Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 5-String Electric Bass Starry Night

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 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 DarkRay is every bit a Stingray Special with neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, comfort contoured body, 22 stainless steel frets, and the familiar 4+1 headstock configuration.

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Weight: 9.0lbs

Year: 2023

Case: Polyfoam Case

Body Wood: Select Hardwood

Body Finish: High gloss polyester

Bridge: Vintage Music Man® top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles

Pickguard: Black

Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)

Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)

Frets: 22 - High profile, wide, stainless steel

Neck Width: 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) at the nut; 2-3/4" (69.9 mm) at the 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: Natural

Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design

Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets

Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard

Controls: 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