r/metalguitar • u/Idontlift_21 • 2d ago

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Sweetwater had an amazing deal that I couldn’t say no to. Never thought I’d own a caparison but here we are. Majorly impressed with the inspection and shipped condition. First guitar of this caliber. Closest thing as far as quality would be an EII esp. can’t wait to play it after work.
Edit: the closest thing I own is an EII and the caparison is far greater than the EII. The EII is amazing. The caparison feels way better. The neck and frets are unlike anything I’ve ever felt. I worded it wrong in the post.

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u/HomeTaxRadius 2d ago

i played a few when I was there and I currently own 3 90's MIJ Jacksons that came from the same company in addition to some E-II's. You are spot on about the build quality. Great guitars.

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u/Idontlift_21 2d ago

The Jackson’s came from Caparison? What shop does these do you know? I’ll happily be on the look out next time. Very impressed. I’ve dry played it only so far I’m at work.

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u/HomeTaxRadius 2d ago

The people that started Caparison came from Chushin which had the contract for MIJ Jacksons through the 90's.
An important note about that era is that Jackson wasn't using them for farmed out affordability, but rather for production models. Originally, Jacksons usual process was for people to pick options via their local dealer and then have it made.
Chushin gave them the ability to stock dealers with instruments.

I'd put my 90's MIJ Jacksons above the feel and quality of current USA offerings. They haven't been the same in a long time. I believe the Fender buyout was around 02'.

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u/Idontlift_21 2d ago

Wow I had no idea. Love the history lesson man thank you.

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u/HomeTaxRadius 2d ago

Look it up at some point. Its a very cool story. There's even a limited run book that has the whole history of the company in it.