This is a rare and unique excellent condition 2011 Boucher Spruce Goose handmade in Quebec, Canada. The body features an all Adirondack build, top, back, sides and braces with a Mahogany neck, Rosewood binding, Abalone Pearl 41 style top purfling, rosette, back strip and wedge purfling and much more.
Wonderful tone, perfect for the recording studio without lots of overtones. Really clean and balanced. There is a L.R. Baggs Lyric pickup system installed as well.
Includes original deluxe Hiscox hardshell case.
Free shipping in the continental United States.
Excerpt from Premier Guitar magazine
Gayla Drake- Robin Boucher likes to use Adirondack spruce in his guitars. And for good reason—many guitarists consider it the finest top wood of all. With the AVT Spruce Goose, however, Boucher has taken his Adirondack fascinations a step further, building the top, back, and sides entirely out of spruce. You might consider this unusual—even radical—but the bottom line is this guitar sounds unique and is really versatile too.
Adirondack Rocks
Many players love Adirondack spruce (sometimes called red spruce) for a top. Many luthiers consider it more responsive than Engelmann, German, or Sitka spruce. Bob Taylor has said using Adirondack is like adding a cup of sugar to your tone. At the very least, good Adirondack tops will add a little glitter and top-end bite to a guitar’s sound. And the best ones will also add the strength and elasticity to the bottom end that makes a guitar sound very even. However, it’s extremely unusual to encounter a guitar made with an Adirondack top, back, and sides.
The Spruce Goose is sort of the guitar equivalent of a blonde starlet—elegant and gorgeous. The very pretty, pale-hued body is complemented by the abalone trim, including the rosette, back stripe, and top binding. The fit and finish are impeccable, too. The body binding is Indian rosewood, which complements the spruce perfectly, and the fretboard is bound with ivoroid.
Though the neck is made of super-stable and substantial South African mahogany, it doesn’t make the lightweight Spruce Goose top heavy at all. In fact, the Goose is one of the most well balanced guitars I’ve ever had in my lap. The OOO-sized body is comfortable and compact—just under 15 1/4″ wide and just 4″ deep, gracefully curving to a slim 3 1/4″ at the neck joint. The scale length is a familiar and comfortable 25 1/2″.
Glitter Box
The first thing I noticed about the sound of this guitar is its overarching brilliance. The Goose has a complex high end that sounds like a choir of soft-voiced angels. It’s not loud, doesn’t project quite like rosewood- or mahogany-backed guitars, and it’s not likely to be the loudest guitar at a jam session. But the Goose’s rich, even, and dazzling midrange and high-midrange could make it a studio superstar—particularly on a rock or pop track. Not surprisingly, given its size and harmonic signature, the Goose is also a sweet fingerstyle guitar that responds nicely to either flesh or nails. And when you strum it, the glistening high end is pronounced without being overwhelming or blurry.
