Music Man DarkRay Bass Guitar in Obisidian Black (35047)

Name: Music Man DarkRay Bass Guitar in Obisidian Black (35047)
Brand: Music Man
SKU: 128-01-50-01-MB-BM_S10861
Availability: InStock

£2,899.00

Music have impressed us with this New Music Man DarkRay Bass Guitar in Obisidian Black (35047) in Bass, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Bass, additional Bass Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. Here's what Music Man say about the Dark Ray 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…

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Here's what Music Man say about the Dark Ray

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.

Key Features

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.
Roasted Neck – The DarkRay features a roasted maple neck, ebony fingerboard with stainless steel frets, and matte black hardware.
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.

Specifications

Body

Body Shape: StingRay
Body Wood: Select Hardwood
Body Finish: High Gloss Polyester

Neck

Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Joint: 5-Bolt, Sculpted
Neck Width: 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 11" (279 mm)
Frets: 22 – High profile, wide
Fret Markers: Dot Inlay
Truss Rod: Adjustable

Hardware

Bridge: Standard – Vintage Music Man® top loaded Black plated, steel bridge plate with vintage Black plated steel saddles
Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
Pickguard: Black
Hardware Colour: Matte Black

Electronics

Pickup: Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
Preamp: Custom Darkglass® 2-band active preamp with two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega)
Controls: vol, gain, blend, treble, bass

Miscellaneous

Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
Case: Ernie Ball Music Man MONO Case (Included)

Additional information

Weight	26 kg

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