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the_bleeding

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caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« on: August 20, 2008, 09:19:52 PM »
caparison guitars have caught my eye for a possible next guitar, and i'd like to know more. The Horus HGS series are the ones im seriously looking at. So i guess my questions are how does walnut sound, how thin is the body (they said they slimmed it down and thus use walnut), and hows the bolt on? Im a little perturbed by the bolt on because right now all i have is neck-thru guitars.

Thanks guys :)
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dave_mc

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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 02:57:14 PM »
just hope mdv doesn't see this thread... :lol:

the last one got kinda ugly.

Anyway, i've tried only one, not the walnut one, i think it was a horus though. I thought it was quite nice, but far too dear for what it was- japanese prices (i.e. about £600) are about right, UK prices (close to £1500 o_O) aren't.
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the_bleeding

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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2008, 06:29:34 AM »
oooh please direct me to that thread.
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008, 06:34:26 PM »
Quote from: the_bleeding on August 22, 2008, 06:29:34 AM
oooh please direct me to that thread.

You don't wanna go there, believe me, it ain't pretty!  :lol:
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 06:45:48 PM »
walnut is usually quite heavy which is probably why they make the guitar thinner.  i'm doing a walnut guitar at the moment and even with extensive chambering its still a weighty little beast

the tone is mid to bright, like maple but a bit more friendly... i would try  before you buy as walnut does have its own characteristic sound  and its not for everyone
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 07:06:10 PM »
Quote from: the_bleeding on August 22, 2008, 06:29:34 AM
oooh please direct me to that thread.

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3699.0

Couldn't help it, I read this with great amusement! :lol:
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 07:28:09 PM »
haha, that's the one :)
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2008, 10:01:15 PM »
pshh you said it was messy as if there was caparison bashin... all i see is arguments over custom vs production. Pish posh :P
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2008, 10:25:07 PM »
It started out well enough though.
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Re: caparison guitars? tell me about them :)
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2008, 07:46:24 AM »
That was definitely a thread for onlookers...
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2008, 10:47:25 AM »
I looked on with a mixture of fascination and dismay.
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2008, 03:43:32 PM »
Quote from: 38thBeatle on August 23, 2008, 10:47:25 AM
I looked on with a mixture of fascination and dismay.

so did i, and i was posting in it... :lol:
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