Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay DarkRay 4 Bass, Ebony Fretboard, Dark Rainbow

Manufacturer's Description

Crafted in partnership with Darkglass Electronics, renowned for their expertise in bass accessories, the DarkRay unleashes a universe of sonic innovation.

At its core lies a cutting-edge 2 Band EQ preamp, custom-crafted by Darkglass, offering three distinct modes: Clean, Alpha (distortion), and Omega (fuzz). Dial in your perfect tone with the onboard gain knob and blend control, seamlessly mixing pristine cleans with aggressive fuzz, all while keeping that low-end power intact. An intuitive LED ring and 3-way lever switch make mode selection a breeze.

The DarkRay is every bit a Stingray Special and boasts a neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, sleek contoured body, 22 stainless steel frets, and that iconic 3+1 headstock configuration.

DarkRay Preamp

The 2-band preamp includes volume, treble, and bass controls with a separate blend and gain knob to achieve the desired tone and output.

Roasted Neck

The DarkRay features a roasted maple neck, ebony fingerboard with stainless steel frets, and matte black hardware.

5-Bolt Neck

The neck is secured by a 5-bolt attachment with perfect alignment and no shifting. A special Darkglass logo is applied to the neck plate to signify the Darkray edition bass.

StingRay Meets DarkGlass Custom Darkglass® clean 2-band active preamp

The DarkRay is equipped with a new modern 2 Band preamp that Darkglass specifically designed. The preamp is extremely clean and quiet with adjustable volume, gain, bass, treble, and blend controls to achieve the desired tone.

Alpha and Omega

The Darkglass preamp offers two highly regarded drive circuits, Alpha(tight distortion) and Omega(fuzz). Both distortion circuits are fully mixable via an onboard gain knob and blend control manipulated to the user’s preference with no low-end loss. Via the 3-way lever switch, a bright color-coded LED ring is illuminated, signifying which mode the bass is in.

DarkRay = StingRay

The DarkRay bass is every bit a Stingray Special with neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, comfort contoured body, 22 stainless steel frets, all black hardware, 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

Neck

• Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)
• Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
• Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
• Frets: 22 - High profile, wide
• 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 Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint

Hardware

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

Electronics

• Pickups: Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
• 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
• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and black plated aluminum control cover

Misc.

• Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
• Case: Hardshell
• Instrument Weight: 8.6 lbs
• Serial #: S11004

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Music Man. This StingRay DarkRay 4 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact bass you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.