.
@@michaelwebster8389 You'll love it mine doesn't have the gold pack either.....all the torrefication does is artificially age it, so an untreated top will " torrify" over time. Nice thing is your natural top will continue to sound better.Once it's torrified, that's it. But Boucher knows how to torrify them properly so either way your " golden" eh! Good for you you will not be disappointed!
@@michaelwebster8389 I just got a new shock mount for my condenser mic so I'm going to put up a video of my Boucher on my RUclips channel if you want to check it out. No gold package but my guitar is now 7 or 8 years old and aging nicely. It's under Randall Selinger or Estudiorudolpho video should be up by tonight or tomorrow.
Good review.....I'm a Canadian and I liked it eh! Great guitars. I have a mahogany studio goose only thing I did was put in boxwood bridge pins. Love mine so much I actually have two killer pickups in it for live stuff but prefer it mic'd.
just for aesthetics...boxwood is very dense and a light colour contrast with the ebony bridge...no other reason that that.@@BobsYoureuncle
Why boxwood over the Tusq ? ?
@@BobsYoureuncle aesthetics....nice contrast to the ebony bridge
@@dietersdawgs
Oh ok .
Tusq is available in blk and white... with and w/o dots .
If you place an order , vs off the shelf of a Boucher store , I would hazard a guess that you may be able to request specifics and save yourself time and labour and additional cost .
I like tusq pins, I also like the pins it came with they were black with abalone dots...I try out different pins but only use bone, tusq, or hardwoods like ebony and boxwood. I have about a dozen steel string acoustics, about half of them have tusq, a couple have bone, and the rest ebony or boxwood.@@BobsYoureuncle
Great Guitar and Player as well, Boucher Guitars are some of the best guitars I've played, Robin and his crew build some amazing guitars, you play exceptionally well, great video, SUBSCRIBED
Thank you very much for subscribing my friend, and for your kind comment.
Shawn, love the reviews. Do you generally prefer 1 3/4 nut width?
Hey Cory, yes, for the most part, I would rather have 1 3/4. I played 1 11/16 for a lot of years, but once I got into classical guitar, the 1 3/4 seemed a little easier for transitioning. Having said that, I seem to be able to adapt and get used to any of the common sizes and thicknesses though.
Hey Shawn, I’m in the market for a boutique dreadnought. What would be your top picks? I’m leaning towards Boucher, Atkins, or Collings?
I appreciate your time and your playing…. Lol
All three definitely make very fine instruments. With Boucher, I think you get a lot more higher and features for the same or less than the price of a Collings. For example, if you have a preference of a Adirondack top, this is pretty standard equipment for Boucher, while with the others, you will pay a huge upgrade charge. The only thing that would make me recommend one over the other, is if you have a preference for very large vintage style necks; in that case you would probably have to go with a Collings T or vintage now option. I don’t know if it means anything, but I have owned a Boucher, and have not owned the others, though I have played them. Thanks for taking the time to watch, and I hope that you thoroughly enjoy whatever it is you end up getting.
Nice guitars but a little modern for me Get that Dude of Dales and pound away on that.Closer top home I like that that Crowder you played.
The Crowder for sure sounded good, it was too bad that the bass E rolled off of the fretboard, but that was probably fixed by its new owner. Just a little nut work is all she needed. It was a wonderful sounding 18 for sure!
There are a few interesting things about your guitar. It has the head stock of the BG series, not the SG series. It also has the tuning pegs of the BG series, not the SG series. It does have the correct fret markers of the SG series. Was this a custom order, perhaps? It definitely sounds like an SG series. In any case, beautiful guitar. Enjoy.
I wondered about all of this myself, but I understand that the contradictions between each of the features is explained by it having the vintage package on it. Apparently that adds in the traditional style headstock, open back tuners, and the torrefied top. It is a good deal, the vintage pack. I need the same in a sunburst mahogany. 😀
The SG models are available with the Vintage Pack. ( the Vintage Pack includes: Torrefied top / square headstock / oper gear tuners / bone nut ) keeps all the same Studio inlays 5mm dot inlays and it set up from the factory with lights. Plays like a Studio Goose looks a bit like a Bluegrass Goose.
Makes a fella want to go goose hunting.
Man, Boucher makes a killer machine for sure! I’m very proud of the work They are doing up there.
Boucher does Not build any guitars with tops less than AAAA Grade Adirondack .
That's 4 A's , not 3 .
Everyone that knows Boucher , is witness to what you experinced in this video Shawn with Boucher's ability to ring and ring and ring some more .
A bit of advice for every soul out there wanting a Boucher , or thinking of them as their one day guitar .... the Boucher brand is steadily picking up awareness by guitarists everywhere . Mostly from good folks like you Shawn . With that being said , demand is steady and on the rise. So is the price tag .
Just saying ! Food for thought .
Nothing goes down in price as they say .
Robin has been excelling as a Master Luthier.
His processes are superior in my ooinion and in the opinion of many other guitarists.
These guitars are hand built , and ONLY the best woods used.
Robin will NOT release a guitar that does not meet his insanely high standards .
If you think this guitar rings crazy well ( and it does ) put a Master Grade Boucher in your hands .... if you can find one.
Generally it's an "order only" guitar .
The intonation will blow your mind on a Master Grade Boucher .
P.S. - J.P. Cormier owns over 10 .... I've lost count but it is probably more .
J.P. likes all great guitars openly , but Robin Bouchers guitars have his heart .
Disclaimer : If you buy a Boucher , you'll never look at another guitar the sane again !
in English-kwebec, in French kaybec. Definitely not cuebec.
just like zed and zee eh
@@dietersdawgs
True.
One is north / south.
The other sorta east / west 😂