Vigier Club

I still have my Arpege I that I bought new in '87 (it was made in '86, and have a very low, two-digit serial #).

Plays just as great today, amazing basses. I'll put up a pic some day.

 

Put a set of TI flats on it today - first time it has seen anything but rounds. No fret wear what so ever. Are they steel frets...?

Got a couple of pics. A few dings and marks, but at least I made them all myself.

 

A couple of the neck and headstock.

Serial #02X.

 

Sure. Not usually too keen on numbers, but the Vigier is special..,

 

Yeah, that neck is all graphite, different from the current graphite re-inforced wooden necks. I like the snake skin pattern.

 

I've been wondering why Vigier got away from the all graphite neck approach. Anyone know why? I remember back in the early 90's,I wanted a Vigier Slapper,or the Beelzebub Model so bad. Awesome stuff.

 

I don't know why they changed that recipe.

That neck is extremely stiff. There's no truss rod in it, but I've used anyhting from Roto funkmasters to heavier sets with an E up to 110 on it. Never was a problem.

To my ear the neck makes the bass very lively sounding, with LOTS going on in the upper mids.

 

I have and play an Arpege I bought from John Wetton. He plays it in the video "Did it all for Love"

Picture is me at my last gig

 

Thanks.

 

Nice bass!

 

You’re too nice… just slap a number on him.

Maybe someone can give a little history on these things so lurkers who are ignorant like me don’t have to google.

 

A Vigierclub, nice!

I would like a number and later on i'll post some pictues of my 2 Passions and my Excess Indus.

 

Me and my 1992 Vigier Passion.