Bass of the Week: Capurso Guitars Sniper Deluxe Six-String Bass
This week we’re checking out a six-string Sniper Deluxe by Italy’s Capurso Guitars. The bass has a beautiful poplar burl top in a purpleburst finish that looks like a photo of a galaxy. That theme is reinforced by the alien head inlay on the multi-scale pale moon ebony fingerboard.
Capurso built the bass with a nine-piece neck of flamed maple, ash, purpleheart, and rosewood. It also has a tone block made from mahogany and purpleheart. This Sniper is completed with Nordstrand Big Single pickups, a Bartolini NTMB preamp, and a Hipshot bridge.
Capurso Guitars Sniper Deluxe Six-String Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 33″-35″ |
| Body: | Light Ash |
| Tone Block: | American Mahogany and Purpleheart |
| Top: | Poplar Burl and Rosewood |
| Neck: | 9-piece Flamed Maple, Ash, Purpleheart, Rosewood |
| Fingerboard: | Pale Moon Ebony |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16″ |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Pickups: | Neodymium Big Single |
| Electronics: | Bartolini NTMB Active/Passive |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Bridge: | Brass Single Saddles |
| Finish: | Satin Nitrolacquer Purpleburst |
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The purple burl looks great by itself! ~But that mismatched white and red inlay makes the whole bass look like a gaudy mess IMO… ~Ugh!!