Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 4-String Electric Bass – Starry Night

Unleash the Cosmic Groove with the Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 4-String Electric Bass in Starry Night

We are pleased to announce the addition of the DarkRay 4 string bass. 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Model: DarkRay Bass
• Size: 13-1/2″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 44-7/8″ long (34.3 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.0 cm long)
• Body Wood: Select Hardwood
• Body Finish: High gloss polyester – Obsidian Black; Satin polyester – Granite Stone

Neck

• Scale Length: 34″ (86.4 cm)
• Neck Radius: 11″ (27.9 cm)
• Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4″ (22.2 cm) long
• Neck Width: 1-11/16″ (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2″ (63.5 mm) at last fret
• Neck Wood: Roasted maple neck
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fret Markers: Dot Inlay
• Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Neck Colors: Roasted – Obsidian Black; Color Matches Body – Granite Stone
• Neck Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint

Hardware

• Bridge: Vintage Music Man® top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles
• Pickguard: Black
• Frets: 22 – High profile, wide
• Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design

Electronics

• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and black plated aluminum control cover
• 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

Miscellaneous

• Case Type: Hardshell Case
• Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)

Manufacturer: Music Man
Model: 128-SN-50-01-CS-BM
SKU: I698786-N-0-WHXA
UPC: 749699111832

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