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I just thought I'd do a little disclaimer about those often overlooked FRENCH brands. Vigier already has somewhat of a reputation but Lag and Whale offer some great guitars for very decent price in France. Has anyone got any? Has anyone played any? Go have a look at their websites:
Whale SD series

Vigier

Lag Bedarieux collection

Never heard of Whale, but we used to have Vigier and LAG Dealerships... If their quality hasn´t decreased in the last few years, they should still be great....

I've always dug the Marilyn series from Vigier. Unfortunately, I've never seen one in person, but I really think they look cool. I was introduced to Vigier by Geezer on Black Sabbath's quot;Last Supperquot; DVD.

From Whale, check out the Narwhale in red and the Killerwhale... Ah and also the Whalebone and the black Narwhale. Hell check out the whole of the SD series.
They go for 600 euros for the Finwhale, and 750 for the Whalebone/Killerwhale/Narwhale. You get set or through neck for that price, bound neck and body on the whalebone, SD pickups...