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Discontinued – Boucher Mahogany Goose SOLD

Discontinued - Boucher Mahogany Goose SOLD

Norman Boucher founded Canada’s first guitar manufacturing company in La Patrie Quebec in 1968 and began to built Dreadnought style guitars with “X” bracing patterns inspired by C.F. Martin. Norman’s son Claude continued to build and research guitars after Norman Guitars Inc. closed its doors and sold its trade mark in 1988. Today Norman’s nephew Robin and cousin Claude run Boucher Guitar Products Inc. building high quality acoustic guitars and sharing their passion with Claude’s son Nicholas.

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G.W. Barry OM CW Brazilian 2007 (Consignment) SOLD

G.W. Barry OM CW Brazilian 2007 (Consignment) SOLD

This Barry OM CW has got Tone with a capital “T.” Featuring a beautiful dark Brazilian rosewood sides and back and a bearclaw sitka spruce top this guitar squeezes very once of sonic bliss out of its tone woods. Great note fundamental clarity and sustain are complemented by layer upon layer of rich and complex overtones which provides an inspiring playing and listening experience!

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G.W. Barry OM Maple 2001 (Used) SOLD

This is one of those guitars where I’m sure OM stands for Oh Mamma…. this guitar sounds great! Not only is this guitar super comfortable to play with its compact OM body size and low profile neck profile but it is as light as a feather! Big leaf maple is a dense hard wood which is often described as bright sounding because it has fewer overtones than other medium density woods and has a quicker note decay. However, maple does have a very focused and dominate note fundamental with a treble sparkle that really cuts through a mix making it a preferred tone wood for live performance. Some players find that maple guitars are overly bright and lack bass response but that is certainly not the case with this guitar. There is probably more tight and defined bass response on this guitar than any other maple instrument that I have heard. The treble sparkle and laser beam like note fundamental is still there but the lower midrange and bass provide extra girth to the overall sound making this an exceptional sounding guitar for use in solo or band settings. As always the simple but elegant design aesthetic from G.W. Barry makes this guitar as appealing visual as it is tonally!

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Bourgeois Soloist 2007 (Consignment) SOLD

Bourgeois Soloist 2007 (Consignment) SOLD

A true finger style OM cutaway with premium European spruce and Brazilian rosewood this guitar looks and sounds amazing!!  The dark chocolate coloring and distinct grain lines of the Brazilian rosewood are immediately eye catch and are perfectly complemented by the contrast of the light European spruce top. The tone is captivating with a crisp yet silky note fundamental and layer upon layer of rich complexity in the overtones. This one makes me want to play for hours!

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Bourgeois Signature D 2007 (Consignment) SOLD

An absolute tone monster from top to bottom, the Signature D from Bourgeois may just be the best sounding modern dreadnought being built today. Soft yet clear treble frequencies and layers of rich overtones project from this beautiful flat top with ease. This guitar has a high tone and volume ceiling and responds really well to both soft and aggressive right hand attacks!

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Gibson J-50 1965 (Consignment) SOLD

This all original Gibson J-50 has seen a bit of play over the years and has quite a bit of lacquer checking but is in great overall shape. The neck is very comfortable to play and the full warm and woody tone this flat top produces would be right at home in the recording studio or on stage!

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