SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (JANUARY 17, 2024) –– Today, Ernie Ball Music Man is proud to introduce the latest installment in the Joe Dart Artist Series Bass Collection: The Joe Dart III.

The Joe Dart III is an all-new 30″ short-scale bass with a lightweight ash body, a flame maple neck, and a passive split-coil pickup for a classic punchy tone. The new edition Dart bass has a Velvet Natural finish and features a flame maple fretboard with 22 stainless steel frets. The single-volume control provides pure and unadulterated sound, where the user’s technique and finesse exclusively shape the tone. All instruments are tuned to E standard using custom-gauge Ernie Ball Group II Flatwound 45-105 bass strings and ship in a Mono Vertigo Bag.

The Joe Dart III basses will ship with custom-numbered neck plates and a Mono Vertigo case.

  • Select ash body / Velvet Natural finish
  • Custom-made Music Man split-coil pickup with Alnico 5 magnets
  • One-volume control
  • Oil and wax finished flamed maple neck
  • Custom Joe Dart Artist Series neck plate
  • Mono Vertigo Bag
  • Limited availability

The Joe Dart III is limited to 50 units worldwide and available for purchase exclusively from the Ernie Ball Music Man Vault.