Sterling by MusicMan DarkRay

[stonevibe]

Sterling by MusicMan DarkRay with Darkglass distortion circuits. At last an affordable version of the EBMM DarkRay model. I like it and it looks pretty tasty all in black.


https://guitarbomb.com/2023/10/24/sterling-by-music-man-darkray-with-darkglass-distortion/

[LowB_FTW]

19 minutes ago, stonevibe said:

At last an affordable version

$1400 for the 4-string version.

Affordable?

 

Mark

[Thump]

I'm not too sure how many people will find that an affordable price. I'd be interested if it were about $600 cheaper.

 

It definitely looks good though

[Doctor J]

 

[steantval]

Not for me, distorted bass and that style of playing does nothing for me, it’s obviously a bass specifically made for specific genres of music.

 

I’ll stick with my tight/punchy 1990 MM Stingray.

[MartinB]

I see a headstock and I want to paint it black

[Chaddy]

It sounds dreadful and is overpriced big time. 

[fretmeister]

£1900 UK price.

 

Not a chance.

[Eldon Tyrell]

Bargain!

[DJpullchord]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good for metal?

[UglyDog]

 

[Rayman]

Pull all the unnecessary cr*p out of it and you have a handful of hundred quids worth of a decent entry level musicman style bass. That’s all.

 

Dark Ray Schmark Ray

 

🔨👞 (cobblers)

[stonevibe]

You lot are so negative... 🤣

 

I quite like it, but my first instrument is the guitar and so I play bass like a guitarist (badly), so  I would rip riffs on it all day long. Different mindset I guess.

[HMX]

Probably worth buying a used Ray 34 and a Darkglass pedal instead.

[SteveXFR]

3 hours ago, HMX said:

Probably worth buying a used Ray 34 and a Darkglass pedal instead.

 

I had exactly that and it's an awesome combination. I think I'd rather keep the distortion on a pedal board. My Darkglass B3K overdrive pedal has a huge range of sounds available and I don't see that range could be achieved with onboard distortion where you've not got all the knobs and switches.