Moogman Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Recently my Aria bass has been dusted off and all other basses put to the side as I love the the way this bass plays. I want to do a few mods/upgrades to it over the next couple of months to fix a few things but mainly to improve the sound. Its a lefty for starters but I have found that WD music are quite good for things like machine heads. Could anyone spec me some good pups and a bridge that will do the job?. I'm looking for machine heads, pick ups and a new bridge. I would take it to my local shop but they seem to over charge on parts and then slap £15 ph on that as well. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Greetings, Upgrading the tuners is a good call, as the Aria "Gotoh" variant can be a bit troublesome. Real Gotoh tuners should plop straight in. As to the rest, check the string spacing first. A lot of older Arias have quite narrow string spacings that might limit your choice. What pickups are in at the moment (if they're inna Jazz stylee I might be able to help). Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogman Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks for your reply. I see your into your Arias which is cool they are great basses. I have just ordered some tuners from WD music online should be with me in the new year. As for the bridge I'm not to sure what I am going to do with that. Just measured it up and it has a 19mm string spacing which I dont know wether thats good or not?. The bass has a split style p bass pick up and a Jazz style pick up which came with the bass and just have the Aria logo on them. Its an active bass, I love the neck and the way it plays but things on it are starting to get worn on it like the tuners and the electrics/pots are starting to go. Cheers for your help. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) Greetings, I think 19mm is pretty standard, so you should have a wide choice. Ditto the same for pickups - there's more than one choice for an active P/J setup. I've noticed that the tuners fitted post 1982 ish are prone to wear - the best set on any of mine are the [i]very[/i] HappyShopper tuners fitted to my TSB-400: 25 trouble-free years & counting. Pete. Edited December 24, 2007 by Bloodaxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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