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Published on 10/04/11 at 07:34Japan has brought some great guitars onto the market to be sure, and Caparison is definitely at the forefront of these. If you are lucky enough to find one in your country due to their small amount of distributors and even smaller scale production, you have stumbled upon a keeper, and the Dellinger Seven is no exception. This guitar features a mahogany body and a bolt-on 25 1/2 Inch scale neck with the Caparison Standard "Devil's Tail" Headstock mounted with Gotoh Height Adjustable Pole tuners. Finishes available are a natural finished satin mahogany or the Caparison Pro-Black. The pro-black finish is supposed to enhance low-mid response. Pickups are the Caparison PH7-n and Caparison PH7-b in the neck and bridge position, respectively, with Controls of Master Volume, 5 Way Lever Switch, and
Master Tone with Tap Bridge and Neck Pickup Coil Split Switch. The Neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard with the Caparison Clock Inlays with 24 jumbo fret. The neck carve is a very comfortable "D" shape with a 49mm nut width and an oil finish. Topped off with an Original Floyd Rose, and this guitar is the seven-string shredder's dream.
UTILIZATION
The one complaint that is heard often with Caparison is a particular distaste to their pickups. The PH series is very low-end heavy and takes the proper amount of dialing to get it to your personal tastes. All frets are easily accessible and the neck is very comfortable. The coil-tapping feature is especially nice, and provides a lot of tonal variety. If you are looking for an alternative to a USA Jackson Soloist 7, this may be a good option for you. The low "B" is nice and chunky, not muddy like quite a few ERGs out there. As usual, Caparison's are built to take a terrible beating and keep going, no worries about it's reliability.
SOUNDS
All my reviews are done through the same collection of Amplifiers:
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo
Soldano SLO
Fender Twin Reverb
Peavey XXX
Peavey Ultra 120
Rocktron Vendetta
Effects are typically not used. Clean tones on this guitar are clear, with a very low-emphasis. The guitar shines through the Soldano and Mesa for meatl riffing and shredding. That being said, this is no Jazz guitar, it's purpose is very straightforward: Heavy music.
OVERALL OPINION
This is definitely a good option in the high-end seven market. There are quite a few Extended Range Guitars in this price range, and this one deserves a look. Downsides are the Pro-finish tends to get dirty rather quickly, and the Dellinger 7 is a bit of a rarity. These rarely come up for sale, but with Caparison resuming production, I wouldn't be surprised to see a few more hitting the market. Caparison's build quality is phenomenal, fretwork is amazing and these guitars are extremely reliable. My final thought?
Expensive, hard-to-find, but a solid axe that shines for dropped tunings. This one deserves a look from any player searching for a new seven string.
Master Tone with Tap Bridge and Neck Pickup Coil Split Switch. The Neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard with the Caparison Clock Inlays with 24 jumbo fret. The neck carve is a very comfortable "D" shape with a 49mm nut width and an oil finish. Topped off with an Original Floyd Rose, and this guitar is the seven-string shredder's dream.
UTILIZATION
The one complaint that is heard often with Caparison is a particular distaste to their pickups. The PH series is very low-end heavy and takes the proper amount of dialing to get it to your personal tastes. All frets are easily accessible and the neck is very comfortable. The coil-tapping feature is especially nice, and provides a lot of tonal variety. If you are looking for an alternative to a USA Jackson Soloist 7, this may be a good option for you. The low "B" is nice and chunky, not muddy like quite a few ERGs out there. As usual, Caparison's are built to take a terrible beating and keep going, no worries about it's reliability.
SOUNDS
All my reviews are done through the same collection of Amplifiers:
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo
Soldano SLO
Fender Twin Reverb
Peavey XXX
Peavey Ultra 120
Rocktron Vendetta
Effects are typically not used. Clean tones on this guitar are clear, with a very low-emphasis. The guitar shines through the Soldano and Mesa for meatl riffing and shredding. That being said, this is no Jazz guitar, it's purpose is very straightforward: Heavy music.
OVERALL OPINION
This is definitely a good option in the high-end seven market. There are quite a few Extended Range Guitars in this price range, and this one deserves a look. Downsides are the Pro-finish tends to get dirty rather quickly, and the Dellinger 7 is a bit of a rarity. These rarely come up for sale, but with Caparison resuming production, I wouldn't be surprised to see a few more hitting the market. Caparison's build quality is phenomenal, fretwork is amazing and these guitars are extremely reliable. My final thought?
Expensive, hard-to-find, but a solid axe that shines for dropped tunings. This one deserves a look from any player searching for a new seven string.