Ashdown The Capri Bass Guitar

Ashdown The Capri Bass Guitar - Mint Green

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Ashdown The Capri Bass Guitar - Mint Green

Short-scale basses have a particular kind of magic: they're comfortable, quick under the fingers and enormous fun to play. The Ashdown The Capri Bass Guitar – Mint Green takes that idea and wraps it in wonderfully retro styling, pairing a 30-inch scale length with a roasted maple neck and fingerboard, chrome-covered Alnico pickups and a head-turning Mint Green finish.

The Capri takes its visual inspiration from the unmistakable style of the Ford Capri, and you can absolutely see the influence. There's a cool, slightly rebellious vintage character to the design that gives this bass its own identity without feeling like another copy of something you've seen a thousand times before. The Mint Green finish, contrasting scratchplate and matching headstock complete a bass that's practically begging to be taken out on stage.

That 30-inch short scale is about much more than looks. The reduced distance between the frets makes stretches easier, encourages fast movement around the neck and gives the instrument a wonderfully relaxed playing feel. It's an excellent choice for guitarists moving over to bass, younger musicians, players with smaller hands, or experienced bassists who simply love the distinctive response of a short-scale instrument.

Ashdown has paired that compact scale with a roasted maple neck and roasted maple fingerboard. Roasting helps improve the stability of the timber while giving the neck its distinctive darker appearance and smooth feel. With 19 frets and classic black dot position markers, the Capri keeps things uncomplicated and player-focused.

Plug it in and a pair of chrome-covered Alnico soapbar pickups provide the muscle. There's warmth and fullness where you want it, but enough definition through the mids and upper frequencies to keep bass lines articulate in a busy mix. From rounded indie and soul grooves to rock, pop and punchier alternative sounds, the Capri has considerably more tonal authority than its compact dimensions might suggest.

The hardware follows the same retro-modern recipe, with vintage-inspired chrome machine heads complementing the pickups and overall styling. The result is a short-scale bass that feels approachable without looking remotely like a beginner's instrument.

The Ashdown Capri in Mint Green is exactly the sort of bass that can make you lose an afternoon. You pick it up because the short scale looks comfortable, play one riff to see how it feels, and suddenly you've been noodling away for an hour. Compact, characterful and unmistakably Ashdown, it's a seriously cool alternative for anyone who thinks bass guitars should have a little personality.