Caparison

[ihave27frets]

Scored another Caparison lastnight! A nice old rare Apple Horn too!

[Madmax]

nice i want one to...a shame they'r so expensive...
but i guess you get what you pay for...

[Kenneth R.]

I never saw what's so special about them, aside from certain artists endorsing them. bolt on neck, single coil neck pickup, hardly any control pots... but hey, whatever.

[peza]

There must be like a dozen Comparison threads in this forum by now...

[Nebulous]

Originally Posted by peza

There must be like a dozen Comparison threads in this forum by now...

And just as many CAPARISON threads

[david411]

Im selling my Horus if anyone is interested email me:
david__Deutsch@hotmail.com ill give it to you for 15% off whatever guitar asylum sells it for, cheaper, no 4 month wait, already professionally setup, deal of the century! by the way you cant judge a guitar by its specs, if that was the case, Ibanez JPM's would suck and so would millions of other guitars that are good because of the construction, by the way, the best guitarists in the world use bolt on, non-active pickups (steve vai, satriani, petrucci, and ygnwie uses single coils!)

[Kenneth R.]

actually, your argument is "these famous guitarists with thousands of dollars in rack equipment use this type of gear". why spend so much trying to fix tone, as i'm sure any guitar would sound awesome through the rigs they play?

personally i'd rather have it right from the start. if you wish, i can post an abbreviated article i wrote about guitar construction. as someone who researched this and built an axe by hand (literally hand tools from scratch) as well as being an engineer, i think i am qualified in my asessment.

just because mr famous uses it doesn't mean it's any better, but probably means it costs more. if you insist that bolt on necks and single coil pickups are better than noise cancelling humbuckers or neck-through-body construction, the only arguments you can possibly hope to defend are 1. single coils are slightly cheaper and 2. bolt on necks are replaceable.

tonally, you're fighting a losing battle. but then, if you have thousands to spend on an extensive rack and corrective gear, sure, you can get good tone out of these things too.

ps; before anyone brings up the subjectivity of tone, i am referring to maximizing the instrumental response, ie sustain and vibrational phase/amplitude.

oh and hey, i'm not ripping on evergrey or anyone who uses em, if i were sponsored i'd probably use them too. i just don't think they're the best thing around, and don't see what all the fuss is about.

[ihave27frets]

Originally Posted by Kenneth R.

actually, your argument is "these famous guitarists with thousands of dollars in rack equipment use this type of gear". why spend so much trying to fix tone, as i'm sure any guitar would sound awesome through the rigs they play?

personally i'd rather have it right from the start. if you wish, i can post an abbreviated article i wrote about guitar construction. as someone who researched this and built an axe by hand (literally hand tools from scratch) as well as being an engineer, i think i am qualified in my asessment.

just because mr famous uses it doesn't mean it's any better, but probably means it costs more. if you insist that bolt on necks and single coil pickups are better than noise cancelling humbuckers or neck-through-body construction, the only arguments you can possibly hope to defend are 1. single coils are slightly cheaper and 2. bolt on necks are replaceable.

tonally, you're fighting a losing battle. but then, if you have thousands to spend on an extensive rack and corrective gear, sure, you can get good tone out of these things too.

ps; before anyone brings up the subjectivity of tone, i am referring to maximizing the instrumental response, ie sustain and vibrational phase/amplitude.

oh and hey, i'm not ripping on evergrey or anyone who uses em, if i were sponsored i'd probably use them too. i just don't think they're the best thing around, and don't see what all the fuss is about.

Have you seen Yngwies live rig, I have, ive played w/ him. Its nothing crazy, a few pedals thru a loop switcher and a tuner. Does hs live tone suck? I think not. Have you tried a Caparison? then you dont know what the "HYPE" is about. I have owned close to 70 guitars in my time playing and this is what I choose to play because of the feel, craftsmanship and tone. I dont play Caparison because of the endorsees...IM an endorsee,
http://www.kyowashokai.co.jp/caparis...terjoseph.html Just dont be so quick to say something sucks or isnt worth the money if you havent even played it...So I guess you can give us a review of the new Evergrey record without hearing it too, cool.

[Black Rain]

I play drums lol

[Kenneth R.]

Hey, you're going off on me for no reason. I've played them or i wouldn't be dumb enough to post anything. I guess our opinions drastically differ. Unlike you, I don't have the money to afford 70 guitars, I've got 3, which I am happy with. In my opinion, Yngwie's tone, his approach to melody, and his attitude all suck, again, in my opinion.

My only cause to post anything at all is I feel the hype here and among symphony x fans among others, is unjustified. I'm allowed my opinion aren't I? You post yours as a player and endorsee, I post mine as a player and engineer. No need to bitch at me about it.

As for Evergrey, I think they rock, tone regardless.

[Shamus]

Originally Posted by ihave27frets

http://www.kyowashokai.co.jp/caparis...terjoseph.html

They spelled the album title "FORM Your Grave"

Edit: And it says Soilwork at the top of the window. Oh those crazy Japanese!