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Noirie. YOUTH

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:25 pm Post subject: Aria Pro II Semi |
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This is for sale locally. Ain't tried it yet but thought it looked pretty cool.
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Freddy V-C NOD FLANGERS

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a nice guitar but that finish is fucking honking. _________________ BEIGE PALACE | THANK |
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Noirie. YOUTH

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah not sure what's going on there. _________________
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dezb1 The Oppressor

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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These were everywhere when I started playing I the early 90s. _________________ "Stop fucking about and get an SD-1" |
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Noirie. YOUTH

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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I always thought they looked kinda odd but I know these are quality.
Real hankering after a 335 type atm.
Wish I bought an old MIJ Epiphone Riviera when I had student loan  _________________
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Fran The Curmudgeon

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 22196 Location: Nottingham, Englandshire.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I had one, TA-60 I think.
Nice guitar, fully hollow, great deep sound.
Don't like that finish but that goes without saying. |
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 5015 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'd buy an Epiphone DOT instead, a couple decades from now when there are no rain forests, it'll be sought after too _________________
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 20973 Location: wandering
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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These will be great guitars at a price that's cheaper than they should be. With that finish, you should be getting an even better deal again. _________________
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Concretebadger .


Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Posts: 2111 Location: Leeds Leeds LEEDS
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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^Gotta agree with what's been said above. Give that thing a refin and it's a keeper.
+1 for the Slowdive connection. <3 those guys (the last time I saw them, Neil was using an Epi Casino which is fully hollow too iirc). |
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose I don't play out anymore, but I'm not even sure the finish would bother me. I think I'd rationalise it by knowing how good yet undesirable it was. _________________
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gusman2x .


Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 4198 Location: Manchester U.K.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
I suppose I don't play out anymore, but I'm not even sure the finish would bother me. I think I'd rationalise it by knowing how good yet undesirable it was. |
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dezb1 The Oppressor

Joined: 01 Mar 2009 Posts: 7790 Location: glasgow
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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McCormacks had one of these hanging on their wall right up till they shut
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George .


Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20945 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Up-close that finish will look like low-def printed arse. |
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 10571 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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What does it say on the headstock?
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gusman2x .


Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 4198 Location: Manchester U.K.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Is it the quaint little village of Blan-tyre, or the rough arsed hamlet of blanter? _________________ www.lowrisemusic.com
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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It says:
"Specially designed & approved by Aria Research & Development LAB. Original custom body Pat No. 555719"
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I love an excuse to go off down Matsumoku rabbit holes:
http://guitarz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/aria-pro-ii-titan-artist-semi.html
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As far as I am concerned, one of the best kept secrets in the guitar world is the Aria Pro II Titan Artist series from the 1980s and 1990s. They are absolutely superb guitars, and are my own guitar of choice. I have two, a 1990s Korean-made TA-40 with Welsh Dragon graphic, and an earlier 1980s Japanese Matsumoko-made TA-30 which is actually my main electric guitar. The Korean-made examples are very good guitars, but the Japanese Matsumoku-made Titan Artists definitely have the edge over them; the differences are subtle, but I feel, important to the overall quality of the guitar. Anyway, this is the subject for a future blog post, one that I will return to later.
This particular Aria Pro II TA guitar (I'm not quite sure of the exact designation - the binding and gold hardware would imply that it isn't the basic bolt-on neck TA-40 model; it's possibly a TA-60) is finished in a very dated 1980s "crackleburst". I'd quite forgotten about finishes like this. Didn't Washburn produce a similar "magma" finish? Whatever, it really is quite awful and doesn't do the guitar any favours.
This guitar is currently listed on eBay UK with bidding currently at £51. I'd expect a guitar like this to sell for up to £200. I personally wouldn't want to spend more for a Korean-made TA, but a Japanese example would be worth forking out more for.
G L Wilson
EDIT: Sold for £186.89 which seems fair enough but is in the region of the upper limits of what you'd want to spend on a Korean-made Aria TA. |
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't pay what they're asking for it though, rob. It's probably a good guitar, and that amount of money could almost certainly buy much worse, but these should be bargains. Shop around and I'm sure you'll find one at £200 if you're patient. _________________
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Fran The Curmudgeon

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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You can pick up Korean TA-50's for around £190.
Might not look as cool as an Epiphone Dot but superior sound in my experience. The lack of a centre block really makes a difference imo. |
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dezb1 The Oppressor

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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gusman2x wrote: |
Is it the quaint little village of Blan-tyre, or the rough arsed hamlet of blanter? |
Did you but it as the lusting is now gone? _________________ "Stop fucking about and get an SD-1" |
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