Caparison Announces C2 Series DEB-E Bass

Japanese guitar company Caparison has unveiled the 2014 C2 Series of instruments including the DEB-E Bass. Designed and produced in Japan, the bass is built with a solid mahogany body, a slim maple neck, and a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard. Its “Devil’s Tail” shaped headstock is also bound.

Caparison C2 Series DEB-E Bass

The Caparison DEB-E is fitted with a pair of EMG humbuckers with separate volume controls and a master tone knob. Hardware includes a Gotoh 201B-4-CK bridge and sealed gear tuners. Finally, the bass comes in gloss black, quilted maple translucent red, blue, black burst, and natural gloss mahogany finishes.

The Caparison C2 Series DEB-E Bass will be available with an RRP of approximately $1,600 to $1,800. For more info, check out the Caparison website.

Caparison C2 Series DEB-E Bass Specs:

Body Shape:Dellinger-BASS C2
Body Material:Mahogany
Bridge:Gotoh 201B-4-CK
Neck Joint:Bolt-On
Neck Material:Maple
Neck Grip:DEB
Fingerboard Material:Rosewood With White Binding
Scale Length:864mm (34″)
Nut Width:39mm
No. Of Frets:24
Fret Type:Jumbo
Nut:Synthetic Black
Position Inlay:Dots
Headstock:Devil’s Tail C2 with C2 Logo, White Binding
Head Angle:14 Degrees
Machine Heads:Sealed Gear Tuners 2:2
Pickups:EMG-35DC
Controls:2 Master Volume, Master Tone
Head Top:Black (Gloss)
Neck Finish:Natural (Matt)
Body Finish:Black (Gloss)
Hardware:Black Chrome
Strings:RotoSound RS66LD (.045-.105)
Case/Gig Bag:Reunion Blues AERO Case (CP-AEROB2)

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  1. Not a bad looking bass, but dunno if I like that headstock; it looks like something you’d clean underneath your nails with.