"Toaster" pickup from a 1976 Aria RE550 bass.

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[font=courier new,courier,monospace][size=4]The Aria RE550 bass was pretty much a direct copy of the famed Ric 4001 model[/size][/font].

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]The pickup sounds really warm and lovely for nearly 36 years old. I am assuming the pic[size=4]kup is orig[/size]inal...I have no reason to doubt it, and here is a link to the original Aria page from the 70's: [/font]

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[font=courier new,courier,monospace]I made a couple of recordings of the pickup which you can hear: [url="http://snd.sc/vHEqCH"]http://snd.sc/vHEqCH[/url][/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]The first riff is with tone pot all the way, and then there is a pause, and the second riff is with the tone pot rolled off.[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]I'm selling the pickup as I use the bridge pickup exclusively, and I would like to put in a more trebly one at the neck.[/font]


[color=#000000][font=Times][size=1][font=courier new,courier,monospace][size=4]The back springs are included, but unfortunately the heads of the fitting screws were too rusty to use aga[/size]i[size=4]n[/size].[/font][/size][/font][/color]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]Also, one of the small screws that holds the pickup onto the plate is missing, but this isn't really a problem at all.[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]£30 with £2 postage.[/font]

PM me as I won't check this post too often.