My new Caparison

[Ozz666]

Congrats man! My TAT is an AWESOME axe...and the guys from Caparison are really great guys too!

[Tommy_88]

Cool... I actually have Norwegian name even though its by mistake (Mikkel). Are Caparisons easy to find out there? I think there is one dealer in the USA. I was lucky to get mine in Japan.

I can't say enough about those necks... definitely my favorite profile of the guitars I have. That and the smooth unfinished back makes for some good playing.

As far as I know, the only dealer in Europe is MegaMusic in Denmark. They have an agreement with Caparison, so people have to order from MegaMusic to be able to get one... Oh yeah, I'm falling more and more in love with the neck! How does the neck compare to a SL-2 (other than the finish, what's the difference)?

And one more thing, what do those of you here that have a Caparison think about the stock pickups?

[aldog1330]

I know both the Horus and Dellinger have mahogany bodies. I just picked up a Dellinger HGS and agree that the neck carve is very comfy, almost like my Les Paul Custom.

[iced_earth]

As far as I know, the only dealer in Europe is MegaMusic in Denmark. They have an agreement with Caparison, so people have to order from MegaMusic to be able to get one... Oh yeah, I'm falling more and more in love with the neck! How does the neck compare to a SL-2 (other than the finish, what's the difference)?

And one more thing, what do those of you here that have a Caparison think about the stock pickups?

I've never played a SL2, but the neck is just a little less wide and a little smaller in the back then a WR-1.

As for the stock pickups, I changed out the single coil very quickly to a Dimarzio Chopper as the stock single didn't have much power and I had no plans to use the guitar for clean sounds. The bridge humbucker was OK, not great, and I've swapped it for an X2N.

[Tommy_88]

Ah, okey! Yeah, the body is mahogany, and i believe the finish is thinner than on most guitars. This is to get better tone, probably... I've been thinking about putting bareknuckles in her, but time will show (and money)!

[KevinDguitar]

Could you please share some insight in regards to the neck.. how is the fingerboard radiused/is it flat?.. and how's the fret size..jumbo?
Much thanks!

[Tommy_88]

I'm not sure how it's radiused, but it's not flat. The fret size is Jumbo, yes. It's the best neck I personally have ever played. It's oiled aswell, I believe!

[KevinDguitar]

I've got some of their literature from Namm and trying to decide on a model to pick up.. I see a bit of old Hamer Californian and Diablo model influence there in shape, design and the whole 27 fret thing.. I'm betting the neck are somewhere around 14" radius..same as the Schaller Floyd bridge.. that'd make it really easy to set the action extremely low.

[buzzsaww]

Here is my Angelus HGS, nice guitar all the way around.

[KevinDguitar]

Thanks for sharing! That Angelus is really pretty! I'm trying to decide on pulling the trigger on a Horus or maybe even the Dellinger Seven.

[jclogston]

That's an awesome looking guitar - i would die if they had it with a maple fretboard....


jeff

[Seventh Avenged]

they've made two with maple fretboards for the guitarist in The Absence.

a few with 3 way switches too.

[4koa]

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[Tommy_88]

That's an awesome looking guitar - i would die if they had it with a maple fretboard....


jeff

Ah, yeah... You gotta be an endorsee to get maple on Caparisons. None of the standard models comes with that.

[Tommy_88]

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Yeah, I removed some of the pictures, and added other ones. Will change the links now!
Seems there is a time limit to editing here? More close-ups: