Music Man DarkRay II Bass Guitar w/ Matching Headstock, Roasted Maple Neck, Black

Back with a sequel that hits harder that the original, we have the Music Man DarkRay II, finished in Stealth Black. Expanding upon the aggressive, modern design of the original DarkRay, the DarkRay II returns with polyphonic octave up and down controls, along with the custom Darkglass preamp that made the original famous. What a great time to be a bassist.

The DarkRay II is constructed from a double-cutaway contoured ash body and bolt-on roasted maple neck. The body is finished in a sleek black finish and is stylized with black hardware and multi-ply pickguard. The 5 bolt-on maple neck features a sculpted neck heel for improved access to the upper frets. The smooth playing neck is topped with a rich ebony fingerboard that is crowned with 22 stainless steel frets.

At the heart of the bass is a custom Darkglass 2-band preamp that includes a 3-band EQ, push/push gain control for the Alpha and Omega distortion modes, and a push/push for the newly integrated octave up/down feature. A streamlined wiring design along with a orange/purple indicator ring lights makes it easy to switch control settings on the fly so you're never confused. Amplifying everything is a single humbucker in the bridge position that was designed with Neodynmium magnets for high output punch and clarity. The bass includes a set of Ernie Ball rechargeable batteries for the preamp. Strings are loaded through the vintage Music Man style bridge and are tuned to pitch at the matching black headstock with the 3+1 custom Music Man tuning machines.

Complete with a Music Man branded Mono case, the DarkRay II is ready for whatever comes its way.