June 2021

By Sam McNiece

Designed in collaboration with bass accessory maker Darkglass Electronics.

Legendary music brand Ernie Ball have unveiled their DarkRay bass to the world. From their Music Man arm, the DarkRay has a few unique characteristics that set it apart from the crowd. Working with Darkglass Electronics, they unlocked a whole new range of sonic abilities from this bass.

What would you like to know:

• Music Man, Ernie Ball’s instrument department has released a new Stingray Special style bass guitar.
• The DarkRay features a 2-band EQ and a preamp with three selectable modes, designed by Darkglass Electronics.
• The bass is available in two finishes, Granite Stone and Obsidian Black.

Read all the latest product news here.

Ernie Ball is no stranger to electronic innovation in the instrument world. Their Music Man Stingray basses lead the way, introducing humbucking pickups and active preamps in the ’70s.

Music Man’s DarkRay follows in the footsteps of his Stingray Special model with a neodymium humbucking pickup, roasted maple neck, 22 stainless steel frets and the iconic 3 + 1 headstock.

This version offers three switchable pickup modes, Clean, Alpha (Distortion) and Omega (Fuzz). These circuits are mixable using the gain and mix knobs to find your exact sound.

A pronounced LED ring surrounds one of the knobs so you know what mode you’re in without having to test and in more setting options there’s an active 2-band EQ with Bass and Treble controls.

This pickup is designed by Darkglass Electronics, a Helsinki-based handmade bass guitar equipment company.

DarkRay is available in two finishes, Obsidian Black which is available from authorized dealers and Granite Stone which is limited to only 100 basses worldwide. These Limited Edition DarkRays come with a numbered backplate, matching headstock, and are only available on the Music Man website.

As you might expect, the Music Man DarkRay comes with Ernie Ball Super Slinky Bass strings, for that classic sound.

See the Obsidian Black version in action below.

For more, take a look at Music Man and for local inquiries, click CMC Music.

Not only Burls Art’s Lego bass guitar is definitely a spectator. The YouTuber used 2,000 body parts to create an intricate design with only a hard maple part in the center to provide essential force under string tension. Even the doll has Lego parts.

Epoxy resin has been used on the outer parts to add stability. So how does that sound? Burls Art chose a piezo pickup under the bridge so it could fully show this Lego pattern and its reasoning is solid.

“Of course that compromises the tone but I built this guitar as an artistic piece, more than I do for the tone of the instrument,” he explains. I’m not going to say that this thing sounds good, but it does make noise when plugged into an amp.

The Lego bass weighs just over 7 lbs because Burls Art has kept the use of epoxy to a minimum.

This is the Californian designer’s second epoxy fingerboard and far from his first instrument making project. We’ve already covered his guitars made from Jawbreaker candy, Styrofoam, and even one with a river running through it.

Burls Art has also made guitars from skateboards, salt, colored pencils, paper, and even 5,000 coffee beans!

We strongly recommend that you visit the Burls Art YouTube Channel to stay up to date with his amazing work.

An electric bass guitar constructed from 2,000 Lego bricks is the latest project from the musical craftsman known as Burls Art. And as with the creator’s other unorthodox instrument builds, the bass actually plays – or slaps, as the case may be.

In a video shared to YouTube on Wednesday, June 9, Burls features a 14-minute Lego bass journey that will not be unfamiliar to viewers following the Craftsman. But for those new to his creations, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that seeing him make a working instrument out of thousands of plastic toy bricks – as well as other guitar parts – is truly an awe-inspiring sight to see. .

Watch the video towards the bottom of this article.

In order for a Lego bass to be a functional instrument, Burls had to build the body of the guitar around a piece of wood. The handle is also made of wood, topped with an epoxy fingerboard, then finished with a matching Lego headstock. Regarding its sound, a piezo pickup is hidden under the bridge, giving the instrument electric capabilities while maintaining a clean, clean look. Without the wood and other elements, one would guess, a Lego guitar probably wouldn’t work.

“I still added a piece of maple in the middle just to give it more strength,” says Burls. “With as much string tension as a bass, it was obvious to me.” He adds that this is the “second epoxy fingerboard I made, but the first with a tie rod underneath. But that fingerboard came out really well, and it’s great.”

The feel is important, of course, because what matters most to a bass player is the way the thing plays. Burls readily admits that he doesn’t consider himself to be an accomplished bass player, but he still gives a good overview of the instrument at the end of the video.

“This is my attempt to slap the bass,” Burls objected. “If you follow my builds you know I don’t know how to play bass. But when I build them… I’ll try to play them at the end. I’ve played guitar most of my life, but playing bass is a completely foreign concept to me. “

On top of that, he acknowledges that he “builds[s] these guitars as an artistic piece more than I do for the tone of the instrument. I’m not going to say that this thing sounds good, but it does make noise when plugged into an amp, so I’m okay with that. “

Over the past two years, Burls has also made guitars from skateboards, coffee beans, colored pencils, pieces of paper, and even salt. And it’s not even half.

Check out more Burls art on YouTube.

Watch the bass guitar build from 2,000 Lego bricks:

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Spitfire Audio LABS: A series of free and easy-to-use software instruments just released a bass guitar into their collection.

This realistic instrument has four classic electric basses and just seven simple controls, for ease of use and to stay creative. Let’s look at the creation and its characteristics.

LABS by Spitfire Audio is a long established series, with over 25 free instruments. After creating an account with them and installing their audio app, the complete LABS instrument libraries will be available for download. There lives the brand new bass guitar instrument with a map of Lancashire featured in its illustration. A nod to the Beatles?

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