We are pleased to announce the addition of the DarkRay 4 string bass. 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 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.
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) |