BobVbass Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Just a quick query for the Aria experts on here - did Matsumoku do unlined versions of the SB basses in the early eighties? I've only seen lined & marked versions but I'm looking at one at the minute that appears to have a plain fretboard - checked the usual reference sites and haven't come up with any examples; just wondering if it's a refitted fretboard thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Do you mean like this one? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-SB-40-Fretless-Bass-with-Hard-Foam-Case-/331112999547?"]http://www.ebay.co.u...-/331112999547[/url] I don't know if it's 80s Edited February 13, 2014 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That's much later than 80s, and was on sale in this forum for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]You could get unmarked touchboards from '83 onwards. [/font][/color][/quote] perfect - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I don't know if it's 80s [/font][/color][/quote] yeah thanks mate - that's a 2000's + one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1392318686' post='2367374'] Quite possibly. Before unlined touchboards came in as a standard model with the R variants, special order fretless models would be prepared by the FujiGen custom shop. [/quote] I deleted the original post because, after some You Tube research , I think he was playing a fretted Aria SB and an unlined fretless Spector bass. I'm getting to be the age where my memory is starting to play tricks on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 [quote]Like this http://basschat.co.u...of-aria-basses/ [/quote] Yes that's one of the ones I'm looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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