Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 5, 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.
Specifications
Model: DarkRay 5
Size: 13-3/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 45-3/4" long (34.0 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.2 cm long)
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"
Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
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
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fret Markers: Dot
Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colours: 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 aluminium 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
Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
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.
Specifications
Model: DarkRay 5
Size: 13-3/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 45-3/4" long (34.0 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.2 cm long)
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"
Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
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
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fret Markers: Dot
Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colours: 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 aluminium 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
Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
