Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 DarkRay - Plasma Purple

The Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay 5 DarkRay in Plasma Purple is what happens when a legendary bass stops playing nice and goes straight for the throat. This is a modern weapon built on classic StingRay authority, then supercharged with Darkglass aggression and wrapped in a finish that looks like it belongs under stage lights and fire.

The select hardwood body wears a high gloss polyester Plasma Purple finish that explodes with depth and attitude. Paired with a black pickguard and black plated hardware, the look is unapologetically mean. The vintage Music Man top loaded bridge with black plated steel saddles keeps the attack tight, focused, and brutally punchy.

The roasted maple neck is everything you want in a high performance five string. It is fast, stable, and incredibly comfortable thanks to the 11 inch radius, sculpted 5 bolt neck joint, and silky gunstock oil and hand rubbed wax finish. The ebony fingerboard adds snap and clarity, while the 22 high profile wide frets give every note authority. This neck feels broken in but ready for war.

Sonically, the DarkRay lives up to its name. The neodymium loaded humbucker delivers massive low end, aggressive mids, and crystal clear highs. The custom Darkglass 2 band active preamp takes things to another level with two distinct distortion circuits. Alpha brings tight, articulate grind. Omega delivers full on savage saturation. A 3 way lever lets you switch between clean preamp, Alpha distortion, or Omega distortion instantly, making this bass equally deadly in the studio or on stage.

Lightweight custom Music Man tuners keep everything balanced and locked in, while graphite acrylic resin shielding ensures dead quiet performance even at high gain. At 9 pounds even, it feels solid and powerful without wearing you down.

This StingRay 5 DarkRay is not for players who want polite tones or safe choices. It is for bassists who want command, flexibility, and raw power in their hands. Plasma Purple just lets everyone know you meant it the moment you walk on stage.

Other specifications include:

• 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 High gloss polyester
• 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 (Roasted Maple on Gold Bar)
• 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
• Model Number 129-DPS-51-01-MB-BM
• 9 lbs 0 oz
• #S13493

For more information about the Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 5, please contact us.

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