cgordonfreeman

I owned one of their 6 strings before. Nice bass. Comfy neck, good balance and the ESH-tronics are pretty cool. That was one of the older models though so I'd say try before you buy.

[quote name='ped' post='813226' date='Apr 20 2010, 10:11 PM']Very cool guitar... it's the guitar version of my bass, basically, and I sort of wanted one for a while but never had the energy to learn how to badly play another instrument. Can we see some more pics of it? I remember seeing the pics you have attached on eBay or something whilst I have been exploring the net for graphite necked Vigiers! Cheers ped[/quote] Ya, I'll get new pics up soon enough. The ones I have up are from the previous owner before the guy I got it from so it could have been on eBay. I only traded the Carvin for it cos it was such an unusual guitar. Must learn how to play it now...

[quote name='7string' post='813189' date='Apr 20 2010, 09:35 PM']P.S. Does this mean I'm the only Carvin owner on Basschat now???!!!![/quote] Pretty sure anyone who has one is trying to sell them for one reason or another. I'd love an SB5000 but can't justify one. Yet...

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='812056' date='Apr 19 2010, 10:05 PM']Very Nice indeed I bet the sustain is something else, I bet some Stanley Jorden would sound great on it.[/quote] To be honest I haven't even heard it plugged into an amp yet. I just tested that there was a signal from the preamp by plugging it into a tunes. Next week I'm taking delivery of a combo from www.ratvalveamps.com so that'll be the real test. I never heard of Stanley Jordan before but after a bit of Youtubing his stuff seems cool. Nice version of Stairway to Heaven. Cheers, John

[quote name='RhysP' post='811892' date='Apr 19 2010, 08:10 PM']You should contact Vigier - they may have some old spare parts & be able to supply you with the correct trem arm.[/quote] I already contacted Vigier but unfortunately they don't stock them anymore...

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='811683' date='Apr 19 2010, 06:06 PM']They're very uncommon, where did you find it? The trem bar bit can be drilled out of the hole if its done carefully. You'll probably need to get one made but its not difficult. Get some stainless steel rod, cut and bend it to shape and tap the right thread on the end. Someone here might even be able to do it for you.[/quote] I saw it on sale on Jemsite and asked the seller would they trade for my Carvin LB75P, which they did. It's in very good for a 20 year old guitar and according to Vigier it's a collectors piece. With regards the trem bar, it's not actually broken off inside the trem unit, it's just in two pieces so I'll have to get a collectors new one made somewhere. Cheers.

Have a look on www.clc.ie in the bass gallery section. Some nice ones there including a 6 String acoustic made for the bassist from Jethro Tull. Give Chris a shout. I'm sure he'd be happy to discuss a few ideas with you.

Here's my new (to me) Vigier Passion III guitar that I got in a trade for my Carvin: I can barely play guitar but this is one of the nicest guitars I've ever played. Specs: Graphite through neck, Flamed maple body wings, Benedetti pickups, Custom ball bearing based locking trem with fine tuners at the nut, 6 position 18v parametric mid control I've never played a graphite neck before and I'm liking this one. It's fast without being pencil thin and gives great upper fret access. The body is tiny and really light. Much smaller than a strat and its contours are very comfortable. The only issue with it is the trem bar is a screw in jobbie and two-thirds of the bit that screws in is broken off and I don't really want to risk using it. I contacted Vigier but they don't stock them anymore. Does anyone know where I might find one? Haven't measured it exactly but looks 5 or 6mm in diameter along the non threaded bit and apparently a lot of Jap guitars have ones that might fit. Anyway, enough rambling. Cheers, John

[quote name='DHA' post='810583' date='Apr 18 2010, 05:58 PM']Do you mean VT2? Same applies, pick the bass version if you want it for guitar as well. All my pedals have the same core sound. Dave[/quote] Cool. Ya, that's the one I meant alright:) I'd imagine with the overdrive + distortion modes you'd be able to get most dirty tones you'd need. I think i'll get the custom version from you in a few weeks. How much would shipping be to Ireland? Cheers, John

Thanks for the quick reply Dave. Would any of the bass VH2 pedals be suitable or would you recommend one over another? Can you get the same core sound with all 3 of them? Cheers, John

Hi Dave, A quick question for you. I'm gonna get a single ended low watt valve amp for guitar soon and I'm looking for a pedal that'll pump a good bit of gain through it. Think tubescreamer but for metal as well as rock. I was just wondering if you had a pedal that could throw a lot of gain into a small valve amp and could then be used to dirty up a valve pre based bass amp with the flick of a switch. Not sure if such a pedal would be practical for you but I was wondering if such a thing existed. Thanks for your time, John

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='791168' date='Mar 30 2010, 08:32 PM']Er... I was about to add, i think i'd go for a HS next time - the HH is pretty tight up around the neck for slappa da bass. But, i don't think i want to be here anymore. [/quote] Could be wrong but I think the distance from the neck to the neck pickup on both the HS and HH is the same. Personally I find my HH a bit tricky to slap on but after a bit of practice it's cool.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='791171' date='Mar 30 2010, 08:34 PM']what is it with them stupid plastic knobs. The bongo has them too i think? I tried out a bongo and would never have bought it just because of the wee annoying plastic knobs[/quote] To my knowledge the knobs on the bongo are made out of aluminium which is why the feel lighter than usual. Could be wrong though...