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SOLD Aria Pro II Medium Scale Cardinal CSB-450 with Hard Case - £200 collected
£200

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Hi - bought this a while ago & it's a beautiful bass. Apparently they were only made for a few years in the early '80s & came from the Matsumoko factory in Japan. It was the top of the CSB range at the time & has a beautiful ash body with a carved top in a lovely red / yellow sunburst. Loads of stuff online about these - full details are at [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/csb/csb.html"]http://www.matsumoku...ss/csb/csb.html[/url]

I bought it from the original owner & it's in great shape to say it's around 35 years old - tried to capture the dinks in the pics. Comes with the hard case that I think it originally came with. Since I had it I've given it a clean up & strung it up with a set of Status flats - plays really nicely.

Looking for £200 collected from Newcastle upon Tyne - possibly consider a trade for a short scale bass (try me!).

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P.S. This isn't me or my bass, but a good demo of the same model in a different finish: -

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC-guNan4pk[/media]

Cheers,

B. :)

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I had one of these, specifically a 'Black and Gold' one. It was really very nice and I am not entirely sure why I sold it. I think it was a it heavy. Are you able to weigh this accurately please, Benedict? If so and it isn't too heavy I may throw some trade options your way via PM.

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Hi Paul - don't have any scales in the house at the mo. The previous owner told me it was around 3.8kg (or 8.5lbs to oldies like me) when he weighed it, which feels about right.

Cheers,

B. :)

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[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1471245744' post='3111420']
Free bump for a great bass. :gas:

£200 is an absolute steal - one of the nicest Medium scale basses out there.

Someone grab it - you can't go wrong.

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Thanks Eric! Totally agree - build quality is up there with top-end SBs I've seen & it has a lovely burp played near the bridge. Only found one other advertised & it's a lot more than this - if I had more space in the house I'd keep it...

Cheers,

B. :)

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[quote name='Tonteee' timestamp='1471283178' post='3111823']
If I lived anywhere near Newcastle upon Tyne, you'd have sold this..... ;)

Is there no postal option?
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Hi Tonteee - was hoping for a cash / collection deal ideally as don't have much packing material to hand for this. Will see if I can sort something out. Alternatively, PM me your location - know a few people who get around...

Cheers,

B. :)

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