The SG-23 puts African Bubinga into the S-Jumbo, one of the three Studio Goose bodies. Robin Boucher hand-chooses each AAAA Adirondack red spruce top, from spruce that grows near the workshop in Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec, and the series is aimed at players who need an honest acoustic sound on stage and on a recording. The neck is a modified V with a 1.750" nut, joining at the 14th fret, finished in satin against a gloss body.
The SG-22 Dreadnought and the SG-21 OM Hybrid carry the same wood in the other Studio Goose bodies, and the SG12-23-BE is this body as a 12-string. Bubinga figure varies from guitar to guitar, so the photos show one example.
Boucher's option packs, listed below, cover finish, pickups, top grade and trim.
Options for this model include:
- Burst Pack: a hand-applied sunburst, tobacco burst, open amber burst or black top
- Concert Pack: Fishman Matrix Infinity pickup, installed
- Gold Pack: torrefied Gold Touch top and Gotoh gold open gear tuners (not with the Vintage Pack)
- Intimate Concert Pack: K&K Pure Mini pickup, installed
- Master Grade Pack: master grade Adirondack red spruce top, abalone rosette, koa or maple body binding (not with the Ultimate Pack)
- Prestige Pack: Style-41 abalone trim and Gotoh nickel open gear tuners
- Ultimate Pack: master grade Adirondack red spruce top, a choice of exotic or highly figured back and sides (bubinga, cocobolo, maple, koa, Madagascar rosewood or walnut), koa or maple neck binding, high gloss neck, a choice of fretboard inlays, Gotoh 510 tuners (not with the Master Grade Pack)
- Vintage Pack: torrefied top, 1.750" bone nut, tapered square headstock, Gotoh nickel open gear tuners (not with the Gold Pack)
- Left-handed build
Price subject to change based on options chosen.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Canada (built in Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec)
Body Size: S-Jumbo
Neck Joins Body At: 14th fret
Top: AAAA Adirondack red spruce (Picea rubens)
Back and Sides: African Bubinga
Body Finish: Gloss
NECK
Neck Profile: Modified V-shape
Width at Nut: 1.750" (44.5 mm)
Width at 12th Fret: 2.125" (54.0 mm)
Headstock: Boucher original design
Neck Finish: Satin
HARDWARE
String Spacing at Bridge: 2.1875" (55.6 mm)
Tuners: Gotoh closed gear, nickel
CASE
Case: Hardshell case



