Vigier Excalibur Ultra

Guitar style linked to players such as Tina S.

Based in Grigny, a few miles south of Paris, the company founded by Patrice Vigier has been in business since 1980, and its guitars have been endorsed by players ranging from Walter Trout to Wes Borland.

This Vigier Excalibur Ultra is in their Fire Burst finish, with a rosewood fretboard option. It features Vigier's 2011 non locking tremolo design that pivots on needles bearings, and sports EMG pickups in an HSH pickup configuration. The innovative Excalibur is a perfect example of modern build techniques on classic body styles, featuring the 90/10 carbon fiber neck, which forgoes a truss rod in favor of a thick slab of carbon fiber throughout the neck which remains stable at all times, never needing adjustment.

Neck
Type: Bolt-on featuring the 10/90 System (10% carbon, 90% wood)
Wood: Maple naturally dried for 3 years
Shape: D
Finish: Matte varnish, matching headstock
Type of nut: Teflon nut + hardened zero fret technology

Fingerboard
Wood: Maple or rosewood
Radius: 300mm / 11.81 "
Type of frets: Medium
Number of frets: 24 + zero fret
Scale length: 650mm / 25.6 "
Inlay: Dots

Body
Wood: Two center-joined pieces of solid, naturally aged alder.
Top: Flamed maple
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

Electronics
Pickup brand name: EMG
Type of pickup: H/S/H
Pickup model: EMG81/EMG-SA/EMG85
Switch: 5 positions
Electronic: Active pickups
Controls: Volume, Tone

Pickup selector:
1 Neck pickup
2 Neck & middle pickup
3 Neck & bridge pickup
4 Bridge & middle pickup
5 Bridge pickup
Shielding: Yes

Miscellaneous
Approximate Weight: 3.5Kg / 7.7lbs
Made in: France