Suhr Vs Vigier?

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jnurp":2ozr2fcv said:
if you hate thin necks you are going to hate playing any suhr.

Heh? Hardly the case. Even the Modern can have a neck that isn't thin. As for the BFR, WAY thin neck. Narrow too.
 
jnurp":3ezaefwk said:
if you hate thin necks you are going to hate playing any suhr. The necks are way too thin. I have a Suhr S6 and it has the thinner neck profile. I hate it. Im used to really chunky necks. The guitar itself is magnificent, but i cant stand playing it because of the neck. As for Vigier, ask Bob Savage, i know he has one.


Keep in mind Suhr has like 13 different neck carves, to say theyre too thin in not very accurate statement.
 
Rob Tahan":2jxdjgdd said:
So im very serious about finding MY guitar now that ive found my amp for life for some time now.

I think i may have narrowed it down to either a Vigier or a Suhr.
Some questions i have are about A) The Tone and
B) The Neck

I know a lot of you guys have experience with both guitars which is why i value your opinions highly!

Which guitar typically has a wider/bigger neck? I cant stand thin necks. It doesnt have to be super fat. I like my ibanez necks, but then again i also like the roundness of my strats too. Combining the 2 would be great. Long story short, i have long skinny fingers and i need something suited for that so i dont get tendonitis.

Also, while i love the feel of my ibanez and the 24 frets/floyd rose/trem i HATE how thin my Ibanez's sound through my amp compared to the strat. I like that WARM punchy tone with sustain..(..who doesnt..) I only played 1 suhr a long time ago and remember it sounding not too much different from my Prestige's. Everything i hear online though sounds really good. Same with Vigier, but ive never played them before.

Thanks for the input in advance.

I think you want a Tyler.

Who doesn't by the way ;)
 
My Suhr neck is NOT thin :)

My other guitars: Gibson LP Standard Plus, PRS SC, and Indie LPGotohFloyd.


Mark
 
Have you played a prs lately???

Best neck on the planet imo (unless you like super thin or super chunky necks).
 
hunter":1227q1b5 said:
I think you want a Tyler.

Who doesn't by the way ;)


Me. :thumbsup:

I'm sure they're great guitars, and call em superficial, but that is the most godawful ugly headstock ever put on a guitar, IMO.

myTylerHeadstock.jpg


Dude really loves the sight of his own name, doesn't he? :lol: :LOL:
 
hunter":g026daj3 said:
I think you want a Tyler.

Who doesn't by the way ;)

I think Tylers have a 1 5/8'' nut. I figure he'd want at least a 1 11/16'' nut.
 
Rob Tahan":svy1f37q said:
sah5150":svy1f37q said:
If you are measuring your description of "thin neck" by describing the distance across the fretboard at a particular fret, I usually think of that as nut width. The necks on my various guitars range from 1 5/8" to 1 3/4" nut width and honestly there is not that much of a difference between the extremes to me, although others feel a huge difference.

Bingo! This is what i consider thin.

I like wide necks! this is what i want.. :) Dont care too much then about the distance from the back of the neck to the front of the fretboard. I just need more spread for my fingers. And thank you all for your replys! Thanks also A. Wood for the reference :thumbsup: Im gonna contact them hopefully sometime soon.
Feel free to elaborate on good choices of guitars / woods / brands etc.
I was recommended Mahogany or Basswood for a floyd rose...


you got your heart set on a floyd? the gotoh 510 sounds better to me IMO

just my redneck 2 cents

A Wood
 
The Vigier Floyd is as stable as they come. The 510 doesn't stay in tune with use but does sound nice.
 
I feel like the older Schaller floyd roses or the newer Gotoh floyd roses are hte best around. I am thoroughly happy with every Gotoh floyd I have used. I feel like either way you go, vigier, suhr, zion, whatever... it is a very high-caliber of craftsmanship and I am sure they will provide you with ANY feel you want. When you get into that caliber, it is very customer-satisfaction oriented, otherwise they wouldn't sell a single guitar based on their prices.
 
dfrattaroli":2r894mld said:
jnurp":2r894mld said:
if you hate thin necks you are going to hate playing any suhr.

Heh? Hardly the case. Even the Modern can have a neck that isn't thin. As for the BFR, WAY thin neck. Narrow too.

The Petrucci 6 string BFR is NOT thin/narrow (distance across fretboard). It has a 1-11/16" width at the nut, the same as the RG Prestige width. However, it does have a very small distance from the back of the neck to the top of the fretboard. Once again, very similar to the Ibanez RG necks.
 
it doesnt have to be a "floyd rose", but i just need to be able to do a little whammy action every now and then;)

And Steve, lets get together soon and play some guitars through some diezels,...
 
Rob Tahan":1ftkv3m8 said:
So im very serious about finding MY guitar now that ive found my amp for life for some time now.

I think i may have narrowed it down to either a Vigier or a Suhr.
Some questions i have are about A) The Tone and
B) The Neck

I know a lot of you guys have experience with both guitars which is why i value your opinions highly!

Which guitar typically has a wider/bigger neck? I cant stand thin necks. It doesnt have to be super fat. I like my ibanez necks, but then again i also like the roundness of my strats too. Combining the 2 would be great. Long story short, i have long skinny fingers and i need something suited for that so i dont get tendonitis.

Also, while i love the feel of my ibanez and the 24 frets/floyd rose/trem i HATE how thin my Ibanez's sound through my amp compared to the strat. I like that WARM punchy tone with sustain..(..who doesnt..) I only played 1 suhr a long time ago and remember it sounding not too much different from my Prestige's. Everything i hear online though sounds really good. Same with Vigier, but ive never played them before.

Thanks for the input in advance.

<--- I have a pretty big mitt, the Suhr Modern is anything but thin feeling or sounding....as far as tone goes, its flat out amazing.
 
So many pretty guitars...

I like would get a Suhr, but I would indeed like to play a few. I should meet up with Izzy.
 
Rob Tahan":8wpq99js said:
it doesnt have to be a "floyd rose", but i just need to be able to do a little whammy action every now and then;)

And Steve, lets get together soon and play some guitars through some diezels,...

I'm all about it! I come to THIS forum and of course GAS sneaks up on me again. All this talk about diezels has me really wanting to try one.
 
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