The Caprice, from the Music Man Modern Classic family of instruments, is a bold statement in passive design, a sleek modern bass with vintage features that stays true to its Music Man heritage. A workhorse bass, with two distinct pickup voicings, offering a broad variety of tones for any musical style. The compact offset design provides a body shape that is comfortable and balanced, and a slim neck profile that makes this bass a joy to play. The top-loading bridge made of hardened steel is complemented by an oversized headstock with the familiar 3+1 tuner arrangement.
An instrument from the strictly limited "Music Man PDN Starry Night Sparkle Burst" series. These are guitars and basses, some of them unique and one-of-a-kind, built to individual specs exclusively for the Music Man Premier Dealer network. Using selected Music Man guitar and bass models from the current production as a basis, all these guitars and basses share unique features such as a special "Sparkle Burst" finish, stainless steel frets, and on top of that, as a special extra feature, an figured neck made of "Roasted Maple", with a fretboard made of ebony - a first on Music Man instruments! These guitars and basses will be instant collector's items! Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network is a select, international group of high-end retailers, dedicated to the Music Man brand and stocking a wide range of Music Man instruments, with the exclusive opportunity to offer special, limited-edition models with special features that showcase the highest level of quality and workmanship inherent to all Ernie Ball/Music Man instruments. An instrument from the strictly limited "Music Man PDN Starry Night Sparkle Burst" series. These are guitars and basses, some of them unique and one-of-a-kind, built to individual specs exclusively for the Music Man Premier Dealer network. Using selected Music Man guitar and bass models from the current production as a basis, all these guitars and basses share unique features such as a special "Sparkle Burst" finish, stainless steel frets, and on top of that, as a special extra feature, an figured neck made of "Roasted Maple", with a fretboard made of ebony - a first on Music Man instruments! These guitars and basses will be instant collector's items! Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network is a select, international group of high-end retailers, dedicated to the Music Man brand and stocking a wide range of Music Man instruments, with the exclusive opportunity to offer special, limited-edition models with special features that showcase the highest level of quality and workmanship inherent to all Ernie Ball/Music Man instruments.
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Model | Caprice Bass |
Size | 12-11/16" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 45-9/16" long (32.2 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 115.7 cm long) |
Weight | 8 lbs, 8 oz (3.86 kg) - varies slightly |
Body wood | Alder |
Body finish | High gloss polyester |
Body color | Sparkle Burst |
Bridge | Vintage Music Man top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated hollow steel saddles |
Pickguard | Black |
Scale length | 34" (86.4 cm) |
Neck radius | 7.5" (19.1 cm) |
Headstock size | 9" (22.9 cm) long |
Frets | 21 - High profile, narrow width, stainless steel |
Neck width | 1-1/2" (38.1 mm) at nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret |
Neck wood | Best birdseye maple, roasted. This new special treatment by Music Man allows the performance of the neck to benefit of a thermally modified microstructure: It increases dimensional stability, resistance to temperature and humidity changes and subsequent warping, reduces density while maintaining stiffness for a lighter neck with sufficient strength, yields a microstructure similar to naturally aged woods with lower moisture content, results in more resonance and less damping, eliminates the need for hazardous chemical treatments. Vibrational testing indicates that roasted maple exhibits clearer tone with a stronger fundamental than untreated maple samples |
Fingerboard | Ebony |
Fret markers | None |
Neck finish | Back of the neck unpainted, hand oiled and waxed for a smooth satin feel |
Neck color | Natural |
Tuning machines | Schaller BM, with tapered string posts |
Truss rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
Neck attachment | 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting. Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard |
Controls | 250kohm neck pickup volume, 250kohm bridge pickup volume, and tone - .1µF tone capacitor |
Pickups | Music Man inline humbucking; Music Man offset humbucking |
Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834) |
Hardcase | The bass comes with a high-quality original Music Man USA formfit hardshell case |
We ship worldwide on daily basis, with DHL, DPD, FedEx and freight carrier. All in-stock items are usually shipped within 24h upon receipt of payment, mostly on the same working day. Of course, all orders are checked by our qualified personnel and professionally packaged for shipping. Express delivery options are available upon request.
We stand behind the flawless quality and function of our products and provide you an extended warranty of 3 years for regular brand new items, as well as 2 years for B-stock or demo items and 1 year for second hand equipment.