Been racking my brain and then it hit me... speechless?
Show your latest guitar
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Nice axe, @sambrox! I take it the previous one steered you in the right direction!
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Nice axe, @sambrox! I take it the previous one steered you in the right direction!
This one is actually from their "stock" line! It just fit too perfectly looks and sounds-wise with an Americana gig I have that i couldn't resist. I was absolutely blown away by my custom order with them though, so I have no worries or apprehensions about the quality
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Hoo boy, this thread has given me gas.
Looking at a Caparison Horus and a Musicman JP6 at the moment.
Talk me out of it, or talk me into one of them!
I'm more interested in the Caparison to be honest, it's designed for low tunings, but isn't a baritone. Plus, Floyd Rose, which I need (or so I keep telling myself) for my recordings.
Any other Caparison users on this forum? I can't recall if I saw any posted in this thread.
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This beauty is on its way to me right now. Burned rippled ash body, roasted flamed maple neck, roasted birds eye maple fretboard, Mastery tremolo, McNelly Stagger Wagger pickups, Gotoh tuners... mmmmmm... Alpher...
Damn, that looks great. They aren't cheap, but not super expensive either given the specs it seems.
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Damn, that looks great. They aren't cheap, but not super expensive either given the specs it seems.
Might have to check it out when I'm looking to buy again.It arrived today. It’s flawless and MUCH better looking in person, believe it or not!
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I put this partscaster together that sounds and plays great. It's got a mohagany body, roasted maple neck, and Suhr pickups.
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It arrived today. It’s flawless and MUCH better looking in person, believe it or not!
You better send it over for a second opinion!
Enjoy!!!
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is that a Horus M-3? I've got one being built as we speak, arriving next month from Japan.
This is how it looks...
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Congratulations, Looks like your Gassed up and ready to go. Hot Damn!
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is that a Horus M-3? I've got one being built as we speak, arriving next month from Japan.
This is how it looks...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Wb1ygYMTHp4Ne9sV2
It's a discontinued Horus HGS. I really needed a guitar with a whammy, and the fact that you can downtime to B with standard strings was a huge selling point. Decision was between this and an ESP M-II. -
It's a discontinued Horus HGS. I really needed a guitar with a whammy, and the fact that you can downtime to B with standard strings was a huge selling point. Decision was between this and an ESP M-II.
Cool axe, but downtune to b with an floyd rose without adjusting the floyd from scratch? Cant believe that.
Th springs of the floyd will get very weak when downtunung to b .
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Cool axe, but downtune to b with an floyd rose without adjusting the floyd from scratch? Cant believe that.
Th springs of the floyd will get very weak when downtunung to bI used to use baritone strings on my 25.5" guitars to get down to B and had to do a fair amount of work to keep the whammy in tune, so I know what you mean.
Still, here's an explanation about how the guitar does that from Music radar:
Originally launched back in 2006, the Caparison Horus-HGS or 'Heavy Gauge Strings' model offers baritone B to B tuning (high to low: B F# D A E B) for metalheads on a regular 628mm (24.75-inch) scale length with a set of 0.010 to 0.052 gauge strings.
Now, you might be thinking there's no way a guitar with the same scale length as a Gibson Les Paul can tolerate B to B tuning without the strings flopping around like an earthworm on muscle relaxants. Well, our HGS might be packing heavier 0.011 to 0.054 Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky wires but it plays fine, and strings can't make that much difference, so what gives?
"Distortion unleashes the pickup's aggressive side, best showcased when beating out bottom-string riffs."
Caparison has addressed the tension issue by moving the Schaller S-FRT II Floyd Rose vibrato back by 3mm, thus making the strings playable with good intonation. But here's where it gets a bit tricky - technically that extra 3mm increases the guitar's scale length to 631mm (24.8 inches); not very Les Paul-like.
Caparison says that the 628mm scale listed on the spec sheet only refers to the fact that the HGS shares the same length neck of the regular Horus model. Yet the plot thickens when you approach the HGS with a measuring tape.
We came away with a slightly higher figure of 638mm (25.1 inches) - but while this is more than listed, that's still streets away from various 686mm (27-inch) to 770mm (30.3-inch) scale baritones.
Putting the measuring tape away and plugging in the Horus-HGS, we can report that the moment you do, any doubts about string tension or scale length evaporate. The low B rings out like a bell; intonation is perfect across on the 'board; and we're more than impressed that Caparison has managed to set-up a floating Floyd Rose vibrato with such low string tension on offer.
Playability is excellent, with a fingerboard that flattens out as you work your way up to the 12th fret and beyond. While our HGS is perfectly set up, we reckon heavier gauge strings would boost the tone and provide some useful additional string tension. As good as Caparison's efforts are, you can't ultimately change the laws of physics.
It's fair to say the Horus-HGS is aimed at metal guitarists. It has a 'Devil's Tail' headstock shape, for goodness sake, so it's unlikely that this particular baritone will see action as a tic-tac bass in an old school country band.
Caparison has further enhanced the guitar's metal credentials by building the HGS from walnut, a rather unconventional choice of tonewood that boosts the presence of the detuned strings.
Sounds
The Alnico V-powered PH-R humbucker counters the inherent brightness of the walnut body with a warm and rounded clean tone. Distortion unleashes the pickup's aggressive side, best showcased when beating out bottom-string riffs, and we love that you can almost tickle groaning false harmonics from the lower strings.
With the infectious blast of the bridge 'bucker on offer, the SH-27F neck pickup could see about as much action as Dad's Army, but you should give it a whirl. This single-coil-sized humbucker is perfect for sustained upper register widdling, overdriven blues licks and even clean spaghetti western-style twang.
Caparison's parent company Kyowa Shokai Ltd went belly up in 2011. But happily the brand was bought by its current UK-based owners, the aptly named Caparison Guitar Company, which assures us its guitars are "still designed by [former Jackson/Charvel Japan designer] Itaru Kanno and manufactured in the same Japanese factory to the same high standards."
When we pulled the HGS from its hard case, the build quality and set-up confirmed that Caparison is indeed firing on all cylinders. It's obviously pricy, but once you've had the pleasure of beating brutal down-tuned riffs from a regular scale guitar, baritones and extended-scale electrics are simply no Caparison. -
Latest is the 1978 Greco Les Paul. It's loaded with Gibson Burstbucker and bucker pro.
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Latest is the 1978 Greco Les Paul. It's loaded with Gibson Burstbucker and bucker pro.
You just can't go wrong with those vintage Japanese Pauls. Nice collection!
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Latest is the 1978 Greco Les Paul. It's loaded with Gibson Burstbucker and bucker pro.
That is an awesome looking guitar, but the Mayones is the one that catches my eye in that crowd. What an axe! -
Latest is the 1978 Greco Les Paul. It's loaded with Gibson Burstbucker and bucker pro.
Yeah Mayones I've heard some very great clips on YT. Can the neck be compared to another brand? Are they thin, thick or middle? No musik shop in Sweden are selling them so can't try one which is really bad.
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I'm happy wit the collection so far since it's dynamic but, I wonder what else would go well there though?
Yeah Mayones I've heard some very great clips on YT. Can the neck be compared to another brand? Are they thin, thick or middle? No musik shop in Sweden are selling them so can't try one which is really bad.
It's the best overall neck ive played actually. It's not super thin but not fat. Radius has it quiet flat and overall its just lovely.
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A tele and a hollow body would fit right in there, Dan @MentaL
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