Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: yellowv on September 09, 2009, 05:20:26 PM
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Well I just got my Horus HGS MF which has been a long time in the making. The guitar is awesome. Fit and finish is flawless and it is just gorgeous. Plays great also. It is in B standard and sounds pretty great although it is getting a BKP Painkiller in the bridge and a Dimarzio Tone Zone S in the neck in the next few days. It also needs some bigger strings as the stockers are too floppy for my tastes, but I love this thing and think I have a new number 1 axe.
Oh you want pics?
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/002-31.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/003-26.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/006-21.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/004-23.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/005-21.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/008-19.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/009-20.jpg)
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Nice.
I like Caparisons with maple boards, and it's good to see a proper recess for the bridge rather than that strange semi-recess they often do (just like on the early 90s Japanese Charvels, unsurprisingly)
Does the HGS still have the 24 3/4" scale or is it longer?
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I like the design of the Horus, but I'm not sure on the Mahogany + maple + black headstock... It's not exactly "bad looking" but I think it could look better!
How are you likeing it? Seemed some guys here on forum tried the Caparison and didn't like it, but I never found the thread of it...
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I kind of guessed to myself there would be a picture of it on your ironing board, lol
I like the design of the Horus, but I'm not sure on the Mahogany + maple + black headstock... It's not exactly "bad looking" but I think it could look better!
How are you likeing it? Seemed some guys here on forum tried the Caparison and didn't like it, but I never found the thread of it...
MDV did a 'less than appreciative' thread after trying a Caparison.
http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11609.0
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Yes it is still 24 3/4" scale. They just move the bridge back a tad on the HGS's to help intonate better for low tunings. As for the quality and playability this is the 3rd Caparison I have played. All three have been stellar in every way. I'm sure a lemon gets out every now and then as with everything, but in my experience Caparison is right there with USA Jackson, japanese ESP's, J customs, etc. As for the black headstock I agree that it could match the body, but it doesn't bother me. The body is walnut, not mahogany.
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I kind of guessed to myself there would be a picture of it on your ironing board, lol
F you :)
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Great axe!!!
What I find strange is that it has both, locking tuners and a locking nut. Maybe it's to add some mass to the neck and provide better balance?
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The body is walnut, not mahogany.
My bad :lol:
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It doesn't have locking tuners. Just regular Gotoh HAP's. Wish it did have lockers though. Even with a locking nut locking tuners make string changes much quicker.
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Sweet guitar. I had a Capa and a Suhr around the same time and the Capa was just as good, just a different vibe.
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sweet :)
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That's a really good-looking guitar, but I must admit I looked for a longer time at that pickup. That is a really nice cover, what is that called? Is that the "battle-worn" cover?
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Yes it is a battle worn black cover.
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does that thing have 26 frets?
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27
...or 26 and 3/4 if you want to get picky.
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I kind of guessed to myself there would be a picture of it on your ironing board, lol
F you :)
that was the funniest guess i've read in awhile, how did you come to that conclusion?
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Because I always post pics of my guitars on my ironing board/workbench :)
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An ironing board is a fabulous piece of kit: keyboard stand, temporary sideboard/drinks-cabinet, integral part of recording studio (to get non-rackmounted rack-mount gear near the piano and desk), TV stand, bar, the list is endless... you can even do your ironing on it... (EDIT: although it is far better if you can get someone else to do your ironing on it - that's the only area where the 2nd wife has not managed to exceed the 1st wife :lol:)
Guitar looks cute as well - not quite to my taste, but looks a lovely piece of work :D
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Here are some more pics not on the ironing board :)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/013-11.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/014-10.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/015-10.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/016-6.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/yellowv/012-13.jpg)
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Still not to my personal taste, but they look even better seeing them together :D
(Now we've lost the ironing board, I assume you're not looking for comments/advice on the state of you lawn? :lol:)
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Yeah my lawn looks like cr@p and I don't care :)
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I've got Ironing Board Gas. Watch out for NIBD!
Nice bunch of guitars though!