02/03/2026
What characterizes a high-quality guitar?
Abt Guitars Capricorn - HPCrazy's review (Clean Sound Settings)
The Capricorn is a high-quality instrument. Thanks to selected, well-seasoned woods, the semi-acoustic headless concept with multi-scale, the titanium truss rod, and the sophisticated pickups from Kinman, this guitar offers features that are only found in high-quality instruments. Most pickups are also based on old technology. Kinman has invested heavily in further developing the technology to produce excellent single coil and humbucker sounds, all without hum and volume differences.
This is exactly the focus of this video, using the Capricorn in clean sound mode. Hanspeter Kruesi, a professional Swiss guitarist, demonstrates the essentials. A Fender VibraKing with two 2x12 cabinets was chosen as the amp.
When striking the strings, the question is how quickly and directly the feedback returns. How does the guitar respond to the dynamics of the stroke, e.g. when striking the strings softly or more forcefully? How does the sound respond to finger picking or using a plectrum? How does it respond in single coil and humbucker mode with the various pickup settings? What warm tones and sustain can be achieved with different playing techniques along the entire fretboard? What feedback is generated with bending, sliding, tapping, touch technique, legato, etc.?
The Capricorn performed excellently. The sound response is very dynamic, direct, and fast. The reaction to different playing techniques is what professionals are looking for.
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