Music Man Caprice Bass

Specifications, Schematics & More

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)

Frets

21 - High profile, narrow width

Model

Caprice Bass

Bridge

Vintage Music Man top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated hollow steel saddles

Weight

8 lbs. 8 oz. (3.86 kg) - varies slightly

Pickups

Music Man inline humbucking; Music Man offset humbucking

Strings

45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)

Controls

250kohm neck pickup volume, 250kohm bridge pickup volume, and tone - .1µF tone capacitor

Body Wood

Alder

Neck Wood

Select maple neck

Pickguard

Shell (Heritage Tobacco Burst); Parchment (Diamond Blue); Black (Black); Mint (White)

Truss Rod

Adjustable - no component or string removal

Neck Width

1-1/2" (38.1 mm) at nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret

Body Colors

Black, Ivory White, Diamond Blue, Heritage Tobacco Burst

Body Finish

High gloss polyester

Fingerboard

Select maple or rosewood

Left Handed

No

Neck Colors

Natural aged yellow finish

Neck Finish

Ultra-light satin polyurethane finish

Neck Radius

7.5" (19.1 cm)

Fret Markers

5/16" Black or White dots

Scale Length

34" (86.4 cm)

Headstock Size

9" (22.9 cm) long

Neck Attachment

5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets

Tuning Machines

Schaller BM, with tapered string posts

Electronic Shielding

Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard