Hi y'all.
I'll try to be concise, I'm in the Vigier/Suhr/Fender triangle looking for a 3 single coil guitar, and that leads me to this forum. I know most of you are biased towards Vigier, but I can't think of any other place to get some advice, with a true knowledge of Vigier guitars.
My future guitar specs:
- 25.5 scale
- Maple fingerboard
- .11 or .12 high E, flat strings
- 3 Single coil
- Strat like tone
- Strat like shape
- Vintage tremolo or Bigsby
I'll be using a Victoria Amp, with volumes when valves are begining to break, you know, some bluesy stuff, sometimes surf tones, so I should be headed for a Fender CS, but I'm trying not to fall in there, so my main choices are Suhr / Vigier.
Suhr:
- Pros: Suhr is the name, and everyone wants one, It's like a fender as it should be.
- Cons: Only custom models have Buzz Feiten, stainless steel frets, etc ... and that's way over 3000 euro. I feel I'm paying not only for a guitar, but also for a name.
Vigier Expert:
- Pros: Are we on a Fender mirror? no, this is not a fender as it should be, this is a Vigier, and Vigier's evolution has it's own path, as it's been demosntrated year after year. I won't write here all Vigier Pros, since you sure know that better than me.
- Cons/Doubts:
- Gauge: I'm gonna use a .12 gauge. Is the new teflon nut going to allow that?
- Zero Fret: It might wear till it makes the string buzz in 10 years, but I'd like to have the replacementes now, so, where can I buy another hardened zero fret?
- Zero Fret material: why isn't every vigier guitar using a Stainless Steel Zero fret? yeah, the sound would be different on open strings, but that's the case with bone/brass/graphite nuts, isn't it?
- Middle pickup: ain't noone missing the middle pickup by itself?
- Wich model to my specs? It seems that the only difference is the pu's configuration. If I want to go from crystal cleanliness to overdriven ala Scot Henderson, Michael Landau ... retro 54 is my choice
Greetings!
Pablo.