Well, I've always been a badger kind of guy, and have some great ones. About a year ago I got a Semogue 620 boar, used it off and on for a few weeks, and then shelved it for a while.
Recently, I was rearranging and decided to give it another chance. It wound up moving to the top spot in my rotation for the last week. I soaked it while stropping and then used it on a variety of my harder soaps such as MWF, Maggards Lime & Bergamot, Ogallala Bay Rum, etc. with each of them, it built a rich creamy lather and did a great job of face lathering for me. I love it and will keep working my way through the stash of my hard soaps.
Most interesting, I looked back and found that I only paid $21.95 for it! New favorite!