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Ernie Ball Unveils the Joe Dart II Signature Bass

Ernie Ball Unveils the Joe Dart II Signature Bass

Described by Dart as "the ultimate live axe," this signature bass features an ash body, select maple neck, and passive split-coil pickups.


The Dart II features a premium ash body, select maple neck, and passive split-coil pickups at the heart of its warm, punchy tonality. Dual volume controls are standard, but there are no tone controls to color the sound; therefore, the tone is manipulated solely by the user's technique and finesse. Finished in Natural Velvet, it comes with 22 frets and a custom artist series neckplate, and is tuned to E standard with custom gauge .045 - .105" Ernie Ball stainless steel roundwound wound bass strings.

“The design aim was for high speed and smooth playability on the neck, and a deep, rich Music Man tone from the picketups, all on an old-school passive bass,” Joe continues. “I think we nailed it, and I think I’ll be playing it on stage for years to come.”

The first 100 Joe Dart II basses will ship with a limited edition premium GnG case.

Features

  • Select Ash body / Natural Velvet finish
  • Custom made Music Man "60's" style single-coil pickups with Alnico 5 magnets
  • EBMM proprietary split coll-designed pickups for hum-free quiet operation.
  • Dual volume controls (one for each pickup)
  • Oil and wax finished maple neck
  • Custom Joe Dart artist series neck plate

The Joe Dart II