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Guns~N~Roses Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT to Create ALL-STAR BAND - In support of 2008 ROCK AGAINST DIABETES Charity Concert |
| May 02nd 2008 |
Guns~N~Roses Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT to Create ALL-STAR BAND
In support of 2008 ROCK AGAINST DIABETES Charity Concert
HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 1, 2008) - Guns N Roses guitarist Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot) has committed himself to this years Rock Against Diabetes event by orchestrating an All Star Band composed of top metal/rock artists of the last two decades.
"I want to help bring attention, awareness, and hopefully get some people thinking about what they can do to prevent diabetes, or how they can lend a hand to someone living with it" explains Thal. "I have been reaching out to musicians to form a group that hasn't ever played together before, something very special just for this one night. This is an important event, and it's a privilege to be able to participate.
Participants of the All Star Band, yet to be named will be announced once they commit to the project. More information on the All Star Band, as well as current and any other lineup changes can be found at ... |
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New guitar for Cristophe Godin |
| April 02nd 2008 |
Christophe Godin is a fun vector.
After a neon yellow/blue/pink guitar and a sparkle gold one,
last week we finished an orange guitar !
This one sure isn't for everyone, but Christophe
is the keeper of disco, kitsch and fun !
Lately a few special orders came out of our
production floor, and it seems like funky colours are back.
Check out the Museum section of the forum,
we'll post a new funky guitar picture every week this spring ^^ |
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Vigier Introduces the Fish guitar! |
| April 01st 2008 |
This exclusive and limited release features 3 carbon necks:
an expert neck, a surfreter fretless neck and a 12-strings neck.
It will be available with the new exclusive DiMarzio D-Blasters active pickups.
Only 5 Triple Fishes will be produced.
So you'd better order yours soon… |
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Messe Frankfurt |
| February 04th 2008 |
Vigier, pioneers of carbon fiber technology, will be exhibiting at the Musik Messe Frankfurt held Germany 12th - 15th March 2008.
Come visit us at Hall 4.2 booth B30 and experience for yourself our new bass lines:
Excess Roger Glover Original
Arpege 4 and 5 strings
Passion 4 and 5 strings
and a new Marilyn guitar
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NAMM 2008 |
| December 10th 2007 |
Vigier, pioneers of carbon fiber technology, will be exhibiting at the winter NAMM show held in Anaheim California, USA 17th - 20th January 2008.
Come visit us at Hall C booth #4762 and experience for yourself our new bass lines:
Excess Roger Glover Original
Arpege 4 and 5 strings
Passion 4 and 5 strings
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Happy Excalloween |
| November 31st 2007 |
Halloween; Jack-o’ lanterns, walking pumpkins vampires and mischievous children screaming “trick or treat”…
Well, one of our luthiers, who may actually be a werewolf, decided to create his very own Exclloween guitar. Unfortunately, we cannot sell this guitar, as we had to sacrifice a few innocent souls in order to complete a forbidden ritual and fear it might be haunted.
You can, however, still visit the Vigier Museum section of our forum each week to get a glimpse of all the crazy instruments we have made for artists, discontinued products etc… |
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Limited Edition Walnut tops |
| August 29th 2007 |
Vigier, pioneers of carbon fiber technology, are extremely proud to announce the exclusive release of the highly desirable finest French Walnut tops.
Walnut has a unique warmth and tonal depth, incorporating the snappy attack and solid lows of Ash, smooth highs like Mahogany and textured mids heard in Alder.
Our supplies of this beautifully figured speciality wood, are of limited quantities and are available on the Excalibur Special, Custom, Ultra and Ultra Blues guitars. |
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Georges Vigier past away on Thursday July 25th at 4:40 p.m. |
| July 27th 2007 |
My father, Georges Vigier past away on Thursday July 25th at 4:40 p.m.
In spite of the sadness that I feel, I wish to thank him for the important contribution he made to Vigier Guitars.
He believed in me when everyone was predicting the collapse of my project and was naturally there for me to help when things were hard and there when things got better.
In 1980, he participated in my first trade show. He completely made the booth and many more afterwards. Despite the fact that he was ill, he came to the last trade show in Paris and as usual was happy and proud to see the success of our guitars. (see photo)
In his private life he built homes. He enjoyed designing and constructing and used these talents to build and create in-house machines for Vigier, the first workshop in 1980 and supervised the construction of our last factory in 2001.
He was not a guitarist, but understood how guitars work. From the conception of the first tremolo mounted on ball bearings to the last ... |
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New Deep Purple DVD |
| June 28th 2007 |
The new Deep Purple DVD, "They all came down to Montreux", is the first to present the band performing live the tracks from their album "Rapture of the deep". It also contains all the classics you want to hear and a new exclusive song. Montreux has always been a favourite DP venue, and inspired the classic "Smoke on the water", the most famous guitar riff ever!
Roger Glover was, as usual, playing Vigier basses.
The Roger Glover Signature model, created in collaboration with Roger, is already very popular worldwide.
The Montreux jazz festival was celebrating its 40th Birthday.
Deep Purple have been rocking around for about 40 years too, and it seems like they're not about to stop.
"They all came down to Montreux" Live 2006 is available through Eagle Vision.
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Summer NAMM show |
| June 07th 2007 |
Vigier will be at the 2007 Summer NAMM show in Austin, Texas, booth #1741.
The Summer NAMM show will take place July 27-29 at the Austin Convention Center.
We are proud to announce that our talented endorsees Ed Degenaro and Trip Wamsley will be joining us.
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Vigier Message Board |
| May 22nd 2007 |
The new Vigier user's forum has now been online and running for a few hours.
Come and share your passion for music!
If you're planning on buying a guitar, or just need information, we will be pleased to answer all of your questions.
You can also create a profile including pictures MP3s and Videos to share with fellow members.
Let's Rock and Roll !! |
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Vigier adds left handed models to its Excalibur guitar series |
| December 20th 2006 |
Vigier, pioneer's of carbon fiber will add 2 new left handed models to its successful Excalibur guitar line.These new guitars will be presented at the upcoming Winter NAMM trade show in Anaheim, California.
The models that were chosen by Patrice Vigier and his team to respond to the demand of the left handed community, are the Excalibur Special and the Indus. Both models feature the 10/90 Neck System (10% carbon reinforcement and 90% wood) and the company's exclusive non-locking tremolo mounted on ball bearings.
Due to the combination of the tremolo mounted on ball bearings and the 10/90 Neck System, tuning stability remains very good even during intense tremolo use.
Just like the rest of the line, these new left handed models will benefit from a two year limited guarantee.
A high resolution picture is available on the web at the following address: |
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UK Office |
| December 19th 2006 |
From January 2007 Vigier, the carbon fiber pioneer, will be operating a UK office under the name of High Tech Distribution UK.
Vigier Guitars has appointed Ben Whatsley as the new sales manager for the company's guitar and basses in the UK.
Ben Whatsley is well respected for his successful management of both Wembley Guitar Centre and the rock department of Percy Prior's Music in Salisbury.
Ben Whatsley has significant experience of playing and selling Vigier guitars, as well as basses for over six years. His unique product knowledge will enable him to assist with all aspects of the distribution, supply and support of Vigier within the UK.
Vigier was started in 1980 and is renowned for such innovative ideas as the revolutionary 10/90 Neck System.
A high resolution picture is available on the web at the following address: |
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NEW EXCESS ROGER GLOVER SIGNATURE BASS |
| June 14th 2006 |
Roger Glover and Vigier Guitars are proud to announce the release of the Excess Roger Glover signature bass.
With over a 100 million albums sold with Deep Purple or as a producer of bands like Status Quo, Rainbow, White Snake etc... , Roger Glover is undoubtedly one of the most successful bass players of the hard rock scene and also the first and only bass player in the world to own a Vigier signature bass.
This bass features an Excess alder body with a maple top, phosphorescent dots on the fingerboard (available in rosewood or maple), phosphorescent contours around the knobs and a brand new 3-band EQ electronic designed by Glockenklang amplifiers.
Vigier has been building guitars and basses since 1980 and was founded by Patrice Vigier. Vigier is recognized for its pioneer use of advanced carbon fibre technology, innovations and high quality products.
Vigier guitars and basses are entirely hand made in France.
A high resolution picture of the Excess Roger Glover is available ... |
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EXCLUSIVE NEW STRAP BUTTON WITH SECURED END PIN |
| April 20th 2006 |
For rapid stage whirlers that want to avoid the crushing and crashing experience of dropping their precious guitar because of a strap button that is not securely in place, Vigier, the carbon fiber pioneer, has come to the rescue.
Patrice Vigier and his team have designed an end pin older with a brass casing that inserts deep into the body and locks the strap button in place.
The design is exclusive and is only offered on Vigier guitars and basses.
A high resolution picture of the secured strap button is available on the web at the following address: |
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NEW EXCALIBUR BUMBLEFOOT SIGNATURE GUITAR |
| January 14th 2006 |
Bumblefoot and Vigier Guitars are proud to announce the release of the Excalibur Bfoot signature guitar. After several years of close collaboration with Vigier guitars, Bumblefoot has now entered the very private club of Vigier signature guitar players.
This amazing guitar features the pickup routing Bumblefoot designed, a tremolo, mounted on roller bearings, that rests on the body, a rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets, a hardened zero fret and, like the other Excalibur, the 10/90 carbon fibre/maple wood neck system.
Finally, Bumblefoot's inventiveness has made use of a sewing thimble as a bottle neck. It's been conveniently placed on the guitar body so it can be easily used and replaced.
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NEW EXCALIBUR SHAWN LANE SIGNATURE GUITAR |
| February 14th 2005 |
Shawn Lane's family and Vigier Guitars are proud to announce the release of the Excalibur Shawn Lane signature guitar; an improved replica of the guitar he exclusively played from 1995 when he first met Vigier, until his death in 2003.
The most important and original details in this guitar are:
1. A flat fingerboard
2. A shorter scale compared to the rest of the Excaliburs that measures 630mm / 24,8"
3. Its exceptional low action; string height is at 0,7 mm / 0,027" from the 12th fret
Like the other Excaliburs, it features the 10/90 carbon fiber/maple wood neck system, a tremolo that pivots on ball bearings to reduce friction, 24 frets, and a hardened zero fret.
The Shawn Lane signature guitar is very easy to play and ideal for guitarists that want to shred.
It will be presented at the NAMM show, hall C, booth no. 4262 on the Salwender International stand.
Vigier has been building guitars and basses since 1980 and was founded by Patrice Vigier. Vigier is recognized for ... |
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Indus now available in TextWhite |
| January 01st 2004 |
Vigier will unveil at the upcoming Winter NAMM show in January its Indus guitar in a new colour : TextWhite. A pickguard with a binding in black has been fitted to add class and refine it.
Before this update, the Indus (first made in 1999) was only available in TextBlack.
The finish has a granite feel and five years later, its quality has remained unmatched in the industry.
Features on the Indus are a 10/90 Neck System (maple wood, bolt-on neck reinforced with carbon fiber,) Vigier's non-locking tremolo mounted on ball bearings -made to rival with locking ones, locking machine heads, and two PAF humbuckers by DiMarzio. Sound on this model stands out because it is the most rich and classic of all of the Vigier range.
Vigier the carbon fiber pioneer has been making high quality and innovative instruments since 1980.
A high resolution picture of the Excalibur Indus in TextWhite is available on the web at the following address: |
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Vigier presents a new memory guitar |
| March 01st 2003 |
IN SHORT
At the upcoming Musik Messe in Frankfurt, Germany, Vigier Guitars will present a prototype of its new memory guitar, able to memorize up to 17 pickup combinations as well as, its volume and tone control setting.
The memory system memorizes a passive sound but, WILL NOT MODIFY the original sound of the pickups.
The guitar is MIDI compatible meaning that sound changes can be made through any MIDI device such as, a pedal board, effect, etc… and accept up to 128 program changes.
Vigier is not a novice. In 1983, the company produced the world's first memory guitar, known as the Nautilus. See archives! The main difference with this new model, is that it's much more easier to use yet, as efficient. Also as far as the company knows, it is again, unique.
The prototype can be seen and heard on Vigier stand no. D70 in hall 4.0.
IN TECHNICAL DETAILS :
The 17 pickup combinations are as follows on the presented model:
The pickup toggle switches on the guitar work as follows: ... |
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New bass, Excess Indus |
| January 01st 2003 |
Vigier Guitars, pioneers of carbon fiber technology, are presenting at the winter NAMM Show the Excess Indus bass.
Like the Excess Original, it features a carbon fiber neck reinforcement system called 10/90 (10% carbon and 90% maple) and two single-coil pickups coupled with a hum canceling circuit.
The sound of this professional bass is full with a lot of room that cuts through. It was truly designed for live performances as well as studio recording.
The Excess Indus bass features the same textured black finish used on the Excalibur Indus guitar. Combined with black hardware, this unique finish gives the Indus a high tech and classy look.
A high resolution picture is available on the web at the following address: |
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Tim Donahue signs with EMI-Toshiba : |
| January 01st 2003 |
Vigier Guitars endorsee, TIM DONAHUE has been signed to the EMI-Toshiba label for his new album, "MADMEN & SINNERS".
The album features Donahue's virtuosic fretless guitar work on the Vigier Surfreter Supra.
Working with Tim on this major production is the #1 voice in progressive heavy metal today, JAMES LABRIE of DREAM THEATER.
MADMEN & SINNERS is scheduled for release in 2003.
In addition, TIM DONAHUE can be heard on the newly released GUITARS FOR FREEDOM VOL. 2, which features other guitarists such as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Steve Lukather.
Find more information on our web site www.vigierguitars.com and a JPEG photo of TIM DONAHUE at |
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Walter Trout Expert in Blues |
| January 01st 2003 |
Vigier, the advanced guitar designer, is proud to welcome L.A.Music Award Blues phenomena, Walter Trout to Vigier's circle of artists and users.
With a reputation for rippin' licks alongside the greatest names in blues including John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Canned Heat, the Vigier Expert series guitar provides extreme value to his stage performance.
With Trout's on stage ability and his Vigier guitar, he keeps the art of blues thriving and vivacious. "My Vigier Expert guitar plays great and sounds awesome. It has an especially full and clear tone down on the lower strings. A lot of guitars tend to get muddy in that area, but not my Vigier. The sustain is incredible but not at the expense of the clarity of tone. It stays in tune very well through all my crazed bending of strings. It plays with lots of ease and a minimum of effort. It's an awesome guitar," says Trout. Beyond any doubt, Vigier's scorching guitar sound enhances the boundaries ... |
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