Grading The NEW Bourgeois Touchstone Signature Guitar | Full Acoustic Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this comprehensive video, we're diving deep into the world of acoustic guitars with our full review of the Bourgeois Touchstone Signature Models. Join us as we explore every aspect of these exceptional instruments, from their sound and playability to the unique features that set them apart.
Our goal is to provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about whether the Bourgeois Touchstone Signature Models are right for you. From their exquisite craftsmanship to exceptional performance, we'll help you determine if these guitars fit your musical journey perfectly.
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00:58 - Specs
02:55 - Tone
03:48 - Playability
04:53 - Aesthetics
05:44 - Build Quality
07:31 - Overall Value
09:14 - Who Is This Guitar For?
10:21 - The Cons
11:01 - Compared to The Maine Models
11:51 - OM Tone Samples (SN: #2058)
13:25 - Dreadnought Tone Samples (SN: #2060)
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Nice edit showing the front and back at the same time.
Thanks!
Hi there ! Just ordered one here in Europe wanted to thank you for the demos you made on these new Bourgeois guitars. I think Bourgeois was spot on on these ones, for people like me who don’t want to spend the 10k on a full US version. Still expensive but they seem to be offering some good value, I will find out in a few weeks 😊. Thanks again for your videos, very well done.
Thank you so much for watching, we're glad our reviews could help you!
Man ive got so many great guitars... a Bourgeois, a martin and a taylor but the best guitar i own is a fenech. Theyre a small luthiery located in gold coast Australia. But gaddamn their guitars are unreal... Check em out
Did I miss something, did you mention that these guitars are still partnered with Eastman of China like the original Touchstone models? Dana voices the tops then Eastman assembles per bourgeois specs
That is correct
I have a “real” Bourgeois (JOM) and I tested out the standard touchstones locally. Very close in tone and playability. These Madagascar models seem a “touch” (sorry), or more , above the standard models. Yes , partly made in China ,but Lewiston still makes the tops and braces that and Les the final setup. For many, a lifetime investment at a pretty reasonable price.
Partly made in China? 98% made in China..Not a reasonable price..Try to resell one of these and see just how much depreciation it has.
@@billdedrick1914It has Bourgeois on the headstock and the top is hand tuned by Dana's team. Pretty sure it will resell for a decent price. How do I know? My first guitar was a Sigma, Martin's low cost line made in Taiwan. Didn't even say Martin on the headstock. When I sold it 16 years later it was to a guitar shop actually for more than I paid for it new.
I purchased the Bourgeois TS OM Sig shown here, and it arrived 30 minutes ago. Waiting 24 hours to open it is going to be tough.
What are your thoughts on it?
@@DannyBrooks1 Outstanding tone, great playability. Don't think my other guitars are going to get much play for a while.
@@double00spy Great news! I am glad to hear that. They look and sound extremely well done.
OM’s are one of a kind sound ❤
This is a great looking and sounding guitar. The main thing that gives me pause for thought is that here in Ireland I can buy a Martin 000-28 for this money or a Martin 000-28EC for €1k more. At this price point you’re firmly in premium American/Europe build territory. That said it looks beautifully built and sounds bloody nice!
Depends on whether you want to spend more money for what's essentially geography and not sound quality and playability
Jeez, is it just me? I thought both guitars sound "thin" & I`m listening thru good quality speakers. Nothing I heard at that level of dollars got me excited.
Some people are turned off because it's made in China. Quality is Quality know matter where it's built. Is it a Martin, no it's not, what you get is a boutique type of guitar at a more reasonable price. To each their own.
Well don’t think I’ll every own an expensive guitars unless a friend gets me one e lol
😮
You can buy an Eastman with the same woods for a lot less. Since Eastman bought Bourgeois, I’m certain that Dana probably has nothing to do with these builds at all. Him approving these guitars means nothing. Martins makes their lower end guitars in Mexico and they’re priced accordingly.
According to the bourgeois website the tops are touch-tuned by hand by Dana and his team. But go ahead and just keep making up stuff on your own.
@@madmikkelsen7008
I got beach front property in Arizona I’d like to sell you….
Actually, that is the process. We flew up to Lewiston, ME and saw the tops both in process, and vacuum sealed ready to ship. Watch this section of the video from Dana and his team talking about the process: th-cam.com/video/8ZMTUSmQ44I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K5wCEv9GfSv3b5N3&t=146@@sc12100
So it's a souped up eastman and they still couldn't make it affordable? Sad really
$3500 china guitar? Negative lol
I like the concept of these but, at the end of the day, they’re still (for all intents and purposes) Chinese guitars. And paying $3,500 for a Chinese guitar is out of the question.
Yeah can you imagine walking by a d28 or d18, and just being like nah
@@tclaffey zactly
JUST PLAY THE DAMN GUITAR who freaking cares where it’s made you fxcking snobs. If it feels/sounds good get it…. Its not that hard
yes, I would rather have an American made Martin guitar because the Martin is a proven better guitar than this and a D-18 is several hundred less for a proven design made in America. It’s not xenophobic or wrong to reject a guitar because it’s made in China, and by the same token it’s not wrong to buy a Chinese made product when it represents a good value.
@@ZionForman nothing xenophobic about it at all. I would HAPPILY buy a guitar made in Ireland, England, Czechia, France, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc., etc. if I happened to like it. Just not China.
Affordable? For who? Not affordable for the majority of players. Too much money for a Chinese (low labor cost) made guitar.
The people who want a boutique guitar around the same price range as a new Martin
That’s not a boutique guitar.
@@sc12100 it has the boutique guitar sound and it’s something better than a local guitar center factory guitar. It literally bridges the gap between factory made and boutique handmade. It is 110% a boutique guitar for the craftsmanship and time it takes. Is it built by one person? No but neither are the bourgeois guitars, Collings, Boucher, etc. this is a solid built guitar made by skillful people which is why Dana teamed up with Eastman. I would love to know what a boutique guitar is to you? It’s rare, limited availability and numbers. Uses rare and higher grade woods. Everything about it screams higher end. You just have so much hate for a country that you can’t see it. Shit if your buddy moved to china and started building guitars they would be “made in china” just play the dang thing… that’s all
@sc12100 did you know that bourgeois uses tons of cnc machines and tooling to make their "boutique" guitars in Maine? He actively talks about it in several youtube videos. There are probably only a very small few maybe less than 1 percent of all Luther's who are not using cnc tooling to build their guitars. We are talking about the Wayne Hendersons of the world. Old school guys. Define boutique? Boutique is a sound and a refinement of quality. Just because something comes from a different country does not make it low quality. Go buy a mid 2000s Gibson if you think USA means quality. Go buy a 70s Martin or even a recent Martin where the binding comes apart after 2 or 3 years. So sick of these people who scream 'Merica but do not even look around and realize that most Americans particularly the new generation don't exactly care about quality in their disposable world. Made in USA can mean a lot of things depending on the manufacturer. Lexus, Toyota, Honda. Mazda, Subaru. All reliable quality engineered by Japan and Korea and Asian subsidiaries. Meanwhile a Ram made in Merica has a recall because it can literally catch fire even when it isn't running. Smh
@@tonetownusa
When did I ever say Bourgeois was a “boutique” builder ?
All that babble you typed for nothing.
You guys grading the guitars you are trying to sell is sort of like Trump being allowed to give his own property values. This is what is known as a joke.
Is it a good joke? Or like a dad joke? Or more like, "Is that updog you're eating there"?
lol, is that a henway you've got there?@@AcousticShoppe