Vigier Guitars

<r>While faffing about on Soundcloud I found a file I&apos;d recorded last year. I had in my possession, just for a couple of days, a Supra7 and Surfretter for review purposes. I told Ben I&apos;d record something on the first day being as the Surfretter isn&apos;t exactly a guitar I was familiar ...

<t>There are lots of guitars I really like (Vigier and otherwise) and I own more than a few but the one I keep going back to more than any other is the SL. I&apos;ve never owned a guitar that simply gets so much right and has an air of both being boutique and yet totally workman like at the same ...

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>Ah, good stuff. I was thinking if I ended up swapping mine out I&apos;d likely head down the BKP route again (had something like 10 sets from them, just something I know and trust) - but, I like the way the Suhr stuff (Aldrich/SSV/SSH+) sounds in a ...

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>Hi Hayden. Have you swapped out the pickups in your SL? **EDIT** Just had a search and found a mention of Sidewynder HH-1s? How do you find they compare to the stock pups in the SL? Cheers, Q.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> They&apos;re very different to the ...

<r><br/> It&apos;s already a veteran of a couple of guitar shows but last weekend I was invited to the Great British Guitar Show to host the Gunslinger event (where people get up on stage and show me up basically <E>:)</E> ). The SL was as flawless as ever and only let down by the person stood ...

Cheers mate Some time next year I may move a little gear out and make room for another Vigier depending on how things go. Course then I have the problem of which to choose

I&apos;ve guessed three of them correctly. By the time you get to the 5th Vigier CD in 2018 I should have gotten the remaining seven.

<t>Great post! I&apos;ve used my SL at a couple of shows now and people really do want to know what the * it is which is cool. I&apos;ll have it with me for the Birmingham show at the weekend too. As for only playing Vigier, I can understand that and if we didn&apos;t have a nipper on the way in the ...

I can&apos;t wait to try one of the seven string Excalibur&apos;s out. I have to say the new iMetal board looks great, I think I prefer it to the gold sheen of the Delta metal version.

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>The zebro coils look great! I think the green strings look good, too! But then again, I&apos;m a huge fan of Christophe Godin&apos;s Metal Kartoon guitar (I love mismatched superstrats)... <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Always loved the look of that model ...

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>Nice one Hayden - you will have to put up some audio samples . The zebra stripe coils really suit too. I&apos;ve left mine stock for now - but thinking about some pup changes How do you find the DR strings? I&apos;ve heard reports that the coating ...

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The green strings are temporary (I had to give them a whirl though!) but the zebra coil Sidewynder HH-1 humbuckers are for keeps. Even changed the zero fret the other day and was surprised by how easy it was, I didn&apos;t even manage to damage anything at all!

That looks so good! I don&apos;t have the courage to have my Vigier scalloped so I have to jump on one of my others to get that fix. 

Just a few more I would love to see playing Vigier.Buckethead.


Marty Friedman.Nuno Bettencourt.Vinnie Moore

Pidda2k wrote:I&apos;m not looking anymore!Thank you JPMike for letting me buy your precious Shawn Lane Signature! Can&apos;t wait to get it home..

You are going to be SO happy when that baby turns up  

<r><QUOTE author="Ben"><s>[quote="Ben"]</s>Check out the new issue of iGuitar for a really cool interview with Guthrie Govan discussing his Excalibur Surfreter Supra, plus a fantastic fretless video lesson from Guthrie as well!! <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Awesome interview. I always find it mesmerising ...

<r> <QUOTE author="1Patrice Vigier"><s>[quote="1Patrice Vigier"]</s>As it stands right now, Mattias is sticking with Itaru of Caparison. Not sure if the Caparison brand will continue, but I believe it&apos;s Itaru&apos;s intention to continue building in one capacity or another.<e>[/quote]</e ...

Mattias ia Eklundh. Not sure if the rumours about Caparison guitars are true but he&apos;d be an excellent endorsee. His clinics are also superb.Alex Hutchings.Smooth, tasteful, technically amazing.

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>That makes it even more "arty" Looks like you got a particularly excellent piece of figured alder. Looking forward to more pics and videos!!<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> The guitar is beyond perfect, I will be making a video extolling its virtues in a far ...

 

Hayden wrote:  Did she not offer to iron it for you?!? 

Yes, but only if she could do so while I was wearing it.

This is the only pic I have so far. I was getting all "arty" with it until the wife pointed out I hadn&apos;t ironed my shirt 

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>Nice one Hayden, glad you managed to join the club also - you certainly deserve to after your excellent review - did you get the Master Series in Black? I have 9-46&apos;s on mine at the mo - just about stops me pushing the low E off the &apos;board ...

<r> <QUOTE author="Hayden"><s>[quote="Hayden"]</s>I must agree, Hayden. The Lane is one of the easiest playing guitars I have tried, and given that Vigiers are beautifully and effortlessly playable + very responsive is saying a lot.The 0 radius has a lot to do with that. I wondered how I would find ...

<r>Well, I&apos;ve had 24 hours or so with the guitar now (Sadly not all of them playing, sleeping and eating have to be attended to!) which is very different to having a guitar in for review, when it&apos;s your own you are far less distanced. And the outcome? Possibly one of the finest instruments ...