Ernie Ball Music ManDarkRay 4-String Electric Bass Guitar - Obsidian Black
Product overview
About this model
The Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 4-string electric bass guitar was designed in collaboration with world-renowned bass accessory manufacturer Darkglass Electronics, unlocking a whole new range of sonic capabilities. A modern 2-band EQ preamp was created by Darkglass specifically for the DarkRay, offering three modes with distinct sounds: Clean, Alpha (distortion) and Omega (fuzz). Both distortion circuits are fully mixable via an onboard Gain knob and Blend control manipulated to your preference. Astonishing clean, slight gain or a brutal fuzz tone are 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 a neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, comfort contoured body, 22 stainless steel frets and the familiar 3-and-1 headstock configuration. Additional appointments to the DarkRay include an ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, select hardwood body and custom Music Man tuners. The DarkRay 4 electric bass comes with a custom Mono case.
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3 detailsPickups & controls
- Special electronics
- Custom Darkglass 2-band active preamp with two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega)
- Pickup switch
- 3-way distortion selector (Preamp only, Preamp and Alpha distortion, Preamp and Omega distortion)
- Pickup Configuration
- H
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of strings
- 4 string
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 4 string
- Scale Length
- 34"
9 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Select hardwood
- Body Type
- Double cutaway
- Neck Wood
- Roasted maple Neck joint: Bolt-on Scale length: 34" Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend Pickups Pickup configuration: H Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Control layout: Volume, Gain, Blend, Treble, Bass Pickup switch: 3-way distortion selector (Preamp only, Preamp and Alpha distortion, Preamp and Omega distortion) Special electronics: Custom Darkglass 2-band active preamp with two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega) Fretboard Material: Ebony Radius: 11" Fret size: High-profile, wide Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Dots Nut material/width: 1.687" (42.8 mm) Body Body Type: Double cutaway Body wood: Select hardwood Body finish: High-gloss polyester Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage Music Man top-loaded steel bridge plate with vintage steel saddles Tuning machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design Color: Black Other Number of strings: 4 string Case: Custom Mono Orientation: Right-handed
- Body wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Radius: 11" Fret size: High-profile, wide Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Dots Nut material/width: 1.687" (42.8 mm) Body Body Type: Double cutaway Body wood: Select hardwood Body finish: High-gloss polyester Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage Music Man top-loaded steel bridge plate with vintage steel saddles Tuning machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design Color: Black Other Number of strings: 4 string Case: Custom Mono Orientation: Right-handed
- Color Finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Body finish
- High-gloss polyester
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut material/width
- 1.687" (42.8 mm)
- Scale length
- 34"
20 detailsOther
- Radius
- 11"
- Pickup configuration
- H
- Inlays
- Dots
- Case
- Custom Mono
- Tier
- platinum
- Fret size
- High-profile, wide
- Bridge/Tailpiece
- Vintage Music Man top-loaded steel bridge plate with vintage steel saddles
- Finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Category Source
- detail
- Body Type
- Double cutaway
- Wood
- Roasted maple
- Color
- Black
- Material
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Source Id
- site51500000385305
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Proprietary humbucker
- Control layout
- Volume, Gain, Blend, Treble, Bass
