Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay DarkRay 5 5-String Bass, Roasted Maple Fretboard, Gold Bar

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.

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

• Body Wood: Select Hardwood
• Body Finish: High Gloss Polyester
• Color: Gold Bar
  
  

Neck

• Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
• Neck Shape: C
• Fretboard Wood: Roasted Maple
• Fretboard Inlays: Dots
• Frets: 22 Stainless Steel
• Scale Length: 34"
• Nut Width: 1.75"
  
  

Hardware

• Bridge: Vintage Music Man top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles
• Tuners: Custom Music Man
• Hardware Finish: Black
  
  

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
• Controls: Volume, Gain, Blend, 2-Band Active EQ
• Switching: 3-way blade switch (distortion selector)
  
  

Misc.

• Strings: Regular Slinky Bass, .045-.130
• Case/Gig Bag: Mono Hybrid Case
• Instrument Weight: 8.2 lbs