Ernie Ball Music Man has updated two of its main lines of electric guitars and bass with new six- and seven-string models from Jason Richardson and a much-anticipated five-string version of DarkRay bass—both with limited-edition trim options.

Let’s start with DarkRay 5. It’s the first time the brand’s next generation StingRay, designed in collaboration with Darkglass Electronics, is available in a five-series format.

Like the four-series DarkRay, this is a reimagined StingRay with a Darkglass preamp. The preamp offers a dual-band clean EQ and a 3-way switch to choose between clean mode, distortion or omega fuzz mode.

This bass comes equipped with a large humbucker positioned near the bridge, and an ergonomic surround structure consisting of select hardwood tuners and a Music Man pattern.

DarkRay 5 has a limited edition Starry Night Edition, as well as the White Sparkle Edition, the latter being limited to 100 instruments worldwide.

a Ray 4 It’s also available in White Sparkle, but it’s limited to just 25 units. DarkRay 5 Starry Night has a price tag of $2,799 while DarkRay 5 White Sparkle has a price tag of €2770. DarkRay 4 White Sparkle costs 2,680 euros.

In the guitar section, signed by Jason RichardsonCutlass is now available in a gorgeous Majora Purple finish, with a embossed surface applied to a solid alder wood body, featuring a very luxurious cut.

As with DarkRay, Ernie Ball Music Man offers limited edition finishes, with Jason Richardson’s Cutlass available in opaque Empress White, a model with maple top and black hardware, and Majora Purple maple.

Both models are equipped with a pair of dedicated controls, an active speaker with silent circuit, a three-way pickup selector, and a custom vibration.

Jason Richardson’s new Cutlass models are priced in line with the Natural Black Burst and Rorschach Red models, with the six-string model set at €3449 and the seven-string model at €3632.

More details here.