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Just been sent this from Saturday night, the guy who sent it said I looked like I really enjoyed playing that bass! 😆

Thanks Dave very kind words 👌🏼 we only play round the doors here in the Northeast, few social clubs (not many left now) few pubs. We wrapped in the same band in 2000, and reformed with four original members when two of us retired. Very lucky to have a band of 4 good mates, and me and the guitarist/sax player Pete (who you met) have played together for 46 years now 👍🏼

When I bought my CB fretless it came with a ramp, first time using one for me, and from the day I got it to now, I wouldn't remove it. It just feels right on this bass, but strangely, I don't feel I'd ever use another on any of my other basses.

Thanks for the positive comments folks, much appreciated, here's one last song. The previous two are played fingerstyle - on this I song I do an imitation plec thing with my forefinger and thumb - it means I can go between both sounds whenever required without picking up an actual plectrum. Deacon Blue, Dignity. Deeks Unionist - Dignity.mp3

Deeks Unionist - Logical.mp3

A bit of Supertramp - The Logical Song - from the same gig, four piece band, my lead vocal and the new Vigier bass, keys/ backing vox, guitarist who doubles on sax with backing vox, and drummer - who just refuses to sing 😆 We use optogates on the three vocal mics, so slight drop out from mine as I back off mic... Deeks Unionist - Logical.mp3

Always glad to help Jim 🤭

Black and yellow instead Jim? 🤔🤭

Well worth checking him out @JPJ and he's through your way of course! Lovely compact workshop, the thing that struck me when I first arrived was the amount of guitar cases he had for work that was already in progress. His work on his social media speaks volumes, there are some very tasty instruments that have passed through Gary's hands 👍🏼

This is the route Dave: Stageclix wireless - Korg black tuner - Sansamp Flyrig board - into AH CQ20 desk out to JBL VRX speakers. We are all IEMs so no amps/cabs apart from PA speakers.

Nice one @Hellzero many thanks for your input too Tony 👍🏼😉

Nice one ped, and thanks for your advice when I needed it 👌🏼

Nice one Dave, bit of chorus from my Flyrig on at the end 👍🏼It's still a work in progress but yes, I thoroughly enjoyed finally getting it gigged after the work that's been done. Despite the pup positioning - and it looks at first glance it's not going to make much difference they are so close together - there is a massive difference between bridge to 'neck'. I played safe with no preamp engaged (so no frequency selected, no cut or boost) and that was basically the passive sound, with both pups selected, tone up full...😳 The neck is simply sublime (sorry think I've already overstated that 😆) but the lighter weight compared to my Thumb NT also makes a big difference gig wise, and it's simply lovely to play. I think I may have finally lost my Wal GAS at last, and gone all French....🤔 ......oh hang on, I'll just check my lottery numbers just in case 🤭😆 Yes, the work has been well worth doing, and worth waiting for - and as one of the local bassists in the audience who came up to me said - I've never even seen a Vigier on a stage up here... Well - me neither! 😎

Deeks Unionist - Africa.mp3 Early days so still got to get to grips with the myriad of tones from this bass, this was first night out on Saturday gone.. keyboard singer on lead vox for this one, guitarist high vocal, mine third part harmony, Africa by Toto... headphones recommended 👍🏼

Brilliant Norris 🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 At 63 - and I'm gonna sound very naive here - I've never come across any other band mates who play in a detuned/drop tuning Eb 🫣 Mind you, it would have been great for my vocals with some of the stuff I've attempted to sing over the last few decades 🤣

Liking the chequerboard Warwick-a-like Jim 👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼nice work on them all 👍🏼

First gig with the Vigier tomorrow night, it's taken me a while to go from my 26 fret Thumb neck to this 21 fret bass. Big difference - particularly as I'm singing too. I also renovated the case that it came in, from this.. .....to this. I've fully fitted it out and padded it both top and bottom sections (with Cloud 9 underlay!) and new fur.

Stunning work 👌🏼😲

Quick deal done with Nigel, excellent comms, prompt payment etc, and as said above, top Basschatter - deal with confidence 😎😉

I've just had it confirmed by Patrice Vigier that it's the 16th Passion ii he produced. 👍🏼

Nice one matey, the look on the folks faces getting their food in Doncaster Wetherspoons - as we both played each others bass before sealing the deal - will stay with me for some time 😂😂 It's come out well 👍🏼

I should be able to get a live gig song sorted at some point, we can record into the desk. Live vids never ever seem to give a decent FOH sound due to less than great phone mics...😕

🤣🤣🤣🤣 bit of a drive for me to pass it on Dave, so I'll attempt to do my best with it 😜 and, yes, you're right, luthier Gary hadn't actually seen one in the flesh, then again, neither had I! 😳 I've spent the afternoon playing with the options on it, and despite the close proximity of the pups to the bridge - and to each other - they make a very different and variable sound, it does have an amazing range of tone options. It is a truly unique and an amazingly well built instrument, everything I've read about them seems to be true. When I picked it up, Gary said he could get everything from a Rickenbacker through to a P bass sound out of it. Great I thought, every time I play a bass it just goes bom pa pom 😆