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) |
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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…