Vigier Guitars

<t>That&apos;s great Ben! Jon here (ex Line 6) - I have a 101b and the oversized Bogner 2x12 - that is a great rig. I&apos;ve been using the 101b live for over a year now, I can&apos;t imagine ever wanting another &apos;rock&apos; amp. My rig is guitar>Bad Horsie Wah>Tuner>Bogner (with G-Major in ...

Hi - both guitars now sold - thanks!

Have you checked out some Ecstasy clips at the Bogner site - here&apos;s a cool one - it&apos;s a good example of it&apos;s dark, Marshall-y character - http://www.bogneramplification.com/customshop/Angus101B.mp3J

A few pics (I&apos;m a better guitar player than I am a photographer - but that&apos;s not too difficult...)www.guitarmonster.co.uk/Texas Blues.jpgwww.guitarmonster.co.uk/Texas Blues 2.jpgwww.guitarmonster.co.uk/Expert 54.jpg

<t>The Ecstasy has a Twin-inspired clean channel - it get&apos;s a some flak from some - but it&apos;s pretty much on the money, with the excursion and pre-amp mode choices you can get all kinds of tones. You&apos;ve also got the legendary Blue channel - which is just beautifully detailed dark ...

<t>Ok, from what you&apos;re saying, I think you&apos;re looking for a more open, boutique, 3d sound. You&apos;re right, the Engls et al, are more hi-fi - flatter sounding - great for metal, but lack the sag and character in low to mid gain tones. The Engl Morse is very versatilem but yes, a little ...

Cool! Let it rock...

<t>I tried both models of the Stiletto, for me, they lacked the musicality and soul I was looking for, but to answer your question, the Stage II voicings are definitely more pleasing, not as bright and harsh. Rectifiers have a very characteristic sound - personally, I need more mids now than they ...

<t>I like the idea of a Cornford Roadhouse for blues and fusion, then a Powerball for your modern rock/prog sounds, or a Blackmore if you need less options. The Stiletto just didn&apos;t float my boat - couldn&apos;t really put my finger on it - but it was the least musical of the amps on your list ...

<t>Yup, the Ecstasy and Invader aren&apos;t cheap - but worth every penny! Also - they&apos;ll do what you think you need two amps for! Other option could be a Boogie Roadster - that&apos;s a four channel multi-mode monster too and will definitely cover the tones you need - second-hand ones go for ...

<t>Oh - VHT (now Fryette) are great too. I&apos;ve played the Sig X and it blew me away - lots of tones again - but hard as * when you crank it.It&apos;s a great choice if you need to switch between clean, crunch and lead at a gig - as is the Invader, as is the Bogner... oh god, now I want a new ...

<t>World Guitars near Stroud has a lot of Boogies (and Vigiers!) - it&apos;s a bit of a trek for me but a great store to visit. Elsewhere, PMT Birmingham had Engl&apos;s and Mesa&apos;s in stock (and lots of them) last time I was in there.From your description of tones (Brown sound + dark low mids ...

<t>LOL! I kow how you feel - when I think about buying gear I lose sleep too!Anyway - here&apos;s what I found - I find both the Mesa Rectifier and Stiletto quite brittle sounding - no doubt they are great amps, but they didn&apos;t have enough mids for me - I prefer a sound with more low mids ...

<t>Here&apos;s my 2 cents - I&apos;ve owned Engl Screamer, Engl Powerball, Mesa Stiletto, Mesa Triple Rectifier, Budda Superdrive and currently using a Bogner Ecstasy.I have to say that for flexibility and some great tones, the Engl Screamer (the cheapest option here) is a great amp, especially if ...

<t><br/> Hi fellow Vigier enthusiasts!A growing collection of Vigier&apos;s (and a growing family!) means it&apos;s time to make more space - sob sob!I have have 2 Experts for sale - both looking for good homes to go to - 1. 2001 Expert 54 - White, Maple Fingerboard 2. 2005 Expert Texas Blues, Red ...