wright/watt

Just bought a Stunning Ibanez SR1400 of Paul. Total bombproof packing!! 

Great communication and a top bloke to deal with.Thanks Paul👍😃

Just by looking, I can tell, as with all Vigier basses, will be another class bass!

Enjoy🤗😃👍

R.I.P So sorry to hear about this.. A true Legend!☹️

I wish somebody would by this bargain!

It will save me for coming back for another quick look!

Oh dear maybe that is basschat for sale addiction! 🙈😂

 GLWTS of this beauty👍🙂

Wow!! 

My old bass..Think top of the range Ibanez but THREE times as good! 

I've been fortunate to own a Peavey B Quad too, and the Dean plays and sounds better! Cannot reccomend this bass enough!

You have two classic VERY RARE basses, up for sale at riculously low buy me now  prices!!

GLWTS👍🙂

On 19/11/2021 at 16:56, briansbrew said:

I need this gone folks so reduced to £550 for this lovely Bass  

Wow!! This is a basschat steal folks!!! GLWTS👍😃

7 hours ago, Abjatar said:

@wright/watt oof, that delta metal Arpege is tasty! 

 

My corner of Vigiers is looking not too shabby lately either. 

My go to is still the Glover Signature Excess. it just does something special for me. 

 

If i ever come across a delta metal Excess, it's definitely game over for my purse... 

 

The Vigier corner looks pretty fantastic!!👍😃

2 hours ago, CookPassBabtridge said:

A lovely addition to your collection there @wright/watt

 

Sorry if this doesn’t adhere to the ‘pornography’ subject of this thread, but while we are on the topic of strings, does anyone have a recommendation for a series IV passion? I’ve recently restrung with some DR hi-beams and the tone is good but not quite what I was after…a tad too aggressive. 

Thanks @CookPassBabtridge Wrong person to ask as I use Rotosound swing bass RS66LB 35-90 on my Vigier Passion basses..so they will be mega  aggressive really! Even though shandy lightweight in gauge, but suits my light touch..I think Elixirs as @thodrik and @Hellzero says..Certainly will last a lot longer, and in previous experience of owning once, not so harsh👍😃

7 minutes ago, ped said:

Fantastic 😻 that series 2 passion is right up my street, the grain is amazing. 

Thanks @ped It is a real beauty.the Walnut grain is exceptional! I was told it may once have been owned by Derek Forbes of Simple minds!? 👍😃

2 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Right @LukeFRC.

 

The series 3 (III) Passion has the 90/10 neck (90% wood / 10% carbon).

 

The exact name of this series 1 (I) is Arpège. 😉 

 

There's also the "new" series IV with a bolt-on 90/10 neck, when all previous series were neck through, except the series 2 (II) that have set necks.

Beat me to it thanks @Hellzero..for the information there..I owned a series IV Arpege..but just personally didn't get on with the bolt on neck Vigiers, beautiful though they are..The Glokenklang preamp amazing though👍😃

31 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

For polishing the Delta Metal, I've always used the good old Sidol.

 

If you're still looking for the right strings, the Elixir's are the best suited for metallic fingerboard.

 

Very nice one you manage to buy, even if the preamp has been changed and the pickups upgraded. 👏

 

I love these fretless Delta Metal Vigier's.

Yes I may treat myself to some elixirs for this👍😃

So I accept for me buying older Vigier basses, is becoming an addiction!! HELP!!

I picked this Series 1 Arpege fretless on Gumtree about a month ago..I have wanted a delta metal fretless for what is years, and to see one come up, I bit the bullet, because snooze you lose! 

I had a series 1 fretted bass earlier this year, but sold due to not being able to get the insane low action on my series 11,111 passion basses..So I didn't take a gamble on this, just an educated guess that the fretless would be able to lower the action quite well, even with the truss rod! Thankfully correct!

So probably a last series 1 bass from March 86.. Electronics have been replaced I appreciate..Very functional 18v 3 band preamp..active/passive push pull knob,  master volume and passive tone knob..No idea who made the preamp  but very quiet, So maybe not quite as quirky as the other two..lol

The neck profile is slim and just astounding.. This fretless really sings with that spinal tap sustain that goes on and on and on! Trying not to do that Alan Partridge moment in his caravan pretending to be Mick Karn..lol..Feel it may become quite addictive polishing the delta metal fingerboard too!

So the second one of these beauties up on basschat this week!

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12 minutes ago, JosephMartin said:

Great to see such love for Vigier! I spotted a fretted arpege on ebay went for £1289 today!

Yes I noted that too..A series 11 bass, like the one up for sale here, the other week,  It was pretty beat up!! Great bass though, and a good potential restoration project for someone! 👍😃

Oh Man!! Wow!! Stunning Arpege, series 1 bass you have there..🙈😃

The older Vigiers in my humble opinion, just ooze class, and this fretless looks like it has come out a time capsule from the eighties, fantastic condition..

Love the brass nut on this, goes very well with the delta metal fingerboard!!

I will just say it once more, WOW!!👍 😃

Still in disbelief, that this is still here!!!

Stunning bass this.@koval123 great to buisness with👍😃

I remember selling my Bassline buster 4 here, at a total give away price, which this wonderful bass  ABSOLUTELY is!!! GLWTS🤞😃

Looks stunning this, and at only 3kg!!

GLWTS of this really bespoke bass👍😃

PM,d 👍😃

There is a reason these don't come up to often? It is because they are so good!!

The preamp looks exactly the same as on my old Arpege series 1..Somebody please by this, So I don't have too!!

GLWTS👍😃

I have been fortunate to own a custom shop, and one of these signature Stu Hamm urges..Both fantastic basses!! Total funk machines/rock/slaptapstic, they do it. all. With a beautiful slim profile easy to play 32 scale neck..Compared to the prices other Fenders go for! This is an out an out bargain, for a rarity..

GLWTS/trade 👍😃

13 hours ago, Shaggy said:

Really lovely and unique basses; these were in top-end boutique territory back in the day - I love mine (got a fretless 450B too).    The fact that this still has the rather fragile walnut pickup rings proves it’s been well looked after.   

 

Heres one in action with a certain Mr Geldof:

 

Stunning bass..Just like to say one of my favourite all time bass lines in the verse of Rat trap..Pete Briquette holds down the most infectious simplistic groove!

GLWTS👍🙂

This beauty used to be mine!

Stunning high end and handbuilt bass, that as @khazhol mentions..super fast neck..Plays and sounds superb!

GLWTS 👍🙂

Early Passion series 11 here, with the original Benedetti pickups,

At a very good price!!

The necks on these bass guitars really don't get any better in my humble opinion..and as stated neck in excellent condition!! Somebody is going to be very very happy with this.. I also must try to resist..difficult though it is.. I own one🙈

Good luck with the sale  of this beautiful bass 🙂👍

I used to own one of these beauties!!

An Incredibly versatile bass with the Modulus neck, one of the best I've personally ever played! This really is in the same ballpark a Vigier Passion series 11/111 or a Status series 2  in terms of quality which is saying a lot! That said, the Dean B2 Bromberg bass equally as good as this too! GLWTS of this rarity.

👍😁

This wonderful bass used to be mine..Really plays like a dream!!!

It is so very much, worth a punt, on this 

rarity..The bass just oozes class, in my humble opinion..

GLWTS sale Sean👍😃