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02-02-2023, 07:57 PM
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NGD: Boucher PS-SG-161 Private Stock Flamed Maple OM hybrid.
So I came home with this Boucher guitar today, even had my wife with me and she loves it, so win-win.
It's a Boucher Private Stock Maple OM hybrid, model PS-SG-161 with a beautiful flame maple back and sides, just stunning to look at but what's really great it sounds every bit as good as it looks. I wouldn't buy a guitar just on looks that's for sure. I played a bunch of other guitars while I was at this store and this one actually sounded the best to my ears and to my wife's. I was surprised to find that the maple back and sides didn't make the guitar sound bright or strident at all! I just guessed that it might be on the bright side but nope. Just sounds awesome! I would characterize the sound as full, detailed and loud if you want it to be, it's just ridiculous really. It's as loud as a dreadnought if you dig into it. I was surprised that there wasn't a huge upcharge for the Private Stock flamed maple, it was reasonable so I went with it but man, the sound is where it's at. I apologize if I didn't upload the photos properly, it's not for lack of trying, I'm not the best with photos and computers, so sorry about that. https://imgbox.com/yweBhode https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...ud?usp=sharing Last edited by Burstbucker; 02-04-2023 at 01:41 PM. 
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#3
02-02-2023, 08:03 PM
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And more pics.....
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...4vC61QfbYnfmRP
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...hfjzADw9_oFgwa https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...i8vcOYDPgHZOWn https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...fBHXal2shprfCU https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...l0EbymvzdgJ-aD
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#4
02-02-2023, 08:05 PM
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And the last bunch of pics.....
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...SL3vPWCfUte7Zl
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...2Iv7wDwNlYCPsb https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...hDeUMtcDCPCd9m https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...HXYrkoL_1Iwo3e https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...8EgfXMpsFRRu5j https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...Epkqdf2BHiX2Fx
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#5
02-03-2023, 08:30 AM
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Unfortunately, the only picture I could see was the IMGBOX one. But I know how killer Boucher OMs are. I am glad you went ahead and bought that dream guitar. I do not think any other builder does OMs as well as Robin and his team. All of their guitars are amazing, to my ears, a bit above my pay grade, but I still love them.
I heard JP Cormier playing a Boucher maple jumbo recently, and that guitar sounded like something from Heaven, lol. And I bet yours is just as divine. Congrats!
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#6
02-03-2023, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
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"I know in the morning that it's gonna be good, when I stick out my elbows and they don't bump wood." - Bill Kirchen
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#7
02-03-2023, 08:39 AM
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Yeah, sorry to say none of the pics worked except one. Anyway, pics or not, I get it as I did the exact same "journey" and ended up buying the very same model last summer. You'll love this guitar. Good choice (btw, my wife was with me too the day I bought mine and she went "wow, you should get this one").
Here's the specs: https://boucherguitars.com/guitars/s...ies/ps-sg-161/
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#8
02-03-2023, 09:28 AM
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Man, I really know how to kill a NGD! Lol
No pictures, and for such a stunning looking guitar too, unacceptable! Lol My wife really took a shine to this one of course because of the highly figured flamed maple, I wasn’t sold until I played the thing. Wheeewwww….. I’ll try again this weekend to get some pictures up, sorry to waste everyone’s time clicking on this post.
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#9
02-03-2023, 11:11 AM
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It's definitely not a waste. Just to see your excitement at getting such a great guitar is what it's all about, man. Thanks for sharing!
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#10
02-03-2023, 03:02 PM
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You don't mess around! Glad you got it and it's lovely!!!
Congratulations.  Enjoy every second of playing it.
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#11
02-04-2023, 02:00 PM
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Nice guitar!
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#12
02-04-2023, 02:40 PM
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The pictures in the 2nd link of your OP are working fine. Really nice guitar! I came across a similar flame maple Boucher (but a 12-fret 000) while visiting a shop in Santa Fe earlier this year. It would have gone home with me if I hadn't just bought a H&D from that shop a few weeks earlier. Good catch.
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02-04-2023, 03:20 PM
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02-04-2023, 03:41 PM
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That maple is just jaw-dropping. Hopefully you can record something so we might hear how it sounds.
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02-04-2023, 05:16 PM
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I've never tried recording then uploading the sound but hopefully I'd have better luck with that than trying to post photos! LOL
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