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Brainstorming ideas about a future Caprice Bass

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<div class="bbWrapper">I was daydreaming today and brainstorming about what I would love to see if they ever decided to bring the Caprice back. Here are some ideas I&#039;ve been pondering <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /><br /> <br /> 1. Reverse the position of the neck pickup. Bringing the bass side closer to the bridge would tighten up the bottom end response. <br /> 2. Incorporate a buffer preamp while maintaining the traditional tone control. This would give traditional players the benefits of a buffer preamp(no treble loss over long cable runs and no loading between the pickups) while maintaining a more traditional tone circuit(tone knob). <br /> 3. Incorporate a volume/pan/tone layout. I think this works better for on the fly adjustments than having to fiddle with two volume knobs.<br /> 4. Redesign the modern classic bridge to have a mute kit. I love the lightweight design of the new Modern Classic Bridge...but just wish their was a way we could get a mute kit on it. <br /> <br /> I totally took ideas #1 &amp; #2 from Chris May of Overwater basses <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-P" title="Stick out tongue :-P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-P" /> <br /> #1<div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="fPKowPsoJjg"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fPKowPsoJjg?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><br /> All that being said...it is new bass day and I love my new Caprice! I had a black Caprice before and had to sell it because it was a bit too neck heavy to me. That was the ONLY issue I had with it...loved everything else. This model has no neck dive...so I am truly over the moon!<br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="48892656948_40c4241ba7_k.jpg" data-src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48892656948_40c4241ba7_k.jpg" data-type="image" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1" > <img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48892656948_40c4241ba7_k.jpg" data-url="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48892656948_40c4241ba7_k.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="48892656948_40c4241ba7_k.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">And perhaps give it a modern 11&quot; fretboard radius, like the current Stingray Special. Oh and roasted neck <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 41792" data-quote="DrMatthewCross" data-source="post: 1057470" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1057470" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1057470">DrMatthewCross said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;d also add a little bit more output to those pickups. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I agree with you Dr. Cross. I&#039;d love the output on the Caprice&#039;s neck pickup to be just as powerful and cutting as the neck pickup on the Cutlass Bass. That Cutlass pickup will cut through anything! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /><br /> <br /> Admittedly, I&#039;m a bit of a late convert to the active game. All the times Big Poppa praised it&#039;s advantages I really should of listened <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-P" title="Stick out tongue :-P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-P" />. It really hit home when I started running my Caprice through the a buffered tuner...everything just started sounded cleaner, crisper, and brighter. It sounded like a much more authentic representation of what was going on with the bass than running it passive and dealing with treble bleed off due to high capacitance pickups with no buffering. <br /> <br /> So yea, I&#039;m totally onboard with an active buffer. For me, desiring a single tone knob with an active buffer is more of a psychological thing. If there are bass, mid, and treble knobs I&#039;m just going to be tempted to fiddle with them endlessly instead of focusing on my technique to get the sound I want. In that way, the traditional passive setup forces me to focus on my technique. So combining the active buffer with a single tone knob is truly the best of both worlds for me. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">I used a Barber Linden for a while because of that, and the bass always sounded fantastic.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Forum design team, I think we got an awesome bass concept <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /><br /> <br /> I think maybe the sales weren’t there for two separate passive Basses that shared a lot of similarities. But I think they could combine the best of the cutlass and caprice and bring it back as a new model. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;ve been enjoying short scale basses , and mentioned the other day that if a mini &quot;Big Al&quot; ever came out I&#039;d probably be a goner ...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I LOVE my Caprice.....completely amazing sounding and playing bass.<br /> <br /> I would love to see a 5 string version.<br /> <br /> Would also love to see the SSS pickup configuration on a caprice body or an SR body.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Resurrecting this thread because I keep reaching for my Caprice over the Bongo. If it comes back put the new lightweight tuners on it and reduce the headstock size a bit to improve its balance. I would also take a Stingray body/neck with the Caprice/Cutlass pickup configurations.<br /> <br /> And a 5 string might be nice.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Man, I didn&#039;t even realize the Caprice was discontinued! I was just thinking about getting another Bass and my mind went straight to the Caprice.<br /> A 5 String Model would be really cool, if it ever made a comeback.<br /> Did it have a Silent Circuit in it, or were the J-Pickups Hum Cancelling?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 18245" data-quote="dave1812" data-source="post: 1065061" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1065061" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1065061">dave1812 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Man, I didn&#039;t even realize the Caprice was discontinued! I was just thinking about getting another Bass and my mind went straight to the Caprice.<br /> A 5 String Model would be really cool, if it ever made a comeback.<br /> Did it have a Silent Circuit in it, or were the J-Pickups Hum Cancelling? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> The J pickups are hum canceling <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;d love a 5. And as always id stab myself on a live stream for some. Sort of 24 fanned fret<br /> <br /> Preferably in pink &amp;#55357;&amp;#56469;</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 25318" data-quote="MarcMurder" data-source="post: 1065094" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1065094" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1065094">MarcMurder said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;d love a 5. And as always id stab myself on a live stream for some. Sort of 24 fanned fret<br /> <br /> Preferably in pink �� </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> as long as the fanning isn&#039;t too wide. i tried a few dingwall basses because i thought it would be more ergonomic, but the fret fanning was to wide for my taste/comfort</div>
 
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