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  1. Rayman
    You’re welcome to borrow it Steve
  2. Rayman
    Definitely a shortscale day, with TI flats and the Sidewinder neck pickup on full, it’s the most “upright” sound I can get.
  3. Rayman
    No interest, so I’ll keep it for now. So with the arrival of another Aria, I think it’s time to move a couple on. Samick made, 2006, this thing has barely been played since new. The previous owner had it on the wall from new and apparently never played it? I bought it, gave it a full clean and setup, fitted Hipshot tuners and Dunlop strap buttons. The fretboard is absolutely lovely, cleaned and oiled it’s very smooth. Nice action (it was set up like a**), brand new and totally unplayed Dunlop Super Bright strings. Beautiful translucent green/blue over an ash body I’m guessing. So it has weight to it. It’s basically a Thunderbird in a more manageable shape. High output pickups, it sounds absolutely awesome. A really superb bass. Price includes me bringing it to you (or meeting somewhere), within reason, I travel all over the country. It’s a cliché, but I’m really not desperate to sell it, so I just thought I’d see if someone would like to own and more importantly play this lovely bass. FYI, I’m away next week, so it would be 29th June onwards before I could get to you. Thanks for looking
  4. Rayman
    Yours is the nicest looking one amongst those, in my opinion. What sort of price is he asking for one of his creations?
  5. Rayman
    I knew Pete from when he worked for Jones music here in Macclesfield, many years ago…. last thing I bought from him was an old Spector….. never got to see him play with Nearly Dan unfortunately….”I hate Steely Dan Pete, sorry”. Anyway…. On with the thread
  6. Rayman

    Aria PEB65

    Rayman replied to Rayman's topic in Bass Guitars

    Still comes out at 32.5 Thats a new scale to me, so I’ve ordered medium scale strings.
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    Aria PEB65

    Rayman replied to Rayman's topic in Bass Guitars

    Yeah the saddles seem pretty well set to me…. to get the scale down to 32 they would have to be all the way forward. I’ll measure to the 12th, cheers for that.
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    Aria PEB65

    Rayman replied to Rayman's topic in Bass Guitars

    Yeah, I had a Les Paul a few years back, I definitely prefer the ergonomics of this.
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    Aria PEB65

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    I’m a bit of an Aria fan, especially the MIJ & MIK stuff…. love my Integra 5. So I just picked this (tired and dirty) Korean PEB65…. just before starting the work on it, I’ve discovered it’s what appears to be Medium scale… 32.5 nut to saddles? Odd measurement? Anyway, beautiful arched top, flame maple I think, trans blue with binding. Nicely carved and ergonomic, and a nice weight. Active too…. Which I wasn’t expecting. Watch this space
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    I’ve had few… for no particular reason, just fancied them at the time. MIJ Fender Marcus miller Jazz was a stunner, so good I had 3! Why… no idea. Now, I have one…. A Squier Frank Bello jazz…. and I don’t even like Anthrax…. I just fancied butchering it and modding it to death, so it doesn’t bare any resemblance to the original sig version at all now. Great bass, I play it most days actually.
  11. Rayman
    “Service? It’s nearly 20yrs old mate, it needs new f****** pots and fans mate, then it’ll last another 20yrs” Always good to hear it like it is, from a fellow northerner 😉. I’ve had Mark Bass, Trace, Fender, TC etc…. but none of them ever sounded as good as my old ABM rig from years ago. So that’s why I wanted another. This one came up at a great price, needing some love, which it’s now getting. Can’t wait to hear it.
  12. Rayman
    Thanks for sharing your story 🙂 Great basses those, I tried one years ago in Sound Control and loved it, but I was looking for a Stingray at the time. Very nice bass.
  13. Rayman
    Don’t we all!
  14. Rayman
    All the basses you’ll ever need right there.
  15. Rayman
    Works for me…. I said it was yours
  16. Rayman
    And you’ll find yourself in a Premier Inn staring at the 11th bass you’ve bought in 6 months, wondering how you’ll get it past the Mrs tomorrow. Unlike myself of course
  17. Rayman
    Just a shout out to Dave Green and everyone at Ashdown. I took my (tired) EVO II 500 in for a service, pots and fans…. lovey, down to earth, friendly place, proper old school Amp shop. Made me feel all nostalgic for big heavy bass amps, like the old days. Proper job.
  18. Rayman
    Oh I dunno, mine was a ‘70s Columbus Jazz, I was glad to see the back of it.
  19. Rayman
    Most important…… Take your time in the search… A: it’s half the fun B: it’s not the best idea to buy the first “shiny” thing you see. 👍🏻
  20. Rayman
    There’s really no exact answer I’m afraid. The “which bass should I buy” conundrum is a difficult one to answer and one that only you can I’m afraid. Play as many basses as you can in stores and pick the one you like the look, feel and sound of most. Anything by Yamaha is great. The BB series are particularly good at all price points. Sire, you can’t go wrong, they’re definitely the “in thing” at the moment in terms of value and quality…. ….but honestly it’s endless. For 5/600 quid you can get a superb used bass, and as the years of playing bass go on, your taste and requirements will change, so something versatile is always good, personally I’d stick to 4 strings for now, and, re-sale value is worth thinking about too, because if you’re on here, it’s highly likely that you’ll get hooked on buying/selling/trading gear. Good luck
  21. Rayman
    I’ve always found having a ‘selection’ of instruments on stands and clearly on show really irritating and unnecessary. A bit like displaying trophies….. “look what I’ve got” type of thing, especially as literally nobody cares. Our guitarist has this kind of multi guitar carousel kind of thing? Clearly displaying all his lovely guitars, much to our amusement, especially as it’s nearly fallen over a couple of times.
  22. Rayman
    That’s a shame We go to some gigs together, we have enough in common to share similar tastes. It’s a nice thing to do with your other half.
  23. Rayman
    I’m not actually playing bass on this…. I’m the singer/songwriter/guitarist…. recorded for BBC introducing.
  24. Rayman
    I don’t know if I like them or not, but we’ve got tickets to see them in Manchester. Must remember to take my bobble hat.
  25. Rayman
    My first bass, in 1980, nice example that.
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