Caparison Apple Horn 8, Charcoal Black Matt - Mattias IA Eklundh Signature

This is Brand New, direct from Caparison Guitars and is complete with our full Caparison manufacturer's warranty. It is shipped directly from our warehouse in Japan, door-to-door and includes delivery, all import taxes & duty pre-paid. Note that Reverb will automatically collect sales tax for certain US states.

The Caparison Apple Horn 8 is, in our humble opinion, the pinnacle of extreme guitar design. The Walnut and Mahogany tone wood composite body helps to maintain that essential note definition needed when dealing with avant-garde guitar tunings. The highs remain crystal clear with a distinctive bell like midrange and the low notes are tight yet thunderous.

The fast and comfortable hand finished, the beautiful 5-piece maple/walnut neck, offers up a security for its extensive size. In addition, two titanium rods were built into the neck, eliminating any chance of warping and increasing the guitar’s strength, stability and performance. Add to this the 27 fret Stainless Steel True Temperament system on a select Ebony fingerboard and the exacting harmonics that this guitar produces sing out in perfect intonation.

“Every time I pick up the Caparison Apple Horn 8 I am utterly floored and flabbergasted by its playability and enormously rich tone. It’s like a chamber orchestra in one instrument!

“I own and have tried numerous eight string guitars but, never understood the full potential of the instrument until I had “The Beast” in my lap (as my fellow Caparison friends like to call it). The usual thing out there nowadays, it seems, is to get an eight string, turn up the distortion, do a little “djent-djent-djent” on the two lowest strings and make a pseudo evil face to go with it. The Apple Horn 8 has so, so much more to offer. You can play anything. The guitar is so well balanced, both in look and feel.

“I take a humble, sincere Viking bow to my dear buddies at Caparison for making this happen. This is not just another guitar. It will take me a few years to fully understand the nature and the astonishing wide spectrum of the Apple Horn 8. I am looking forward to the ride.” – Mattias “IA” Eklundh

• Model Name: Apple Horn 8
• Body Top: Walnut
  
• Body Back: Mahogany
  
• Bridge: FU-Tone 8 String, Black with Big Brass block and Titanium String Blocks
  
• Neck Joint: Bolt-On
  
• Neck Material: 5-piece Maple & Walnut
  
• Neck Grip: Apple Horn 8
  
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony With White Binding
  
• Fingerboard Radius: R350 to R400
  
• Scale Length: 685.8mm / 27inch.
  
• Nut Width: 54mm
  
• No. Of Frets: 27
  
• Fret Type: True Temperament Jumbo Stainless Steel
  
• Nut: FU-Tone Locking Nut
  
• Position Inlay: No
  
• Headstock: Devil’s Tail 8 with Apple Horn 8 Logo, White Binding
  
• Head Angle: 15 Degrees
  
• Machine Heads: Gotoh SG381-07 HAP
  
• Neck Pickup: DiMarzio PAF 8
  
• Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio D Activator 8
  
• Controls: Master Volume With 2-Way “Push-Push” Pickup Selector Switch
  
• Head Top: Pro. Black
  
• Neck Finish: Urethane Matt
  
• Body Finish: Charcoal Black Matt
  
• Hardware: FU-Tone Black, Gotoh Cosmo Black
  
• Tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5 LowG, 6 LowD, 7 LowA, 8 LowE
  
• Strings: RotoSound .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
  
• Case/Gig Bag: Hard Case
  

Designed by Caparison Guitars in Japan
MADE IN JAPAN