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Thank you but the one in the link is the newer model with a different shape body.

I'm looking for a black and maple Excess (original shape) like this - let me know if you see one!!

Ah great - you owe him a drink!! Enjoy the bass!!

I mean where did you hear about it, did you see it on a website or did someone respond to your 'looking for' advert? I always have have my eyes open for Vigiers so maybe there's a French site I don't know about. Normally I check these: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/search/?q=vigier&rub=17 https://www.milanuncios.com/instrumentos-musicales/vigier.htm http://fr.audiofanzine.com/petites-annonces/?q=vigier&min=&max=&zc=&sort=date&order=desc&lt=&lg=&distance=0

Wow- how did you find it?

Lovely looking bass. I will let you know if I see a series 1 fretless. You have seen this one? https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/dispannonce.php?annonce=1426277

It's here!!!

This bass is coming to me from Spain, will be here next week! It's a very early bass, I have never seen a fretless 5 Arpege before...

yes you could say that!

From Canada - I saw it in the Vigier Facebook group and said to the owner if he'd ever sell it I'd like to buy it. I got lucky. It's the only graphite necked Arpege I've seen for sale in about 10 years! Vigier Arpege #93 (1986) 'Sofa Shot' by Christopher Hiscocks, on Flickr

My new Vigier!

No longer on hold - still up for sale. Thanks

Merci! Bass is now 'ON HOLD' until further notice.

Please excuse my lack of French!!! £1100 (UK) - posted to France, we will discuss. I recently bought this bass as a partner for my main bass. Just like busses, another has come along so I'm letting this one go for the simple reason that the other matches the colour my main bass (!) If you don't know much about Vigier basses, they are entirely hand made and pioneered the use of graphite in the 80s. The 'Series II' basses have a full carbon neck thru as you see here. Soon after they moved to a graphite/wood mix. I think the full graphite ones are special. It plays wonderfully, low action and crystal clear sound from the two massive single coil Benedetti pickups. It's unusual to find one of these in original un-modified condition. Controls are a pickup switch (front, both, rear, rather than a sweepable pot), behind that is the volume knob. Underneath, a sweepable mid control (from 80hz to 5200hz) and a 15dB +/- switch. Behind that, a treble control that sweeps from super bright to thud, I've been unable to get the exact frequencies of this but it feels like +/- 15dB at around 8khz. Derek Forbes fans - this is identical to his Vigier. I wrote about the bass in some detail here so have a read and ask any questions. I'm in York if you'd like to come and have a play; I also travel to Oxford a bit so may be able to come to you. I will post it too but much prefer a F2F deal! It comes with a Gator case, one of those rectangular rigid foam ones. Basic features: - Graphite neck-thru - Benedetti single coil pickups - Hipshot D-Tuner - Beutiful aged-white colour - Schaller hardware, 3D bridge - Quirky French 18V pre-amp - New Elixir strings - Gator case - One tuning machine puppet supplied on request Pics: