KEY FEATURES
back and sides with the optional Adirondack [WM] What separates the Boucher from your
Master Grade spruce top. The bracing is previous choice in guitars?
• Customizable using Boucher option
packs hand-scalloped with a forward shifted X-brace pattern. Gotoh tuners, Tusq ® nut, bone saddle, [Michael] Compared to previous guitars that
• All solid woods a splendid koa body binding with herringbone I’ve owned, I have to say that my Boucher
• Personal attention to detail accent round out the tasteful appointments. feels better than any other. I love how every
When I picked up this guitar and got to play it, I time I pick it up and I strum or fingerpick, I
first noticed how lightweight it is. Michael strung get the immediate response that I want in a
it up with BlackSmith AOT Phosphor Bronze guitar. The action feels great, and the tone is
12’s and for being an OM, it felt incredibly exceptional. The Adirondack spruce tops that
punchy and crisp. The notes and chords just Boucher offers deliver a powerful, punchy
seem to jump out of this guitar! and articulate yet dynamic sound. I also really
• Impeccable tone
• AAAA grade Adirondack red spruce
top
enjoy how warm my Boucher guitar sounds,
The quest never ends. Guitar players seemingly As I mentioned, Michael is a worship leader at how crisp every note is, and the overtones are
have an insatiable appetite for just the right Church Unlimited, a mega church in Corpus unbelievable. Hand downs my favorite guitar
guitar. I believe this quest exists partly because Christi… I got some feedback from the that I’ve ever played.
every guitar has it’s own feel and character just church’s FOH engineer comparing the Boucher as every song has it’s own feel and character. to the guitars he had been playing after Michael The SG-41 base price is $4,049 and Boucher
But the fact remains, when you pick one up played the Boucher for the first time. option packs can add between $495 and $995
each... list price with the appointments and
that’s right, it does not take long to know it.
“I noticed a big difference…much more wood
That’s what happened to my son-in-law, in the new one (Boucher). I’d say it’s much
Michael Bennett this past January at NAMM. more focused and upfront. It has a warm vocal
Michael has been set on his guitars for many quality to it. A much more pleasant timbre to it.”
option (M) reviewed- $4,874.
Handmade in Quebec, Canada
years, preferring his own even over mine (he
did not read that chapter of the son-in-law Since Michael made the purchase, I wanted
handbook)! Granted, he had some very nice him to explain his choice by answering a couple
instruments if I do say so myself. But that day of questions…
he wandered into the Boucher booth was an
eye-opener. My daughter, Sara, now his wife, [WM] What was your first impression playing
first was impressed with Boucher from hearing the OM at NAMM?
Buddy Robertson of Flatt Lonesome play
his; we all began to pay attention to them at [Michael Bennett] When I first played
Summer NAMM 2018. Well, Michael got to sit Boucher Guitars at NAMM, I was blown away by
down in the quiet Boucher booth and really the playability, immediate response, and overall
listen. The more he played, the more he visited tone of the guitars. Especially, the Mahogany
with Guillaume Da Sylva of Boucher, the more OM (SG-41). I was also very impressed with
he knew that Boucher was the direction he how friendly the employees of Boucher were.
wanted to go. He has since begun selling off In fact, after I played these guitars at NAMM, I
his previous preferences and has become a couldn’t stop bringing people into the Boucher
Boucher Ambassador, as he is also a worship booth to hear and play them because of how
leader at Church Unlimited in Corpus Christi, much I loved these guitars. The craftsmanship
TX. is exceptional and the attention to detail for
every guitar is superb! I’m so happy to have my
Michael ordered the Boucher SG-41-M, an very own now and I could not be more pleased
OM Hybrid body with Brazilian mahogany with my Boucher guitar!
September 2019
Base Price: $4,049.00
www.BoucherGuitars.com
Mitch Bohannon
Mitch Bohannon and his wife, Noelle have been
married for over 27 years with three adult kids. Mitch
developed the Short-Cut capo for Kyser and is a
teacher/coach in Louisiana
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