davehux Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) I'm moving on this beautiful 1979 Aria Pro II PB-550. Maple neck, new Fender flatwounds, original DiMarzio pup, and sticker. It's got it all going on!! A couple of dings on the top of the body, and at some stage it obviously had an ashtray bridge cover, but for something approaching 36 years old, it's in great shape. Everything works as it should, and it has a real P bass thump to it Yours for £350 delivered to a UK address Edited November 9, 2014 by davehux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Pretty sure that'll be 1979, not 1987 - Aria stopped making copies around 1980 or so - and Matsumoku shut up shop altogether in '86/'87. It appears they used the same serialisation scheme as Fujigen on some instruments - can't quite see but it looks like the s/n is A790283, which would be the 283rd instrument produced in January '79. Pedantry aside, that's a thing of beauty. Not too many Aria copies made it to the UK, and I've never seen an Aria P with that stunning translucent burst finish, or a factory-fitted DiMarzio - didn't know they did that. That's a proper piece of MIJ history right there, and if I had the space, the money, and the ability to play fretless without lines, I'd be all over it. GLWTS! Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi Jon You're absolutely right, it's a 79. Bit of a brain fire when I posted it :-) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 A bump to the top for some Matsumoku loveliness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Ooo nice - trade for a Thunder II (dual P version with XLR)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Sorry. Had 3 Thunders. Got that particular Matsumoku T Shirt Thanks for the offer, though :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Fancy an Aria SB-1200? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/247985-fsft-aria-pro-ii-sb-1200-1989-rarity-pics-added/page__fromsearch__1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Sold locally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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