Oh man. All I can say is I love my Caprice. It is monster of tone, and sounds nothing at all like a Stingray. Of my EBMM basses, perhaps it's tones are closer to my BIG AL, but to me this bass is more traditional sounding, and just bigger overall in it's presence. This is an amazing price for the quality of this piece. I get the same pleasure playing mine as I do my Fender CS and my Moollon. Different, but just as good in it's own right.