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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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Nice! Is that a ‘74?
I notice you have the cover bolted on as some sort of armrest/handrest. Any photos of you playing the bass, I’m curious how your technique relates to the cover.
The reason I ask is on my Rick 3000, I installed a thumbrest near the bridge to act as a palmrest/handrest.
Nice. Strings are almost under fretboard. Lol. What an instrument. I like it. Got me some GAS now.
Check out page 407. Fretno showed the body of his Vigier.
Nice! I remember Alphonso Johnson playing their carbon fiber models. Recently, while at a music store in France the gentleman told me they no longer make those?
the full carbon necks , yeah I think they stopped back in the late 80's but not totally sure of that . This neck is the most stable I have ever seen & it has no truss rod .
Duh, Google is my friend.
This exclusive advanced concept of 10% carbon and 90% wood replaces the traditional metal truss rod with a dense carbon strip to reinforce the neck. Employed for 18 years on all Vigier guitars and basses, this concept makes the neck strong and stable during climate change. We never believed it was logical to drill a hole through a neck and then insert a rod of metal inside. Because wood necks vibrate, they can absorb the energy of the string and shorten sustain. The 10/90 neck is solid, notes ring longer and your sound is precise and powerful.
That is interesting, how would they get the action perfect in the first place? It would seem to me that its easier to just make a neck perfectly straight (which typically doesn't make for perfect action) than make it with the correct amount of relief.
Maybe it's straight but they do some magic in the fret heights?
Also, it as the concept of "perfect action" can be subjective... do they just shoot for an ideal (a la "lowest action possible")?
Looks like magic all around on all of Fretno’s offerings. My bbg4 is pretty good but not perfect. But i will get there.
Came out of the gate a little hot in 2019.
It’s a sig fest but I will pick one at some point.
It’s a sig fest but I will pick one at some point.
