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Photo: Jay Alders Bfoot Signature Textblack Signature Bfoot Shawn Lane Signature Shawn Lane Master Signature SHAWN LANE Bfoot Signature Black Sparkle (a.k.a. Bumblefoot) Bumblefoot Signature Shawn Lane Signature RON THAL GUNS N' ROSES Removable thimble and killswitch Shawn Lane has been recognized as the fastest guitar player ever, but from our point Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is THE guitarist of this generation. He has inspired musicians worldwide of view, he was primarily a composer of melodies that deeply reached the soul. with his extraordinary technical skills and, simply stated, he has conquered the guitar. In addition to being an amazing player, Ron has proven himself as a prolific composer and arranger. We made a unique Excalibur guitar for him which features a flat fingerboard with probably the lowest string action in guitar-making history. The Bfoot features a 5-way custom pickup selector switch, a killswitch to create special effects, and a tremolo that rests on the body. He played this guitar from the day he got it, until the day he sadly died in 2003. Bumblefoot's inventiveness made use of a sewing thimble for playing slide guitar. The removable We kindly thank his family for allowing us to continue building Shawn's signature thimble has been conveniently placed on the guitar body for quick access. guitar series. Finally, to continue in unconventional style, this series has two different logos. BUCK DOWN THE MUTAYTOR OLAF LENK AT VANCE Ultra natural Ultra Blues amber Special deep blue Kaos Custom deep blue Original antique violin Custom black diamond Excalibur Original & Custom Excalibur Excalibur Special, Ultra & Kaos Excalibur The Excalibur Ultra is an alliance of nice looks and efficiency. With its set of EMG 81 & 85 pickups, YOURI DEGROOTE clean, crunchy or dirty sounds of all types of music are embraced with accuracy. The Ultra Blues subtly merges the worlds of classic single-coil and humbucker sounds. Both single-coils are like those on the Expert ‘63, while the bridge Excalibur® Original and Custom models have our The Excalibur Kaos is loaded with The Excalibur Special is the pickup is a Virtual PAF by undetunable, reliable, and exclusive Floyd Rose type two hand-wound pickups made luxury version of the Supra. Its DiMarzio. tremolo mounted on ball bearings. If you're a heavy by Amber and a killswitch. It is flamed maple top gives it a little tremolo user, this is the guitar for you. also fitted with our latest string more heat and sustain. A colored retainer, the Flexretainer, which headstock is available as a improves the tuning stability. special order. Left-handed models available. CHRISTOPHEMORGLBL GODIN RON THAL (a.k.a. Bumblefoot) Christophe Godin 10th anniversary JEAN BEAUVOIR Indus textbwhite and matching headstock Surfreter Supra urban blue Supra clear purple & matching headstock Surfreter Special amethyst purple Supra7 urban blue & matching headstock TIM DONAHUE Excalibur Supra, Indus & Supra7 Excalibur The Christophe Godin 10th anniversary Excalibur is based on the Excalibur Surfreter Supra & Special Excalibur Supra but with some subtle differences; the neck is slightly thicker and is fitted with higher frets. It is also equipped with a set of DiMarzio pickups; Tone Surfreter Supra in clear red Zone / FS1 / Chopper. with colored headstock option The classy custom Fluoblack finish is unique to this model. The Supra™ is the most simple The Indus has the Supra's Our 7-string's superior If you are into progressive music, the Surfreter® is and efficient Vigier. You will love characteristics, but has the reputation for colossal sound undoubtedly the guitar you need. With our exclusive Delta its crunchy bridge and warm hottest sound of all models in the comes from its clarity and Metal fingerboard and our 30 years of experience, we can neck pickups which can each be guarantee that it is the only fretless in the world with such split in intermediary positions. Excalibur range. It's black or precision with overdriven amps. sustain. Equipped with our non-locking white textured finish gives it a tremolo mounted on ball classy and high-tech look. The Surfreter is available in two versions: Supra and bearings and locking machine Left hand models available. Special with a flamed maple top. heads, it is free of tuning hassles. CRAIG ERICKSON G.V. Expert Expert retro white Expert retro red Expert natural WALTER TROUT RON THAL (a.k.a. Bumblefoot) ALAIN PEREZ GUNS N' ROSES KHALED Burgundy fade If you're not stuck in the past, the Expert® is the single-coil guitar that you've been looking forward to. It combines tradition and modernism, and is available in three pickup configurations: Retro '54, Standard '63, and Texas Blues. It is noiseless with a single-coil sound that has rarely been heard. Our guarantee against detuning is its non-locking tremolo mounted on ball bearings. MICK TAYLOR - A three single-coil guitar made for expert ears. The G.V. name was chosen by the Vigier community, it is a tribute to Georges Vigier, who unselfishly contributed to the success of Vigier for over 20 years. GV Textblack Ron + GV Stonewash blue Stonewash G.V.WOOD Gold Ebony fade Ebony Burgundy Amber Amber Burgundy fade Burgundy Purple fade Purple Aurora dark Aurora G.V.Metal & G.V.Rock G.V.Metal The G.V.Metal is rough and classy. Equipped with a set of high-output DiMarzio pickups, it is a guitar for those who enjoy the extremes, but value great tonal quality in their music. By using our exclusive 10/90 system and a few secrets in the The G.V.Wood P90 is equipped The G.V.Rock is equipped with a set of design, we have created a light guitar with superior tonal with a set of hand-wound hand-wound pickups made by Amber. In characteristics. The G.V. offers balanced response, lots of pickups made by Lundgren. combination with the craftsmanship, the power, no dead spots, and sustain that lasts forever. The In addition to the traditional resulting sound is a very musical and loud wiring, series and out of phase G.V.Wood is equipped with a set of hand-wound pickups pickups connections are guitar which is light and comfortable to made by Amber that enhance the remarkable sustain and available in the intermediary play onstage. tone. switch positions. Marilyn MASAYOSHI YAMASHITA LOUDNESS Excess Indus textblack Excess 5 antique violin Excess Surfreter natural alder Excess clear red Excess & Excess Indus & Excess Excess PHIL CURTYLOFOFORA The Excess® series has been adopted by various players including some of The Marilyn has always been acclaimed as a pretty and heavy metal's legendary bassists. It's a very efficient bass, designed for stage sexy guitar. With its set of high-output DiMarzio pickups, performance. The Excess® delivers a full range of tones and has the ability it is very powerful and efficient. It overdrives any amp to cut through the mix. It is also available fretless with the Delta Metal and delivers exceptional tone at the same time. The fingerboard for endless sustain. 10/90 bolt-on neck construction and the Phenowood fingerboard give force to the sound. The Marilyn is a guitar that takes you to extremes. PATRICE GUERS RHAPSODY Arpege bass Arpege natural maple Arpege amber Excess Roger Glover antique violin Excess Roger Glover Custom deep blue PRESCOTT NILES Roger Glover Signature Glover Roger THE KNACK Arpege amethyst purple Excess Roger Glover Custom deep burgundy Arpege deep burgundy ROGER GLOVERDEEP PURPLE GWENAEL DAMMAN CHRISTINA STÜRMER Roger Glover and Deep Purple have sold over a 100 million records worldwide. Available in 4- or 5-string, the Arpege is the state of Vigier art. Its When records aren't being released, he's busy working on solo projects, 10/90 bolt-on neck construction, combined with a laminated body, composing, songwriting and producing records for legends like Rainbow, Status give this bass incredible response and make it lightweight. Like on Quo, Rory Gallagher, Whitesnake, and many others. He is undoubtedly one of the all Vigier basses, its pickups are ultra dynamic with a wide most successful bass players of the hard rock scene. frequency response range. Its unique active electronics are The Roger Glover Excess® bass features phosphorescent dots on the fingerboard, composed of a balance control and a 3-band equalizer on each phosphorescent contours around the knobs (only Custom models), and a 3-band pickup (2 channels / 3-band EQ), allowing independent EQ system designed by Glockenklang. corrections. Chris Lukhaup JAMES LOMENZO ATROCITY MEGADETH LEAVES’ EYES ONEIDA JAMES JOE COCKER General Specifications OFDL Comfort Zero fret The master element of the guitar's sound and A zero fret has always been fitted on all of our comfort is the neck. It always receives instruments. This slightly higher fret balances particular attention every time we develop new open or fretted string notes, ensures perfect concepts to improve its performance. Because string height and minimizes string friction to the neck is hand finished, each one can be help avoid detuning when using the tremolo. verified by our luthiers. They will make sure We've been able to harden it so it lasts longer and made it removable so it's easier to replace nothing was overlooked. And our reputation is if needed. proof that your hands will feel it! Teflon guide Wood Removable zero fret & Teflon guide A Teflon nut guides the strings and dramatically Passion bass Passion To manufacture the neck, we use the same reduces friction at the nut, where tuning maple wood selected by great classical problems are most likely to occur. Strings will instrument makers for centuries. This wood is Delta Metal™ fretless fingerboard glide effortlessly and come back in tune when cut in Europe's forests and dried naturally For the accomplished musician who wants to players are using the tremolo or bending before it will be used.