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The flame maple on this Vigier is truly stunning!! Just the greatest basses in my humble opinion..

An absolute steal of a price too!!

GLWTS😃🤟

GMR make truly fantastic basses..

I've owned 4 string soundboard like this, and a GMR bassforce 4 string which was neck through..

Both wonderful instruments!!

Great playability and wonderful tone..Somebody will be happy..

GLWTS😃👍

I was going to put up my 1990 Thumb NT4! Then after having waxed and cleaned and polished, and played for 4 hours, the reality of selling it would have been crazy..It would be total sellers regret!!

These early thumbs upto 92 with their slim neck profile, have arguably become and rightly so classics..The sound of the fundamental on the low E, just rock when played through an old Trace Elliot rig..

Someone will be very happy with this beauty..

GLWTS 👍 😃

Wow..Basses don't really get much better than this!! Stunning😃👍

13 minutes ago, reggieboomboom said:

Will let it go for £700 as something has come up. 

Pm sent

Brian bought my Westone Super Headless bass..pleasure to deal with..arranged own courier..top man😀👍

5 hours ago, Hellzero said:

What's the preamp in that 1982 Arpège Delta Metal fretless as it's obviously not original (and the pickups are from the 90's)?

 

That said the preamp on the fretted Arpège is not original either. 😉

5 hours ago, Hellzero said:

What's the preamp in that 1982 Arpège Delta Metal fretless as it's obviously not original (and the pickups are from the 90's)?

 

That said the preamp on the fretted Arpège is not original either. 😉

Hi @Hellzero..Tony if I remember correctly. Electrics and pickups on the Arpège 1982 fretless already changed when I purchased.  I am not overly sure what too..I feel it was an EMG preamp..with the pickups changed to the 2nd generation benedetti from early 86 onwards I believe..well they are original on my passion 11 from March 86

It is an Aiguilar OP3 preamp on the fretted Arpège with passive/active switch..works fantastically with this old bass..

All the best..

Alan👍😀

9 minutes ago, BassTool said:

Gary has done an amazing job w/w, he's been a great find, and we do have some other great luthiers up here in the NE.

 

He recently completed a guitar that had been refinished by David Wilson, another big name up here for guitar finishes 👍🏼

Thanks, will definitely be contemplating being in touch in the near future about a refret..I recently did a trade for an excellent condition series 1 Arpege from Bass Direct..traded a very rare series 1 Arpege delta metal fretless for it..Sustains for months!!! Wonderful basses like your Cliff Bordwell..enjoy😉👍

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17 hours ago, BassTool said:

Well, just to say, this was all about me getting one of my bucket list basses, the other was a Wal Pro11e or a Wal Pro 1 - without a lottery win, they won't happen 😆

 

So, just want to make this clear 😉 this refurb was purely for me, I have a few basses that will stay with me till my dying day, and this was always going to join them.

 

Absolute keeper 😎

 

Huge thanks to Gary Bell at Sylva Guitars for transforming my bass, superb work 👌🏼

 

 https://www.sylvaguitars.co.uk/

 

Lovely bloke, and another first class luthier up here in the North East 👍🏼

 

We rehearsed last night for first time with it, I'll need to get used to the shorter neck compared to the Thumb which is now getting too heavy for me - the Vigier is a lightweight in comparison. Band mates loved it, I love it 👌🏼

The job on the fretboard is truly amazing..Great to see pictures of a fretless phenolic fretboard  been stripped down and then fretted to an amazing standard..My dear old passion 111 needs a refret and Newcastle not to far away..Enjoy your bass, It's an out and out beauty🙏😉

14 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

And an Eden Metro combo to play it through! Bliss 😁

14 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

Now on Hold..

8 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

And an Eden Metro combo to play it through! Bliss 😁

Great amps indeed!! 🙂👍

8 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

And an Eden Metro combo to play it through! Bliss 😁

40 minutes ago, spencer.b said:

Never seen one of these before, stunning 

They certainly are..Very versatile 👍

Up for sale.. An all original Westone super headless bass from 1986, in walnut finish, in very good condition, flawless neck..for a 40 year old bass!! Everything works as it should..Hardware in great condition for age..Tuners hold pitch perfectly..

Active/passive switch, phase in out switch..Volume/tone/ bass/treble cut boost pots. Comes with original Westone case in very good condition..This bass is a joy to play and now becoming very hard to come by in thier short year long production..It was the top off the range model and rightly so in my humble opinion..40mm nut 33.75 scale 24 fret..3 piece Maple neck..locking clamp can use normal and double ballend strings..18v circuit.. 

Any questions I will try to answer..Not really looking for trades..Feel free if near Edinburgh area to try out..Can ship to UK for £20ish.

Cheers folks👍😀

Just a BUMP for this wonderful GB Rumour @Rowley Birkin QC

Stunning bass as always from Bernie..

GLWTS 🙂👍

Having played bass  (debatable, lol) now for 43 of my 57 years!!

I have now owned an Overwater progress 111 (4 string 2006) for the last two years..It is quite simply my goto bass with the most versatile sound and playability!! The luthiership second to none, by Chris Mays team..

In the very fortunate position to having owned, and own some very high end basses, the Overwater is at the top. Only took me 41 years!!

GLWTS of this wonderful bass 👍🙂

Fantastic bass guitar from GMR again!!! GLWTS👍😀

Wonderful built handmade bass..

Yet another selling regret of mine!! GLWTS😉👍

Great news..truly brillant basses!!!👍😀

A Rickenbacker bass with a single trusrod, and and an easily adjustable bridge, now we're talking!! Looks stunning too!! GLWTS 👍😀

Sorry to hear you have to sell this wonderful bass @ped though in these times I understand why!  What a beauty...These basses, are in my very humble opinion as good as they get..

GLWTS👍😀

Brilliant basses..I am very fortunate to own a GMR bassforce, neck through four string..Sounds and plays fantastic!!

GLWTS👍😀

Never really been a fan of single cut basses, but this work of Jens Ritter, a beautiful exception to me!! 

GLWTS👍

WOW Just WOW!! What a beautiful Vigier Arpege that is..GLWTS👍😊

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

I offered to buy it off him when he first put the ad up. He had agreed to ship it abroad but then told me he'd wait a while to see if he got any local buyers first. Also, there are quite a few cracks around the output jack which isn't made clear in the pictures in the ad. It would have sold on day one but these two things made me walk away.

To be fair it is common on older Vigiers to have hairline cracks by the jack socket!

Fantastic price on this series 111 passion..Super comfortable and slim neck, and they sound truly amazing..

Tempted, but do not need another..😃👍🤔

I had a 301 F fretless..Sounded and played the absolute buisness. Yet alas one more regret, selling that bass!!

GLWTS👍😃