vigier – Preservation Sound https://www.preservationsound.com information and ideas about audio history Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Vigier – Hi-End French Electric Guitars of the 80s https://www.preservationsound.com/vigier-hi-end-french-electric-guitars-of-the-80s/ https://www.preservationsound.com/vigier-hi-end-french-electric-guitars-of-the-80s/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:24:24 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=7389 Vigier_CupCombining a Rickenbacker-esque body shape and BC-Rich style electronics, these circa 1986 Vigiers are pretty interesting, unlike the staid ‘super-strats’ that the company offers today.  (Is it even the same company?  Let us know,,,,).  They also remind me a bit of certain older models of Killer, the high-end Japanese brand that’s never been offered in the US.  These 80s Vigiers were astronomically expensive, so it’s not surprising that I’ve never actually seen one.  Anyone?

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