As someone that has owned both a bunch of Caps and a bunch of JP's I say JPXI hands down. Much more consistent build quality. I also prefer the sound and playability, but that is personal preference.
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Go with the JPXI if you want to pretend you're Petrucci,
Go with the Caparison if you want to play guitar.
I have seen used JPX's and JPXI's got for about $2000. While your right Dellinger's can be had pretty cheap. New they both sell for similar money, but the EBMM's keep their value a lot better. As said Caps are overpriced for what they are and the used market tends to reflect that. Is a JPXI worth $700 more than a Dellinger to me? Every damn day.
As someone that has owned both a bunch of Caps and a bunch of JP's I say JPXI hands down. Much more consistent build quality. I also prefer the sound and playability, but that is personal preference.
I have seen used JPX's and JPXI's got for about $2000. While your right Dellinger's can be had pretty cheap. New they both sell for similar money, but the EBMM's keep their value a lot better. As said Caps are overpriced for what they are and the used market tends to reflect that. Is a JPXI worth $700 more than a Dellinger to me? Every damn day.
Yeah new Dellingers are around $2300-2400 all the way up to like $3000 for the Amott and MJR models. Great guitars, but not at those prices. Honestly a normal JP6 at under $2000 IMO is a better guitar, let alone the BFR stuff. Also the JPXI has not even been around for a year so the used market isn't exactly a buyers market. Dellingers have been around over 10 years so there are some deals to be had for sure.
I know this must have been said before but as for that trem arm deal.. if it's anything like a floyd rose you can just put those tiny rubber o-rings on the bar and its nice and tight. I had the same issue on my Charvel.
LOL. Worst reasoning ever.
Go with the JPXI is you want a guitar that is better than the Caparison in almost every way, regardless of whether you like Petrucci or not. Caprarison is over priced for what it is.
...Completely different except the shape.
JP has a smaller, vintage style bridge for adding a bit of vibrato whereas the floyd of the Cap is better for big dives and pull-ups...
it may be a $200 Mexi Strat off of craigslist. I have been surprised before!: