Plunge into the Darkness with the DarkRay Bass

 Decked out with a shadowy finish, blacked-out steel hardware and a light-consuming ebony fingerboard, the DarkRay appears as if it emerged from the farthest depths of the Mariana Trench. Buried in its select hardwood body is a custom Darkglass active preamp with two ferocious built-in distortion circuits, each with a distinct but equally devasting growl. A contoured body, comfortable roasted maple neck, and premium hardware package let you harness the DarkRay’s primordial intensity with ease. If you yearn for a bass guitar with a bit of a mean streak, then plunge into the darkness with the DarkRay Bass from Ernie Ball Music Man.

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. Available in Obsidian Black and limited edition Granite Stone.

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.

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 polyester - Obsidian Black; Satin polyester - Granite Stone
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)
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 Colors: Roasted - Obsidian Black; Color Matches Body - Granite Stone
Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
Neck Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and black plated aluminum control cover
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
Pickups: Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
Left Handed: No
Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)


Model: DarkRay Bass
Color: Obsidian Black
Neck: Roasted Maple w/Ebony Fretboard
Pickguard: Black
Hardware: Matte Black

Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case

Build Code
128-01-50-01