Ernie Ball Music Man teamed up with Darkglass Electronics back in 2021 for the DarkRay bass. Now Sterling is doing the same, though at a more affordable price.
The Sterling By Music Man version of the DarkRay offers a custom Darkglass 2-band active preamp with three modes: Clean (Preamp-only), Alpha (Distortion), and Omega (Fuzz), all switchable thanks to a color-coded LED ring and 3-way selector. The Sterling By Music Man DarkRay features a Nyatoh body with a Roasted Maple neck and Ebony fingerboard, and comes loaded with a H-1 Alnico Humbucker.
The Sterling By Music Man DarkRay is available here for $1,399.99.