dyerseve Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) never seen one of these before. doesnt look like a vintage Matsu build but still looks really luverly: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-II-SB-1200-Brown-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Japan-Vintage/182967966825?epid=23008030357&hash=item2a99bd9c69:g:7ucAAOSwm3paNcKN Edited January 3, 2018 by dyerseve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Looks like a Thor II to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Nice looking bass - IMO would great headless.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Looks like a Thor II to me. Really? I've seen some Thors but nothing like this SB1200. In fact I haven't seen another Aria like this. The pups and bridge are definitely different to every other Aria I've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) That's certainly interesting, I have a catalogue scan featuring an SB-1200 which has P/J pickups: Found this image whilst ID-ing my own SB-ELT (the one in the middle) - this is from 1989-ish, making these basses post-Matsumoku. I've read that Tokai Gakki built high-end Arias at this point but no confirmation. The Ebay bass looks like a mix of SB1200 and SB-LTD, having the dot neck, control layout & Gotoh bridge of the 1200 and the Alembic soapbars from the LTD. I'm tempted to think it's a different model and the name the seller's giving is his best guess. Edited January 3, 2018 by Bassassin skoolboy eror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 I think the seller has it spot on judging by this... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/aria-pro-ii-sb-1200-information.1237127/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Great info - wonder which version of SB-1200 came first then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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