The difference a pick guard makes!

[Eagle]

I have had this for a few years and it plays and sounds great but looks terrible. I bought it very cheap from a distributor that had a fire sale because they went bust. I always thought I would swap the pick guard but wanted an original one.
The problem being Vigier only makes the stock ones.

What possessed them to make an acrylic blue guard and paint it white!!!
Years later I noticed that they had finally swapped the blue for black but still painted it white.
A few shots of the guitar;

Really well made and very clean inside and out.
Finally a plain matte black guard made its way to the new product so I got on to Vigier for a set.

Wow what a difference. Why did it take so long and how many people didn’t buy them before just because of this?
This is as good as anything else out there with amazing attention to detail and perfect playability always without adjustments for years at a time.
One of the most overlooked guitars ever.

 

[HomespunEffects]

I like the white pickguard better.

 

[Eagle]

I like the white pickguard better.

If it was WBW 3 ply but blue acrylic painted white, help is out there!

 

[JiveTurkey]

This looks great.

 

[Eagle]

I love the Rock Art version.

Very expensive though.

 

[Eagle]

 

[FuzzyAce]

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I have had this for a few years and it plays and sounds great but looks terrible. I bought it very cheap from a distributor that had a fire sale because they went bust. I always thought I would swap the pick guard but wanted an original one.
The problem being Vigier only makes the stock ones.
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What possessed them to make an acrylic blue guard and paint it white!!!
Years later I noticed that they had finally swapped the blue for black but still painted it white.
A few shots of the guitar;
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Really well made and very clean inside and out.
Finally a plain matte black guard made its way to the new product so I got on to Vigier for a set.
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Wow what a difference. Why did it take so long and how many people didn’t buy them before just because of this?
This is as good as anything else out there with amazing attention to detail and perfect playability always without adjustments for years at a time.
One of the most overlooked guitars ever.

Much better! Nice Vigier btw.

 

[Baba]

I've loved black pickguards on white strats, ever since

 

[norminal]

Is that copper shielding sprayed on?

 

[Achilles]

Owned a number of Vigiers because of this guy - great guitars!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Owned a number of Vigiers because of this guy - great guitars!

I still want to try one of those.

 

[Achilles]

I still want to try one of those.

Flat board on the Lane models is a trip. Not finger wise, just visually.
It looked concave to me for the longest time cause I guess your eyes associate a normal slight radius as being flat.
Cool optical illusion actually.

 

[Eagle]

Is that copper shielding sprayed on?

Yes it is.

 

[Eagle]

Flat board on the Lane models is a trip. Not finger wise, just visually.
It looked concave to me for the longest time cause I guess your eyes associate a normal slight radius as being flat.
Cool optical illusion actually.

I never had a Vigier in my hands that could not be set up to play perfectly with very low action if that was your intention. No buzz anywhere, perfect relief all year round. I can get the Lane model action measurement to work perfectly with the regular models. Totally stable and the best wood seasoning practices of any guitar company I’ve ever seen.

 

[Achilles]

I never had a Vigier in my hands that could not be set up to play perfectly with very low action if that was your intention.

Shawn Lane spec'd out the guitar - not me. It's also got a LP scale length.

 

[Devin]

Patrice gave one of my buddies a white left-handed Indus for doing a last minute promo performance at NAMM years ago


While he appreciated the gesture he always said the guitar sounded thin and wimpy

Never got to try it myself because I'm not wrong handed

 

[Eagle]

Shawn Lane spec'd out the guitar - not me. It's also got a LP scale length.

I know. I like it, Shawn had the action even lower than spec.

 

[Achilles]

I know. I like it, Shawn had the action even lower than spec.

That carbon fiber skunk stripe!

 

[State of Epicicity]

Patrice gave one of my buddies a white left-handed Indus for doing a last minute promo performance at NAMM years ago


While he appreciated the gesture he always said the guitar sounded thin and wimpy

Never got to try it myself because I'm not wrong handed

I've been keenly interested in Vigier for many many years now, but I still have not been able to play one. I talked over a phone to a guy at one of the few US dealers, Rainbow Guitars in Tucson, and he echoed that they're incredibly well made, but he did say that they're incredibly bright, that he always rolls back the tone knob quite a bit when playing one. I know they use 1M pots, and that, combined with the use of light strings at the factory and extremely low action will all help to brighten an instrument. As someone who's always chasing a Les Paul tone out of superstrat, that leaves me with less interest. Of course, if the rumors are true and the company will close due to Patrice Vigier retiring soon, it's a moot point.

 

[Eagle]

I've been keenly interested in Vigier for many many years now, but I still have not been able to play one. I talked over a phone to a guy at one of the few US dealers, Rainbow Guitars in Tucson, and he echoed that they're incredibly well made, but he did say that they're incredibly bright, that he always rolls back the tone knob quite a bit when playing one. I know they use 1M pots, and that, combined with the use of light strings at the factory and extremely low action will all help to brighten an instrument. As someone who's always chasing a Les Paul tone out of superstrat, that leaves me with less interest. Of course, if the rumors are true and the company will close due to Patrice Vigier retiring soon, it's a moot point.

They are no brighter than any other instrument.