Music Man DarkRay 4-String Bass – Obsidian Black

Experience A Unique Collaboration Between Music Man And Darkglass Electronics – The Music Man DarkRay 4-String Bass In Obsidian Black

Designed in collaboration with world-renowned bass accessory manufacturer Darkglass Electronics, the DarkRay unlocks a whole new range of sonic capabilities.

At the heart of every instrument is its tone: in this case, a new modern 2 Band EQ preamp was designed by Darkglass specifically for the DarkRay. This preamp offers three modes with very distinct and useful sounds: Clean, Alpha (distortion), and Omega (fuzz). Both distortion circuits are fully mixable via an onboard gain knob and blend control manipulated to the user’s preference. Astonishing clean, slight gain, or a brutal fuzz tone is obtainable, all with no low-end loss. A bright LED ring and the 3-way lever switch indicates which mode the bass is in. 

The all-new DarkRay is every bit a Stingray Special with neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, comfort contoured body, 22 stainless steel frets, and the familiar 3+1 headstock configuration. Available in Obsidian Black.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Size:
• 13-1/2″ wide (34.3 cm)
• 1-5/8″ thick (4.1 cm thick)
• 44-7/8″ long (114.0 cm long)
• Scale Length: 34″ (86.4 cm)
• Neck Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
• Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
• String Spacing Nut (in) x Bridge (in): .435 x .750
• Body Wood: Select Hardwood
• Raw Wood Body Thickness: 1.600″
• Body Color: Obsidian Black
• Body Finish: High gloss polyester
• Neck Wood: Roasted maple neck
• Nominal Neck Thickness (in): 1.000
• Neck Color: Roasted
• Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
• Fingerboard Finish: Oil/wax
• Front Headstock Logo: Black Silkscreen
• Rear Headstock Logo: Black Silkscreen, Bear with Serial
• Headstock Color: Natural
• Headstock Finish: Satin
• Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4″ (22.2 cm) long
• Frets: 22 – High profile, wide
• Fret Size Height x Width: .047 x .104 in
• Fret Material: Stainless Steel
• Fret Markers: Dot Inlay
• Side Dot Color: White
• Nut Width: 1-11/16″ (42.9mm)
• Neck Width at Last Fret: 2-1/2″ (63.5 mm)
• Neck Radius: 11″ (27.9 cm)
• Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.830 inches
• Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.936 inches
• Tuning Machine Type: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
• Tuning Machine Buttons: Black
• Bridge Finish: Black
• Bridge Type: Vintage Music Man® top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles
• Pickguard: Black
• Pickguard Screw Finish: Black
• Pickup Cover Color: Black
• Pickup Cover Material: Plastic
• Pickup Mounting Screw Finish: Black
• Knob Color: Black
• Knob Style: Barrel
• Switch Tip: Black
• Hardware Finish: Matte Black
• Controls:
• Custom Darkglass® 2-band active preamp with two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega)
• Vol
• Gain
• Blend
• Treble
• Bass
• Switching:
• 3-way lever distortion selector; Preamp Only
• Preamp+Alpha Distortion
• Preamp+Omega Distortion
• Pickups: Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and black plated aluminum control cover

Manufacturer: Music Man
Model: 128-01-50-01-CS-BM
SKU: I662134-N-0-WHXA
UPC: 749699109198

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