Not one squealie? 4 out of 5 beards.

Chris Amott played some nice caparisons back in the day

First I ever found out about Caparison guitars was Michael Romeo of Symphony X fame, followed by Evergrey thereafter. Impressive axes and never a bad word said about them.

A friend has a Caparison and I used it for maybe 10 minutes on his rig. Saw and felt no flaws in the construction, felt nice, and every single pickup position sounded good. Very impressive guitar.

My friend had a Caparison TAT Frozen Sky, a model they discontinued in 2012. It was so beautiful I dreamed of it for years and then suddenly he said he's selling it and we came to a very decent deal. It was unlike any other guitar and I don't know what exactly does it, but it does still, 10 years later, feel like a 3000e guitar it is, compared to my other guitars. It also has the asymmetric neck that's something I had never experienced before, surprisingly thick but comfortable. Or maybe I do know why it feels like a 3000e guitar. Hand painted individually unique finish, every millimetre of it was apparently finished with dedication. All the hardware is quality and set exactly where they should be, it's so easy to adjust in maintenance. Also it has confusingly loud sound when played acoustically and has this oomph that feels odd from neck-thru guitar with floating bridge (the Schaller also feels like heavy machinery, I love it better than any other floyd I've had). I don't even have to work when tapping. It plays like butter. I also thought it was quite dark with the Caparison pickups, but then I played it through a loud amp and it was actually balancing out the amp just nicely. Furthermore it has the low mid growl, that very enjoyable crisp and balls that my any other instrument doesn't have. It's so enjoyable to play lower tunings with or do those intervals that trick the ear to hear a lower note because of that tonal quality. The HSS humbuckers with splits also provide surprisingly fine single coil tones. It's like a sample of craftmanship. I have 10-52 strings in D (tuned down from E without changing a set) and noticed it, like you said, really does behave well with light strings on lower tunings. And the strings are ages old already, but the last time I tuned it was probably a year or two ago. I don't understand it, the strings at least should give up the tuning. I would've never thought to own such an expensive guitar or notice the difference, but having it makes me very happy because I can admire every inch of it even if I'm not playing it. All of my other guitars ranging from 200 to 1200 euros have at least something that I can point out "well this wasn't made with dedication and desire to present me the best guitar their hands have touched, you can tell this is just another product on the line". Having it in my hands convinces me that it in fact justifies its price which I would have never expected. I actually have a labor of love, a show piece of craftmanship in my hands, something more than just a functional instrument, an art piece almost. It is the one that I will never part ways with, I wouldn't be able to bear the fact that I could never again feel it. No surprise Michael Romeo and Mattias Eklundh play Caparison.

Yeah this is a grail guitar if you were into the prom queen / parkway / killswitch era. The leads on your mix were SUPER crisp, laser beam metalcore killswitch harmonies, perfect!

Played my first Caparison yesterday. It was a Horus 6 that’d been hanging in a Guitar Center for over a year. As neglected as it was, that was EASILY the best super strat 6 string I have ever played. Took a while to get used to the short scale but it felt sooooooo smooth.

Having owned a high quality guitar or two in the past, there's just something about the way it makes your playing sound so much better, knowing that everything about it is flawless.

Glad to finally see you with a Caparison 👍 cheers!

I’ve always wanted a purple Caparison Horus and a framus cobra ever since I saw Peter Joseph back when was with the absence. I’m so stoked to see you review these

I previously had the Metal Machine and what a comfortable guitar it was. Light, comfortable and the ebony board shined like glass.

I always grew up loving CapriSun’s. Glad they’ve expanded their market Good for them!

Simply amazing guitars im fortunate enough to own 6 of them ranging from 2 horus, brocken, tat, dellinger and a anglus. They are all topnotch and a joy to play.

Always wanted one of these glad to see a video of it

The “real nice car” description makes perfect sense. When you have a quality made object, regardless of what it is, they feel solidly built. Nothing is loose, zero tolerances, everything is super responsive. Everyone has something to say about guitars over the 4K price point, and for the most part there does seem to be diminished return after say the 2.5k price point, but that extra something is definitely there. You’re getting all the materials hand selected, hand made, in countries that pay the workers well. I think everyone should save up some money and get a custom shop caliber guitar, even if you’re just a bedroom player but serious about playing. Even if it takes two or three years to save to the money. Just don’t go out to a bar less or buy one less quarter of weed a month…. Everyone has something the buy regularly they can do without. Quitting drinking enabled me to save enough to get one. If I can do it, anyone can.

For me the thing that always stood out about caparison guitars was the neck heel. They have a really good handshake.

Yo Fluff bringing us the early OO's Metalcore vibes here and I did not expect that! 🔥

Fluff you described this guitar perfectly! This guitar is top notch I never thought I'd own one but I had some extremely good trading to get it. A 400 dollar jcm 900 slx turned into a 750 dollar modded jcm 800 which I then traded for this caparison. Some will say I shouldn't have traded the 800 but I spent a year with it and couldn't get super happy with it. Ended up with a bogner but back to the guitar. Enjoy it! I was planning on trading this guitar for a amp but was so impressed thats why I kept it and don't plan on selling it anytime soon. Cheers man enjoy that guitar they are rippers

Been admiring those since Bleed From Within started playing them. Look like a serious shred stick 😎🤘

I have two, and I absolutely love them.

Love Caparison Guitars. Have had for about 14 years. They’re awesome instruments.

ESP Standard/E-II are my personal favorites of all time

Whenever it comes to dream guitars at that price point, id always go PRS or a nice gibson les paul custom ebony.

even since i saw evergrey with caparisons i been wanting one.never got into kill switch engauge.but glad that caparisons getting more attention.

Outstanding riff!

I was shopping for a PRS (my Birthday present actually) and the store had a used Caparison Dillinger Prominence. It was about $2k and I just couldn't say no. It just played soooooo darn well that I had to get it!!! The stock pickups sound great. The bridge PU is great for harmonics and squeals. It also gets fantastic in-between strat sounds. The neck feels like a thicker Jackson Soloist- kind of a D shape with comfy shoulders and that nice compound radius. The inlays are also cool AF. Congrats on your new guitar. I LOVE mine :D

It Sounds Great!!

Thats a great guitar man i always liked Caparison guitars nice Fluff 👍

I’ve always wanted a caprisun

I still love mine! Great to see a bigger channel check them out. Such a shame the brand just isn't taking off though. Just so expensive now, and they lost a few key artists. I got mine from Japan when they were cheaper. I went from an Ibanez Gio to a Caparison. Build quality was insane step up for me.

i have a caparison custom line dellinger 2 and wow is it an instrument very expensive but they are really worth the money and serious pieces of gear, love them......im after a 7 string from them next.

A lot of bands I loved in the early 2000's were playing Caparison back then- Ola Frenning and Peter Wichers of Soilwork had deals (really underrated players). Also Michael Romeo, KSE back then (and again in recent years), Evergrey, At the Gates. More I'm sure I'm missing. I've wanted one for a long time but I just can't justify the price for a new one and finding a used one in Canada is nearly impossible. I've often heard that ESP, Ibanez, Jackson are similar quality (the Japanese made ones). I love the headstocks and body shapes most of all, they have the ultimate looks for a metal-oriented guitar.

I've always been interested in Caparison guitars after I saw a Walnut Horus model, I think 2 years ago I blindly bought a Caparison Horus off of Reverb and it turned out to be one of my favorite guitars ever. I mostly played the early 90's Japanese Jackson's so the neck was probably a bit chunkier than the usual slim Jackson necks but It didn't bother me at all.

i missread the word as comparison.

I love Caparison, they play like a dream and are very well made. My Dellinger II can do stable tuning down to F# before it gets ridiculous.

Brother Joel, good man to say the very least

I own two Caparison TAT Special 7s, and an Orbit 7 CZQ. Caparison makes amazing guitars. Theyre ridiculous, top notch build quality and components. PERFECT fretwork. Their neck profiles are some of the most comfortable out there, I find them more comfortable for fast shreddy stuff than the Ibanez wizard/prestige necks. Also, every Caparison I've played is insanely loud acoustically, and that really shines through when plugged in and playing tapped harmonics, pinch harnonics, or popping harmonics with the bar like Dimebag. Overall, I think Caparison makes some of the best guitars available anywhere.

Loved Caparison since the KSE End of Heartache album, and then seeing Matthias Eklundh/Freak Kitchen in London many years ago. Seem like great guitars.

It’s definitely helped , confirm my next present . From me too me with love .

wait, did you trade one of your PRS’s for the Caparison? It’s ok if you did it’s your stuff to do with what you will. I’m wondering along with many others, which guitar did you trade???

Ooof that sound and riffing !

2:40 It does make sense. The type of guitar I prefer. Love the design of this guitar. I have two Dean Splittails with V necks which I find perfect for riffing. Did I mention I'm a riff guy?

The damn nice car metaphor makes absolutely perfect sense. When PRS first established themselves back in the day, high performance is good descriptor of what their designs felt like in the hands.

As someone who’s lived in Japan a few years, played Caparison, owned 2 Gibson LP Customs, and a J. Custom and Prestige’s, Ibanez defines quality and consistency in the guitar biz in comparison to Gibson and other US makers (leaving PRS alone, they’re definitely on point IMHO). Caparison, Sugi, and a few others along with Ibanez all come out of the same Nagano area of Japan. The Chushin-Gakki (Caparison factory) and FujiGen (Ibanez) are like right next to each other in Japan. I’d say certain Ibanez Prestige guitars are right on par with the 3.9k Caparison. Maybe wood selection is what’s offsetting the price, both guitars feel like a high end sports car in lap

My impression of Caparison guitars are that they're simply built to perfection. There's lots of more affordable guitars with the exact same specs, but most of them usually have some kind of flaw in the neck, frets, finish or whatever. I guess that's just the difference in factory guitars vs custom shop guitars. You are paying more than twice the price to get a flawless guitar, not just a more spec'd out one.

I own Caparison TAT for a few years now. Feels like this is what I'm never about to sell.

I have a Caparison 8 string (Brocken FX-WM8) and it's one of the best constructed guitars I've ever played. There are no flaws in the construction.

I have a Caparison TAT 7 FM. Absolutely top notch workmanship. It's custom shop level quality, but it also comes in at custom shop level prices. Overall an incredible guitar though.

I played several different Caparison models at Sweetwater (Standard and Signature models) My favorites are the Courtney Cox signature and the Dellinger

I first saw those from rob marcello playing them, but they're too expensive, truthfully guitar prices are getting out of control

I have a 10"-16" compound radius guitar, which makes sense to me and works great. I don't really get the point with 14"-16" radius though, it's such a small difference.

I love my C2 Delinger. The JSM is sick.

heavy sound but heavy price also..🤧

I've always used 10-52 for drop-c on 25.5" scale guitars also🙃

Bruh I love caprisuns

We’ll have to say sounds pretty f-ing good!

Great guitar. Action cannot get as low as want to. Might be the medium frets?

You never see anyone leave caparison. That’s one of my dream guitars, the Horus more specifically. Matthias Eklundh got me in to them. You hear nothing but good things. It’s funny though, you spend that kind of money and get a gig bag lol

Very good guitars! There is also an 8 string, the Apple Horn Mattias IA Ecklundh... Very nice, very expensive...but too expensive for me...😉🤘

@RiffsAndBeards What are the sound panels you have in your home studio?

Fun fact: Several people that worked with ibanez in the early 2000s work with caparison now, thats why they compete with Prestiges and J Customs. They're pretty much in between those, or an equivalent to the extint Uppercut prestige series from Ibanez.

The headstock and tuner layout is pretty cool look'n. Simple and effective. The inlays are kinda weird though. Seems a tad expensive considering the other stuff coming from Japan.

Nice guitar. I only wish they did some sort of amber stain to match the headstock.

I learned about Caparison through Mattias IA Eklundh and played one similar to his Apple horn and it blew my mind.

Man that is a sexy guitar and it looks like it makes you very happy. Congrats on the guitar.

That riff😮

Michael Romeo has a signature Caparison. Caparison is made in Japan. So you know it's very high quality. Out of my price-range tho. But I do like them.

I had a Caparison Horus (Jackson Falcon) awhile back. Traded it for an Ibanez Egen18TVF. Miss it sometimes.

I've owned the JSM in black and currently in white and the Adam D metal machine sig and they are both unique guitars, yes pricey now compared to when they first came out but they are very consistent and caparison sources their woods very well and you can see the attention to detail and the fretwork etc. Honestly the JSM is very versatile compared to the metal machine because of all variations and using the full KSE Fishman set but you will not be disappointed with either

That one and Adams sig are killer looking guitars always wanted to try one out!

So... What you are saying is it feels very, very good?

I want the same in red but they don't seem to have a custom shop unfortunately :'(

Pacific cooler is my favorite

Caparison. It's a brand I've always wanted to own, ever since I got into Bring Me The Horizon over 10 years ago and saw Jona playing these guitars. I've dreamt of owning one. They sound killer, but my god are they expensive.

I own this guitar and it’s my favourite

Now you need an Adam D pizza guitar.

I love Capri Sun.

Nice to hear you say you don’t need massive strings for lower tunings.

I've never really needed 11's for just drop C tunings. 10-52 or 56 is usually plenty.

Adam D's model is really cool too

Ibanez RG thru Blackstar amp video comin' soon? 😏

Always wanted one, never had the chance to play one though. Never see them in South Africa. One day…

I got a Capri Sun Pacific Cooler and it sounds terrible

Great demo and congrats man. Caparison makes amazing guitars but the price is not justified anymore for me. No SS frets, no pickup choice. Super strat wise I will stick to my 5000 series Ibanez prestiges

Got 3 caps and counting!!

Damn... I wish it has SS frets. Almost just bought one... Assumed it had them.. And then I just found out watching Adam and Joel discuss the differences between their models. My fav guitar in the world is starting to get fret wear and... In this price range, I just don't want to go through the same thing if it would be keeper. :/

"Built for slinky riffin'." So am I, Fluff. So am I.

Funny to me that this video came out. I just tried out my first caparison the other day. It was $3100, but I didn’t feel I wouldn’t be just as happy with a guitar 1/3 the price.

Man there's just something about an all black guitar with a maple neck. It sounds seww nice as well

FLUFF FINALLY GOT A STUDIO COUCH

That is my ALL TIME dream guitar, Joel is my hero, Killswitch is life 🥰

Japanese guitars are phenomenal!!

Beautiful guitar!! But I like Adam's TAT sig guitar more

My old friend and coworker Rob Marcello had a deal with Caparison guitars and he seemed to love them, but I hated every one of them he let me play cuz the necks were very square & rectangular, like even way moreso than Ibanez or Epiphone necks. It just felt very weird to me, like they were going for some kind of super squared off flat wide classical radius type neck and fingerboard on a super strat shred guitar. I just couldn't get on with it.

Used to own a Dellinger II and then sold it off to buy two of the back then brand new Jim Root Teles… biggest gear regret of all time. Since then the prices of Caparisons have almost doubled 😕

Love Fluff but I just want to point out one thing, thats not how the "guitar" sounds. Thats how the amp, ir, and speakers interpret the signal from the guitar. The signal chain is way more important to the "Tone"

I've tried a couple Caparisons. Really solid guitars, but to me they feel closer to a Jackson (wich I prefer) rather than Ibanez.

Oh Geeves.....could you pull the Caparison around for me? I think I fancy a spin....and a cup of Earl Gray as well. Toodle-loo!

For a second I saw Phil Anselmo jumping into the frame singing mouth of war 🤘

I'm a big Caparison fan, have two of them and have owned 4 in total. Love em but they're getting far too expensive. Also, that JSM would look great in blue sparkle like your music man eh? ;)