*****in New Guitar Day!!!!

Reaper of Doom

Reaper of Doom

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Just picked this beauty up. I've changed the block over to a 37mm stainless steel slab to replace the zinc excuse for a block. Dimarzio Tone Zone and 2 Nortons, 24 frets, tuned to drop C and she shreds.
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Re: *****in New Guitar Day!!!!

Aceman said:
Awesome! Never heard of the brand...
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Caparison are a boutique company from Japan. Think it was the guys from the Jackson custom shop over there in the early 90s that started Caparison.

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I have heard of that brand, but I don't think I've ever seen one. Gorgeous. Nice score.
 
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So freaking cool.

Congrats!

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Caparisons are awesome. What are the singles? Nortons are full size humbuckers, and Air Norton S are blades.
 
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JB_From_Hell said:
Caparisons are awesome. What are the singles? Nortons are full size humbuckers, and Air Norton S are blades.
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According to the Caparison website they're Air Nortons but they're clearly not if Air Norton S had rails. I'll see if I can find out.

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I've just got my multimeter out and with a cable plugged in they read about 6k which puts them in Area 58 or Area 68 territory. It's my only guitar with singles so I'm not really that clued up tbh. They kinda spank under gain but clean up for a real nice 80s chorusy "Is This Love" verse vibe.

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Aceman said:
Awesome! Never heard of the brand...
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The luthiers from Caparison were workers in the Jackson Japan factory and once FMIC bought Jackson in 2001 they did their own thing. In fact one of their early works as a group was the Jackson Falcon which the Caparison Horus model of theirs shares many many attributes. It's a great company that's for sure!

Jackson Falcon:
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Awesome guitars and that looks pretty darn badass! Play ‘til your fingers bleed and enjoy ��
 
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Adieu said:
Caparison had zinc block floyds???

What is it, a Special???
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Yeah the C2 series are a stripped down version of their main models. Hence no clock inlays sadly and a Floyd special instead of a Schaller. The special is totally usable and all the talk of them being junk is internet dog **** I personally think. My San Dimas Charvel has a "genuine" Floyd and they feel exactly the same now the special has a decent block on it. I had a good 6 hour rehearsal with my band yesterday and she held tuning absolutely perfect. She's coming out on tour with me as my number 1 in the summer and Floyd Special or not doesn't concern me.

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