Who has the highest / lowest action

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='Sipuri' timestamp='1509285931' post='3397776']
some pics taken some minutes ago. Nothing touches the bass except the single match resp. the string ruler on one photo.

[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkh3y48od50tk0x/1%20strings%20south.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....0south.jpg?dl=0[/url]
[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/va8pn1ltavzhcql/2%20c%20string%20match%20head%20exceeding%20string%20by%20f.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....by%20f.jpg?dl=0[/url]
[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/av3qvaw68b8zfkt/3%20C%20string%20hits%20ruler%20at%20.75mm%20at%2017th%20fret.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....20fret.jpg?dl=0[/url]
[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/1e55ksq68rzowgp/5%20a%20d%20string%20match%20head%20exceeding%20string.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....string.jpg?dl=0[/url]
[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/kuxiaerurrqinhr/6%20c%20string%20match%20head%20exeeding%20string.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....string.jpg?dl=0[/url]
[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/f08fjkj9uqakv2l/7%20parallel%20exceeding.jpg?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....eeding.jpg?dl=0[/url]

the string ruler pic shows the 17th fret.
Distances at B-string a tick higher but not exceeding 1mm distance at 24th fret.
Did not adjust anything after taking the bass out of his box after having received it, just changed the strings to Elixir Nickel super light + .125 and .032 not adjusting anything the bridge (Kahler). The bass does not have trussrod (neck ist carbon/wood-construction). It was build in 1995 (the only 6st Vigier has built in that year, 1 of 27 in total produced by Vigier). I bought the bass 3 weeks ago at tools4tones in the netherlands (I live near Munich).
The two Passion I own (5-strings) have a similar low action comparable as the 6str shown here, especially the 1994 5str. The 2004 (mono rail bridge) is a little different.
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Very impressive. I'd love to be able to get an action that low

[Guest Jecklin]

[quote name='Sipuri' timestamp='1509287165' post='3397786']
..some Vigier pics adds:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gohazmqmpf9zljj/Vigier%20Front2.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/88msa8t32o464g8/Vigier%20Family%20Back.jpg?dl=0

6str "burgundy red" Custom 1995 bought 2017 in NL...
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I'm in love with this 6string!
The body shape seems to make more sense to me than 4 or 5 string vigiers.

[SisterAbdullahX]

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1508748888' post='3394085']
I like mine super low. The G string is lowest and the E a tiny bit higher to give a better slap. I play very lightly so there is no buzz, but a delicious clank when digging in. Here you can see the G and I’ve had to magnify it so much you can see the discolouration where the string hits the fret, invisible to the naked eye. The neck has to be dead straight to achieve this, which is why I like my Vigiers, but not every Vigier I’ve tried is able to do it quite so well. My little Wingbass also has a flat fingerboard because it’s got no truss rod either, the board is flat glued to the body which is a single cut shape. As a result it’s also extremely low - maybe lower, in fact... will see if I can get a pic later.

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As a former Vigier Passion ll owner (#312 if memory serves me correctly) I can vouch for how low an action you can get on them. The wide flat frets seemed to help with the feel as well. That bass had the best neck of any four string I've owned or played, it was gorgeous.

[ped]

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' timestamp='1509827633' post='3401987']


As a former Vigier Passion ll owner (#312 if memory serves me correctly) I can vouch for how low an action you can get on them. The wide flat frets seemed to help with the feel as well. That bass had the best neck of any four string I've owned or played, it was gorgeous.
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You had a red one didn’t you?

[pmjos]

I'm curious if anyone agrees with YG that raising the action improves the tone. Has anyone found this? My experience is that it seems to have some effect with old J basses but not P's - seems to tighten p the bridge puck-up tone, What do you think,?