Music Man USA Stingray DarkRay 4 String Bass Starry Night, Roasted Maple/Ebony
Music Man USA Stingray DarkRay Bass Starry Night, Roasted Maple including Mono case
Manufacturers Part number: 128-SN-50-01-MB-BM
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.
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.
| 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 | Starry Night |
| 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 Color | Roasted |
| 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) |
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