The DarkGlass is really an awesome, capable and versatile preamp, with lots of options to exploit pick ups that have options themselves, like more then 2 cools, up to 8 coils, with Herrick pick ups, and lost of things you can do (may need a switch added to be able to go all out with the Herrick pick up that is 8 coil / 4 individual humbuckers, one per string, or any options you can wire up how you want, IMO, its overkill for me, but it is super cool it is available), so yeah, for sure, it is a cool Preamp, and in the grand scheme of things, it is not all that pricey. I figured it would be over $200, well over, actually, but it is just about the same as an EMG.
BUT
I personally would not put this in my ONLY Ray. You are going to tone monster the hell out of the bass, but you are gonna change it so much, that you wn’t be getting that standard Stingray sound for when you want it
That s I want a totally separate Ray4 to drop a Tone Capsule into, so I can make it Metal AF.
I actually had even thought it would be cool to get a Ray34 (since they are old school / classic looking, or that is the idea behind them) wth the flat slab body, and vintage tint to the neck and headstock, whatever that means.
I thought it would be really cool to get the most classic looking Ray you could get, and then drop in the tone capsule and a Herrick pick up, or Delano pick up, and just metal the shit out of it.
Like I said, I want at least 2 more Ray4’s (hopefully I could find some used ones for the $150 0r less range, so I can really play around with them and go all ot with some tonal options
PLUS
Be able to record samples here so others can decide which way th ey want to go, instead of me just saying “I have an Aguilar and love it”
I mean, hard to go wrong with an Aguilar, even with the stock preamp, but would be cool to be able to tell and post dome sound samples of many other pick ups for others to hear and decide.
Course, this plan will be on the back burner for sure, since I’ may even be selling off all my basses and equipment soon, in a rapid fire sale, even selllingn things for less then I should be, use to get the quick money I may be needing ASAP.
Won’t be selling my Ray4, and if I can help it at all, I will keep the Stingray SLO Special and LTD B-4E, but everything might be up for grabs as early as tomorrow.
Pedals, Pedal Board, SWR Workingman10
Calllien Krueger head, Line 6 bass pod Pro rack mount, and anything elso that is laying around.
Just keeping the DAI, Ipad, IPhone and necessary wires to keep recording.
Everything elso is on the choppping block
Unfortunately.