Shawn Lane aka Memphis Monster was a god among guitar players. If you've never heard of him, I suggest you do some diving on YouTube. Not only was he an amazing composer of guitar but many other instruments, he was one of the world's fastest guitar players to ever live. If you haven't ever heard him, my first suggestion would be go to YouTube and look up Shawn Lane all along the watchtower live in Memphis. The improvisation at the end is blistering and will blow your mind. Sadly, he passed in 2003. Buckethead even holds Lane in the highest regard, and so did Holdsworth, Petrucci, Gilbert, Govan, and more.
All I can see is ridiculously expensive copies of the CD on eBay, couldn't it be reprinted? I suppose it depends on who owns the rights.
https://imgur.com/gallery/PPnRHYP
This has been a dream guitar of mine for as long as I can remember. They don't show up for sale often, and I regretted not buying one months ago when someone was selling one. I finally went for it on a recent listing and this is by far the best guitar I have ever played.
The flat fretboard feels really nice, and it allows the action to be microscopically low (seriously I've never seen a guitar with strings that close to the fretboard with no fret buzz). The quality and craftsmanship is unbelievable.
I got this in a trade with my friend. I had never really played Vigier before, but I knew that they were pretty awesome. Vigier guitars are made in France. The Bridge pickup has been changed out from an Air Classic to a Illuminator and it fits the guitar perfectly. The nut has been widened to fit thicker strings, which is why it looks a little rough. The neck is fantastic. Vigier has it's own 10/90 system neck, which means that the neck doesnt have a truss rod because the neck has been reinforced with a carbon fiber rod. It has a pretty flat radius on it, but it isnt that hard to get used it. The guitar itself is suppperr comfortable. Overall I am super happy with it.
Specs:
Neck
Type: Bolt-on featuring the 10/90 System
Wood: Maple naturally dried for 3 years
Shape: D
Finish: Matte varnish
Width of neck at nut: 42mm / 1.65"
Width of neck at last fret: 56,5mm / 2.22"
Depth of neck at first fret: 19,5mm / .76"
Depth of neck at 12th fret: 23mm / .90"
String spacing at nut: 35mm / 1.38"
String spacing at bridge: 53mm / 2.08"
Action as supplied at 12th fret, treble: 0,7 mm / .0275"
Action as supplied at 12th fret, bass: 1,0 mm / .0393"
Type of nut: Teflon nut + hardened zero fret technology
Fingerboard
Wood: Rosewood More
Radius: Flat fingerboard
Type of frets: Medium
Number of frets: 24 + zero fret
Scale length: 630 mm / 24.8"
Inlay: Dots
Body
Wood: Two center-joined pieces of solid, naturally aged alder.
Finish: Varnish dries for 5 weeks minimum
Accessories
Machine heads brand name: Vigier
Type of machine heads: Over sized locking machine heads
Bridge brand name: Vigier
Type of bridge: 2011 non locking tremolo, pivoting on needles bearings
End pin: Brass casing that inserts deep into the body and locks the strap button in place.
Finish: Chrome
Electronic
Pickup brand name: DiMarzio
Type of pickup: H/S/H
Pickup model: Air Classic/FS1/Air Classic*
Switch: 5 positions
Controls: Volume
Tone
Pics https://imgur.com/a/LsqE8SI
Does anyone have a copy of this 1999 release? I can't find it anywhere, and many people would really appreciate if someone would consider uploading it to youtube. I will buy it from you if I have to. Thank you:)
Does anyone have a copy of this 1999 release? I can't find it anywhere, and many people would really appreciate if someone would consider uploading it to youtube. I will buy it from you if I have to. Thank you:)
