Ernie Ball Music Man – Stingray – Dark Ray Bass Guitars

Ernie Ball Music Man is 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.

Specs

Type	Solid Body
Colour	Obsidian Black
Orientation	Right Handed
Number of Strings	4
Body Shape	DarkRay Bass
Body Material	Select Hardwood
Body Finish	High Gloss Polyester
Neck Material	Roasted Maple
Neck Finish	Gunstock Oil and Hand-Rubbed Special Wax Blend
Fretboard Material	Ebony
Number of Frets	22
Fretboard Inlays	Dot
Fret Size	High Profile, Wide
Fretboard Radius	11″ (27.9 cm)
Nut Width	1-11/16″ (42.86 mm)
Pickups	Single Humbucking with Neodymium Magnets
Controls	Custom Darkglass® 2-Band Active Preamp with Two Distinct Distortion Circuits (Alpha and Omega); Volume, Gain, Blend, Treble, Bass 3-Way Lever Distortion Selector; Preamp only, Preamp+Alpha Distortion, Preamp+Omega Distortion
Pickguard	Black
Bridge	Vintage Music Man® Top Loaded Black Plated, Steel Bridge Plate with Vintage Black Plated Steel Saddles
Tuners	Custom Music Man, Lightweight with Tapered String Posts and Ergonomic Clover Design
Strings	45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)