14:40 That's how I felt when my local guitar store started carying ESP guitars in the mid 90's. I loved them so much I saved up and bought my 97 horizon for about $3k in 1997. Still have it.
Had one probably close to 2 years ago. One of the comfiest necks I’ve tried and when you get it brand new, the fretboard is beautiful! Shines like glass.
Speaking on fishman. I agree they all have a distinct sound. But with that being said the Willie Adler set in my opinion is the best pickup I've ever had. I have the killswitch, modern, classic/open core and the adler set in some of my guitars...the adlers blow them all away 🤘
I've been very fortunate with Caparison. I've owned four of them over the years and have never paid more than $1500 CAD. I wanted one as soon as I saw Peter Wichers with his in an issue of Guitar World. I've since sold a couple, and I'm down to a Horus I'll probably never get rid of, which I got in a trade (it has a Floyd and the guy wanted a Caparison without one). Absolutely great guitars that have EXPLODED in cost.
I own both the jsm and this metal machine and although they are indeed pricey the craftsmanship and wood sourcing is definitely high quality and sound killer, of you want tonal variety the jsm is the best, if you want a straight up metal machine then the Adam D is a ripper
5:20 PARKWAY DRIVE let's goooo. As soon as you said drop B I knew we had to get some PWD. Dead Man's Chest is so hard. Would love to see a full cover of that or Carion! Anyways stay metal \m/ guitar sounds amazing!
A great guitar, I prefer the Joel Stroetzel model, but the Adam D model is a banger too. It took me forever to get my Joel Stroetzel, and I got a floor demo luckily.
I got to play one of these and a few other Caparisons last time I went to Sweetwater, so I knew how fast you'd fall in love with that thing. You aren't wrong, though, the neck profile is a bit different that you might expect for a shredder, but it's oh so comfortable.
I hear ya, man. Save up and get one! I finally popped on a PRS custom 24 (USA Core model) which cost more than twice as much as my next most expensive guitar, and honestly, it just doesn't compare to anything. It's sooooo good. You'll thank yourself for getting your "cut above" guitar.
The thing about all EMGs sounding the same is that almost everyone that plays emg's uses and 81 bridge and plays exclusively on the bridge with the volume and tone at 10 on both. I like the EMG 81 sound, but if you're wanting to sound different, maybe try a different EMG bridge pickup? 81 isn't the only option.
Yeah finally a caparison, great axes. I own 4 caparisons and love all of them and I have put Fishmans in all of them. Altough I find the KSE set pretty different from a modern set, the KSE sound more like an 85 to my ears.
I’ve owned a few from this brand. Amazing guitars. I know it’s odd paying $3500 for a one trick pony but they make some really nice guitars that are not one trick pony’s for the same price and/or less. By the way i still prefer my emg 85’s over the fishman pickups. But I did compare the JSM to the metal machine side by side with the same pickups but different wood and they sounded quite different to me.
Good to know how the KSE pups will sound in drop B, I was thinking of buying the set for Gibson Les Paul, I’ve been dabbling in drop B recently and I kinda dig it. This video is convincing me.
I like some of the fishman stuff. The kse set for me though is a bit meh. They have the least amount of low end of any pick up on the market. Overall though loved the tone you got in the vid. Can't wait for the next one
Dude love your vidjas! But pleeeeaaase when you do specs, scale lenghth is a pretty important thing to mention and does not take long! Anyways respect your attitude you‘re amazing, Only love ❤️
Try a Mayones Regius man , the craftmanship is next level ! Really love mine , but now you made me kinda miss my previous caparison horus , wish i ve had never sold it
@@xanderraymondcharles Mayones has a fun guitar builder on their site kinda like Balaguer. Be cool to do a short video of you making your Mayones like you did with Balaguer.
Also the tone here is bad ass. Do you recommend using a real tube amp and ox box over something like a quad cortex or fx3 if you aren’t able to record and mic up?
I was just in a predicament between both about what to get next. Feel you cant go wrong with either, mayones have neck throughs across the board, which i love and are customizable. Caparison are production models made by some of the best people in the whole industry and of course you dont have to wait Long to get them. So its basically just wait for 1-1.5 years for a mayones of your own design or just buy a caparison and get a top of the Line instrument in only like 1 month
@@l0rd_breeigo-sama954 caparison certainly appeals to me since I’m such a KsE fan. I need actives too which the signatures have. Although I’m very happy with my Japanese ESPs right now.
@@Guitarist19887 currently saving for the Apple horn 8, as i really want a Well built 8 string, that has TT frets. Its a bonus that i have now tried a handful of caparisons and all feel not nessecarily like “WOW THATS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I HAVE EVER SEEN” but more like, this feels like an instrument, made to play, made to hold up. It feels like the Ultimate workhorse instrument, though the Cazqui model seems like the dream of a 7 string, unfortunately i dont really play 7 string, mostly stick to 8
@@Guitarist19887 and there are so many guitars i want, like ESPs but so far i havent seen one where it just says to me “take me down from the Wall and play” which i value basically more than anything else. Though i have the ftm33 right now and it has some major fret issues, where the frets are recessing into the board making tones 1 up. Like i have 2 18th frets and more are recessing. Really want i guitar that has it all
@@l0rd_breeigo-sama954 I have 2 m-ii that play absolutely perfect. I just like the idea of a caparison one day as my final experience on expensive guitars. Saying that the m-ii is definitely not as expensive as Mayones and Caparison. I hope you get your 8 string one day my dude.
I don't think they're worth that much, I had a Dellinger and it was not the same level at all as an Aristides/Mayones/PRS core/Music Man I had which were all similar pricing. Caparison imho are like Ibanez Prestige level at best and lower than E-II.
This video threw me in 2008 frenetically playing idols and ichors on my ltd M 100 instead of doing anything school related at the time. Will definitely be back on parkway drive riffs soon on my Charvel Duplantier 13 years later. Thank you for this riffing time machine!
Look how happy you were in this vid. You weren’t the self inflated version of yourself yet chewing bubble gum wearing coveralls and comparing yourself to Motley Crue 😂
I think Caparison are great but definitely not worth the asking price, I think they're Ibanez Prestige level but charge as much as a Mayones/Aristides/PRS/etc even though imho they're not the same level. $3899 for a Caparison Dellinger is imho are like a good $1800 more than they should be honestly. They should be slightly more than an Ibanez Prestige for the inlays but that's it.
Playing is brilliant. You’re brilliant. However, I’ve never found this brand not worth the price point.. The craftsmanship is no doubt outstanding but they just look uninspired. My 2 cents.
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14:40 That's how I felt when my local guitar store started carying ESP guitars in the mid 90's. I loved them so much I saved up and bought my 97 horizon for about $3k in 1997. Still have it.
Had one probably close to 2 years ago. One of the comfiest necks I’ve tried and when you get it brand new, the fretboard is beautiful! Shines like glass.
damn dude sounds absolutely amazing. Your mixes are getting alot better! Keep it up man your one of my favorite channels on this entire site
Speaking on fishman. I agree they all have a distinct sound. But with that being said the Willie Adler set in my opinion is the best pickup I've ever had. I have the killswitch, modern, classic/open core and the adler set in some of my guitars...the adlers blow them all away 🤘
I've been very fortunate with Caparison. I've owned four of them over the years and have never paid more than $1500 CAD. I wanted one as soon as I saw Peter Wichers with his in an issue of Guitar World. I've since sold a couple, and I'm down to a Horus I'll probably never get rid of, which I got in a trade (it has a Floyd and the guy wanted a Caparison without one). Absolutely great guitars that have EXPLODED in cost.
Damn those are clocks, I always thought they were coffee beans 😂
I'm just disappointed it's not pizza inlays. Or a pizza pickguard
I thought it was razor blades …..
I own both the jsm and this metal machine and although they are indeed pricey the craftsmanship and wood sourcing is definitely high quality and sound killer, of you want tonal variety the jsm is the best, if you want a straight up metal machine then the Adam D is a ripper
5:20 PARKWAY DRIVE let's goooo. As soon as you said drop B I knew we had to get some PWD. Dead Man's Chest is so hard. Would love to see a full cover of that or Carion! Anyways stay metal \m/ guitar sounds amazing!
A great guitar, I prefer the Joel Stroetzel model, but the Adam D model is a banger too. It took me forever to get my Joel Stroetzel, and I got a floor demo luckily.
I have one of these beasts, and I agree. I have a lot of high-end guitars, but this thing…good god.
Great demo video, brother!!!
I got to play one of these and a few other Caparisons last time I went to Sweetwater, so I knew how fast you'd fall in love with that thing. You aren't wrong, though, the neck profile is a bit different that you might expect for a shredder, but it's oh so comfortable.
Gotta give props for the Parkway love
i love old parkway
@@xanderraymondcharles yeah it sucks they disappeared from existence after Horizons (shhh) and never went on to make barely ok music (shhhh)
Adam D is both a riff machine, but a funny MFer as well. Seems pretty grounded. Great demo my brother!
Never have I seen this side of him…what a great guitar does for a great guitarist!
I hear ya, man. Save up and get one! I finally popped on a PRS custom 24 (USA Core model) which cost more than twice as much as my next most expensive guitar, and honestly, it just doesn't compare to anything. It's sooooo good. You'll thank yourself for getting your "cut above" guitar.
Parkway drive riffs kept me hanging around ... good stuff
Yeh buddy! ❤ That sound and those killer riffs u were smashing out bro! Now I want one! Lol
Loved the Caparison demo and the PwD Riffs Ray 🤘👊🤘
And I noticed a little Freedom by RATM in there 🤘
Somebody was really happy playing this guitar 😂😂
Great demo dude , I love those guitars .
Only one thing would be good to hear , the clean tone . And the difference with pull push
Love the Parkway riffs. Mega
Same honestly hahah
The clocks as fret markers actually show the respective time ie. 3 o'clock for the third fret, 5 o'clock for the fifth and so forth.
Love the parkway riffs.
Spoiler alert: this guitar is now in his sweetwater cart. 🤣
LOL
😂🤣😂🤣 more than likely
What does this mean?
@@jamesfindice2871 Obviously you’re not a golfer.
@@jamesfindice2871 meaning he is probably gonna buy it lol
Tis true... I have two Caparisons and they are both amazing! The non signature models aren't too pricey.🤘
Hey Joe!
Heyoo!
That looks so meannnnnn
Fantastic review!! Any idea what string gauge your buddy has on this guitar for the drop B set up?
dang this thing is siiick. so cool they sent you this to review!
The thing about all EMGs sounding the same is that almost everyone that plays emg's uses and 81 bridge and plays exclusively on the bridge with the volume and tone at 10 on both. I like the EMG 81 sound, but if you're wanting to sound different, maybe try a different EMG bridge pickup? 81 isn't the only option.
57/66 is where its at
@@smokehill7912 amen brah!
EMG 89s are the best active pickup I’ve ever used. I also love EMG 85 in the bridge.
Yeah finally a caparison, great axes. I own 4 caparisons and love all of them and I have put Fishmans in all of them. Altough I find the KSE set pretty different from a modern set, the KSE sound more like an 85 to my ears.
The level of awesomeness on your joyfull playing man.... stay metal bro🤘🤘🤘
That Caparison sounds very very crisp and snappy, rad!
I realllllllllllllly want one. I hope to grab one! Love the channel man!
I could only read to Adam in my notification and my dumbass went Adam sandler?
One of the best guitars I have ever played. I loved it. So damn much money!!
I’ve owned a few from this brand. Amazing guitars. I know it’s odd paying $3500 for a one trick pony but they make some really nice guitars that are not one trick pony’s for the same price and/or less. By the way i still prefer my emg 85’s over the fishman pickups. But I did compare the JSM to the metal machine side by side with the same pickups but different wood and they sounded quite different to me.
I get you bro, it's like what Adam D said about his Caparison Metal Machine : "It's a one trick pony, but it's the best trick you can do in metal"
Good to know how the KSE pups will sound in drop B, I was thinking of buying the set for Gibson Les Paul, I’ve been dabbling in drop B recently and I kinda dig it. This video is convincing me.
I like some of the fishman stuff. The kse set for me though is a bit meh. They have the least amount of low end of any pick up on the market. Overall though loved the tone you got in the vid. Can't wait for the next one
Dude love your vidjas! But pleeeeaaase when you do specs, scale lenghth is a pretty important thing to mention and does not take long! Anyways respect your attitude you‘re amazing, Only love ❤️
Try a custom shop Jackson soloist sl2h, I can’t play anything else anymore. Quality is unreal and can find them used in the same price as a caparison.
The maker of caparisons used to be jackson japanese custom shop head. The soloist was apparently based on one of itaro’s designs.
Beer beerrrrrrr beeeerrrrrrr - Adam D
Top 3 id love that are crazy expensive are caparisons, suhr, and Acacia
That’s disgustingly heavy whoa
So sick man. The first time I saw that guitar I knew it would be a beast… the price though, 😢
Australia thanks you for the parkway riffs
Thanks so much!
I love the cheeky nod to the Adam d and parky connection
Mhmmm exactly. Played the riffs he help produce
You lucky f**ker! 😳 that’s my dream axe!! I LOVE killswitch!!
That is a dream guitar
That fretboard is soo shiny
Great playing!
thanks so much!
Finally, a nice guitar
I got two capas now
Got the cazqui 7 and a cc Horus!
LOOKING TO BUY MORE!
Try a Mayones Regius man , the craftmanship is next level ! Really love mine , but now you made me kinda miss my previous caparison horus , wish i ve had never sold it
Maybe someday!
@@xanderraymondcharles if you come in Paris for tour , I’ll let you try mine 😉
@@xanderraymondcharles Mayones has a fun guitar builder on their site kinda like Balaguer. Be cool to do a short video of you making your Mayones like you did with Balaguer.
Idk but the fade on the back of the neck that no one will see is tight
The time on the clocks are the fret numbers!
Yup yup. Super rad
Also the tone here is bad ass. Do you recommend using a real tube amp and ox box over something like a quad cortex or fx3 if you aren’t able to record and mic up?
over 3k for a guitar with 1 pickup......
Fishman... 27 frets.... ADAM D! Sigh me up haha! FUCKIN SICK!
(does it come with his sense of humor?!?!) XD
I love capaison and adam d, but after seeing their beautiful flame tops, i couldnt imagine getting a solid black guitar
It isn't solid black, it is called Trans Spectrum Black.
@@bretthill7443 still
I read the title and saw Capri sun
Nice pwd Riffs there!
I really want a Caparison. Too bad I'm poor.
nice
That's Nastayyy!🤘🏼
whats that riff at @7:58 ray always plays
i think i’d much rather buy one of these then a PRS custom ngl
Gotta get the pizza on the front.
No pizza inlays or pizza pickguard (he has a pizza pickguard on his personal guitar lol)
@@Madchris8828 it's not a pickguard, it's hand painted on there.
@@bretthill7443 ahh. My mistake
I read it as Caprisun 😅
Parker Adam D signature please.
You have to try their signature pick ups next
The signature pickup is literally in the guitar
@@xanderraymondcharles I’m very of aware of that brother 😁 I’m thinking of buying a cheap squire telecaster that can support their pick ups
I’m confused
@@xanderraymondcharles I was talking about getting it cheaper with their fishermen pickup set
Gets a Adam D guitar and plays no Killswitch?!
Probably copyright infringement
I’m wondering this or a mayones 🤔
I was just in a predicament between both about what to get next. Feel you cant go wrong with either, mayones have neck throughs across the board, which i love and are customizable. Caparison are production models made by some of the best people in the whole industry and of course you dont have to wait Long to get them. So its basically just wait for 1-1.5 years for a mayones of your own design or just buy a caparison and get a top of the Line instrument in only like 1 month
@@l0rd_breeigo-sama954 caparison certainly appeals to me since I’m such a KsE fan. I need actives too which the signatures have. Although I’m very happy with my Japanese ESPs right now.
@@Guitarist19887 currently saving for the Apple horn 8, as i really want a Well built 8 string, that has TT frets. Its a bonus that i have now tried a handful of caparisons and all feel not nessecarily like “WOW THATS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I HAVE EVER SEEN” but more like, this feels like an instrument, made to play, made to hold up. It feels like the Ultimate workhorse instrument, though the Cazqui model seems like the dream of a 7 string, unfortunately i dont really play 7 string, mostly stick to 8
@@Guitarist19887 and there are so many guitars i want, like ESPs but so far i havent seen one where it just says to me “take me down from the Wall and play” which i value basically more than anything else. Though i have the ftm33 right now and it has some major fret issues, where the frets are recessing into the board making tones 1 up. Like i have 2 18th frets and more are recessing. Really want i guitar that has it all
@@l0rd_breeigo-sama954 I have 2 m-ii that play absolutely perfect. I just like the idea of a caparison one day as my final experience on expensive guitars. Saying that the m-ii is definitely not as expensive as Mayones and Caparison.
I hope you get your 8 string one day my dude.
Good sounding guitar, but it doesn't sound any better than the guitars you play with EMG's. Perhaps it feels better in the hands.
Man he looks high af XD
I’ve always wanted a Caparison but ya there stupid expensive so for the average dude there just unattainable:/
I don't think they're worth that much, I had a Dellinger and it was not the same level at all as an Aristides/Mayones/PRS core/Music Man I had which were all similar pricing. Caparison imho are like Ibanez Prestige level at best and lower than E-II.
Nice! KSE rules. Kings of metalcore in my opinion along with Trivium
how does the Caparsion compare ;p lol jk
ps- i had a Caparsion C2 HSS with DiMarzios and it was a nice MIJ Super Strat!
1:57 Man I guess your Kiesel's are more expensive, even your old LP
Nope
That’s what I was thinking. Surely the Les Paul you have is worth that.. isn’t it a custom?
@@christopherchorn2008 Capas are 4k
SO CRY ME A FKIN RIVEEER
Yussssss
This video threw me in 2008 frenetically playing idols and ichors on my ltd M 100 instead of doing anything school related at the time. Will definitely be back on parkway drive riffs soon on my Charvel Duplantier 13 years later. Thank you for this riffing time machine!
Look how happy you were in this vid. You weren’t the self inflated version of yourself yet chewing bubble gum wearing coveralls and comparing yourself to Motley Crue 😂
Can you explain more?
Watching this video like “SO CRY ME A F$)&@)) RIVER” … Cant hear the riff and not do the chant
Sounds good, I just don't understand the price of the guitar at all. So many better options at that price point imo.
Based on what criteria?
I think Caparison are great but definitely not worth the asking price, I think they're Ibanez Prestige level but charge as much as a Mayones/Aristides/PRS/etc even though imho they're not the same level. $3899 for a Caparison Dellinger is imho are like a good $1800 more than they should be honestly. They should be slightly more than an Ibanez Prestige for the inlays but that's it.
Having played an owned 5 prestiges guitars over the years, these are in a completely different league. More like an ESP USA, or even a jackson USA
Playing is brilliant. You’re brilliant. However, I’ve never found this brand not worth the price point.. The craftsmanship is no doubt outstanding but they just look uninspired. My 2 cents.
Going to be honest, sounded terrible. All your clips sound fantastic except this one..