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.
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) |
Not a bad looking bass, but dunno if I like that headstock; it looks like something you’d clean underneath your nails with.
beautiful design and great sounding…