Introducing the Ball Family Reserve DarkRay “Grapes of Wrath”, a stunning limited edition bass crafted for collectors and players alike. Featuring a figured roasted maple neck with an ebony fretboard adorned with custom Purple Atlante block inlays, this DarkRay is capped with a flame maple top finished in the exclusive Grapes of Wrath colorway. Limited to just 75 instruments worldwide, each bass comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity and a premium MONO case. Powered by Darkglass Electronics and built with the same uncompromising specs as the DarkRay line, this BFR release pairs jaw-dropping looks with crushing tone and effortless playability.
Other specifications include:
- Body Wood ash
- Top Material flame maple
- Body Finish high gloss polyester
- Bridge Vintage Music Man® top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles
- Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm)
- Neck Radius 11" (27.9 cm)
- Headstock Size Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
- Frets 22 - 22 Stainless Steel
- Neck Width 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret
- Neck Wood Roasted figured maple neck
- Fingerboard ebony
- Inlays Purple Atlante
- Side Markers white dot
- Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- 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
- Strings 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
- Build Code 138-H8-RZ-00-MB-B2
- Mono Softshell
- 8 lbs 10 oz
- #S12959
For more information about the Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay, please contact us.
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