NEW Music Man DarkRay - Music Man's Most Modern Bass Yet?!

[@Bob-Whiting]

Finally! DP with the Bass guys, how I've waited for this!

[@make84-84]

I use Darkglass overdrive with my Stingray, it’s a match made in heaven. Darkglass and Genelec there in the background, true Finish quality..

[@edthri]

The combination of Bass with Guitar works well in a review.

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Nice to see the kemper board being used. It’s amazing these days that you can get a bag full of pedals in a box that only costs as much as a bag full of pedals

[@patchieseec]

Just picked up a 5 string version of the DarkRay, it is tons of fun. quickly looking like it is going to be replacing my Fender american pro 5 string P bass for most of my uses. Great flexibility so I bring it to my local open mic nights since I don't really need my pedal board with it so quick setup. and the flexible tone has made it a hit with my more serious band. I also experienced the same thing these guys did, is easy to play and was comfortable to play it at open mic the day I got it. if you like darkglass and sting rays... it is a wonderful instrument

[@trfmusic902]

I was hoping they made a 5 string version. But no lefty though

[@craigmack-cv3cp]

Not cost effective make lefty 😢

[@mgifford]

That intro jam was joyous!

[@kolombijec]

such a great playing both..:!..but the bass was just wonderful..!...thanks!

[@rogernobbs6559]

This takes me back to the Seventies and my first encounters with Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) and Richard Sinclair (Caravan then Hatfield & The North). Fantastic stuff!

[@tymfelton]

What the Sam Hill are you talking about? Don’t answer that

[@AllanGildea]

Great hang out, cheers chaps.

[@michaelmiles6398]

Very cool bass. Sound great.

[@ShadamAran]

Playing with a modern country/southern rock band and I need a 5. Love mm. Prolly gonna pull the trigger on one these are beautiful

[@whamni]

As much as I like MusicMan and I've been playing a ray since 1980, as soon as I heard you say £3000 ! I switched off

[@MisterRorschach90]

Yeah just buy the preamp and install it or just buy the pedal. Depending on the pedal it’s 200-400.

[@ayeapprove]

Same. This price is like two Dingwalls which is the main target audience for Darkglass fans anyways and is multiscale.

[@jland12]

But then you came back and posted this comment to brag about how poor you are!

[@ileutur6863]

@@jland12 money management doesn't make you poor.

[@RichBriere]

@@ileutur6863 Says the guy with the Harley Benton Bass. 😂

[@johnmclaughlin2392]

Whenever I want a bass very badly I find comfort in details that are possible deal breakers. In this case the LED's make it easy for me to part with my bass lust for the DarkRay. LED's make the bass look like a toy. It does sound amazing, but thank god for the LED's.

[@joesified]

Right there with ya. Rather just grab a few Darkglass pedals to plug my Stingray Special into.

[@johnmclaughlin2392]

@@joesified I have a Jaguar bass with an "ok" preamp. I've measured the space it's board takes up in the cavity. I think it will fit a Dark Glass preamp. I only run the pickups in series so I think I can fit an overdrive circuit in the useless pickup routing cavity. There's a company that makes blank Jaquar chrome plates. I might go all black hardware with an onboard preamp and germanium fuzz and call it a Dark Jag😂

[@Snibborwocky]

Kudos for keeping on track and not going off the rails, several times, during this video lol

[@ScreaminT81]

Yeeeessss NATHAN!!!! 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤

[@ariyandaputra908]

Someone help me, imma bit confuse about how to use the compressor properly when the drive on darkray is active, sometime i use that before the drive pedal

[@bigblackshed639]

There's a big trick missing here. The Dark Glass Alpha Omega pedal has a function to blend the Alpha / Omega. Distortion or fuzz or a unique blend of the two. So 2.5 grand on a nice Stingray and a Darkglass pedal that gives more functionality?

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

Lowest retail price of a Stingray: $2399 Retail price of a Darkray: $2699 Retail price of the Alpha/Omega: $319 You save 20 bucks by buying the Darkray, but lose some of the features of the pedal.

[@jinbyun]

Wouldn't comp-ray be more practical? Just wondering.

[@Nektopoulo]

OH S%^T Nate & Pete ! ! !

[@geoffjohnson9913]

Great Bass, although I think Amos Heller’s review is better. Come back soon Lee Voss, the chemistry between you and Nathan is what makes the All about the bass videos sooooo good.

[@Mark_Ocain]

LOL...this is an episode of all "About the Dane" I think LOL. Noice bass I'll be bound! The Stingray is an Icon for a reason and the electronics are a great 'add'.

[@migrantfamily]

Is Mr Pink the Smoke on the Water of bass?

[@monguzzle]

Nathan definitely showing his Frank Dunnery appreciation in this one!

[@beer_bass]

Does the bass sound like a MM when clean? I know there is a different preamp in it. Just wondering how much different the clean tone sounds compared to a normal Stingray.

[@Whiskel]

Is this the Firebird X of bass? Surely a can we, rather than a should we with this.

[@tomrobinson4781]

Aye!

[@grahamtinkler4562]

Great video, just right.........

[@juliendebustos6357]

A dream bass

[@Bob-Whiting]

Dig the new digs, pass the Hookah!

[@live2shredguy]

I hope The Captain is ok

[@bryantwalley]

The other Lee.

[@MisterRorschach90]

It’s messed up they didn’t make this in 5 string. I get the only black color, but no 5 string? Darkglass bass? Ridiculous.

[@timothymckane6362]

Hope Lee will get his car issues all settled!

[@edwardjons8684]

Came here for more DPete (Deep Heat?)

[@jimmyjimmy951]

1st in Sydney..👍🇦🇺

[@johnviolette5511]

I must be audibly color blind. Red snd Blue sounded the same. I’m sure there is a difference.

[@Speedster27]

No disrespect to anyone else who demos this but why is it that you just nail that classic stingray sound here and everyone else seems to struggle to get it and say it doesn’t sound like a stingray? Crazy

[@40spinup]

Bit pointless when Darkglass do a pedal version that’s easier to switch.

[@billyellow4849]

Nice gear, shame about the furniture. Did Lee lose a bet with the man from DFS?

[@yetimatzenightcat8702]

What about chappers? I heard he lives in a dark cave somewhere or what ??? 🦧🤷‍♂️

[@The09221955]

I got rid of those couches in 1977

[@winstonschwarz1636]

Slap it Nathan fer fecks sake!

[@williamcampbell7387]

I've never liked a spike in my ear hole. More of an escargot fork kinda guy.

[@kissfan1701]

Why do I get the feeling Nathan is no stranger to being on the floor?😁. 1st in US?

[@Goboy1st]

Ibanez azes

[@ileutur6863]

As cool as these are, regular stingrays are cheaper and sound just as good paired with darkglass pedals

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

A regular Stingray and a Darkglass Alpha/Omega will cost you more than buying a Darkray.

[@Charners]

Utter pap

[@jcout25]

I wouldn't pay more than 400 bucks for that bass.

[@ileutur6863]

Well then don't

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

So do you just think everything should be the same price it was 50 years ago, or what? I don't think you could even get a Stingray for 400 bucks when it first came out in 1976. 😂😂😂

[@stanley-fghijk441]

Sooooooo, you're poor and unsuccessful then?

[@Biffinnbridge]

Sounds like an egg slicer. Move that pick up nearer the neck musicmen. So it sounds like a P

[@ileutur6863]

Why would you want to sound like that boring old lump of wood

[@Biffinnbridge]

@@ileutur6863 Do you mean the real sound of a real bass?

[@RichBriere]

@@Biffinnbridge You'll have to forgive Dile. He's been badly Constipated for weeks now. Poor Chap. 💩

[@ileutur6863]

@@Biffinnbridge I guess flea and commerford aren't real bass players then

[@ileutur6863]

@@RichBriere nah I just love calling out boring bass players