Music Man DarkRay 2 (NAMM 2026)

AJ from Music Man is at the Ernie Ball Music Man booth at NAMM 2026 with Bass Gear Magazine to demo the brand-new Music Man DarkRay 2—the next evolution of the Darkglass collaboration. Building on the original DarkRay (a StingRay-style bass with Darkglass Alpha·Omega distortion onboard), the DarkRay 2 adds an integrated Octave section with an illuminated control so you can dial in Octave Up or Octave Down in seconds.
#MusicMan #DarkRay2 #Darkglass

Roll the control back for a dry, classic StingRay tone, push forward for full wet octave, or park it in the middle for the perfect blend of clean + octave.

You still get the familiar core controls—Volume, Treble, and Bass EQ—plus the aggressive, modern edge of Alpha·Omega when you want it.
Available in four finishes, including Mean Green Burst, Spectralight, Showtime, and Black, the DarkRay 2 is expected to launch at the end of April 2026.




Welcome to Bass Gear Magazine, where we help you to “know your gear!”

Since 2008, Bass Gear Magazine has been your source for the most thorough, detailed, and objective reviews of all gear related to bass guitar and double bass, with independent bench testing, live use, interviews with manufacturers and comparisons to competing products. BGM features factory tours, trade show coverage, in-depth interviews, and regular columns. And there’s more to come. So much more…

***************************************************************************************

Our team of experts provides both written and video reviews of the latest bass guitars, bass cabinets, and bass pedals/effects. We also review microphones, direct boxes and even headphones, since the modern bass player is as likely to have their own studio as anyone else.

The bass-playing world has changed, and Bass Gear Magazine is here to help you keep up with the changes.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Be sure to visit our website and subscribe to our Bass Gear Magazine newsletter, The Bass Gear Low Down:
https://www.bassgearmag.com/

***************************************************************************************
We cover the Bass Guitar/Amp/Pedal brands you’re looking for, big and small, including: Fender, Ampeg, Sadowsky Guitars, Gibson, Yamaha, Ibanez, Cort, Mesa/Boogie, Genzler Amplification, Music Man, G&L, EBS, Peavey, Trace Elliot, Bergantino, Trickfish, MTD, Glockenklang, Aguilar, Darkglass, Neural DSP, Line 6, Gallien-Kreuger, Mike Lull Guitars, Sire Basses, Skjold Design Guitar, Bite Basses, Ashdown, Marleaux BassGuitars, Phil Jones Bass, Warwick, F Bass, Dingwall, Shure, Electro-Harmonix, BOSS, Seamoon, Ultimate Ears, Klos, LeCompte, Empress Effects, Orange Amplification, Secret EFX, Sushi Box, Gretsch, Overwater, Spector, Audeze, Valenti, Noble, IsoAcoustics, Mod Devices, Singular Sound, Source Audio, Amptweaker, Quilter Labs, EarthQuaker, Pigtronix, MXR, Dunlop, Fractal Audio, 3Leaf Audio, Kiesel, Brubaker, Payson, Bartolini, Demeter, Westone, Etymotic Research, Pedulla, Grace Design, Creation Audio Labs, Eden Electronics, Ear Trumpet Labs, Jam Origin, Wampler, Sonic Nuance, Fibenare, PRS, Eventide, Radial, Revsound, Fodera, Elrick, Carvin, Sonic Farm, Headway, Acoustic Image, Bordwell, Ritter, Wayne Jones Audio, AudioKinesis, Guild Guitars, Martin, Emerald Guitars, Riversong Guitars, Sawtooth, Eastwood, D’Angelico, Smith Creek Mandolin, Barefaced Audio, Markbass, Vigier, Journey Instruments, Drake Guitars, Mike Kinal, Fuchs Audio, Jad Freer, Charvel, and more!