Grahambythesea Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 I like the blue on the SB R60 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 13 hours ago, Al Krow said: Really Woody, this is not pretty? Really, no. Big old slab body and droopy mr blobby headstock. No, far from pretty, and that jazz pickup gap is screaming at me. I would say that it looks functional. The ones with the metal pickup surrounds look better (and would cover those unfinished pickup holes), and I guess in black it wouldn't look so big. I am sure it is very good but.. no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 14 hours ago, MDWagstaff said: I mean... They're only a few steps away... 😶 That one - is that a Yamaha? that looks a lot better. I guess the side bits are like make up contouring, you don't really realise how fat the side bit is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Exactly the same design principle as this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Al Krow had exactly the same reaction as me. My wife tells me these dresses are meant to make you look slimmer. Does the body styling on the bass make you think it’s lighter than it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: Al Krow had exactly the same reaction as me. My wife tells me these dresses are meant to make you look slimmer. Does the body styling on the bass make you think it’s lighter than it is? No, but I might be more likely to buy it a drink in a pub... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Really, no. Big old slab body and droopy mr blobby headstock. No, far from pretty, and that jazz pickup gap is screaming at me. I would say that it looks functional. The ones with the metal pickup surrounds look better (and would cover those unfinished pickup holes), and I guess in black it wouldn't look so big. I am sure it is very good but.. no. It’s a later model, the “gap” is an adjustment flap rather than 2 like a jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Although still not my cup of tea the sparkly shiny Arias do look pretty neat in videos, nice 3D effect to the finish when the bass moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 That red one is actually quite nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I'm kinda interested that Aria don't really ever seem to have discovered the existence of the B string for pretty much all their flagship ranges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Al Krow said: I'm kinda interested that Aria don't really ever seem to have discovered the existence of the B string for pretty much all their flagship ranges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) That one is lovely. But is it available in the UK or only Japan? (Not seeing it on UK websites...and tbf even if it was at £2.2k new it's a hefty price tag!) Edited January 19, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) On 12/01/2019 at 12:21, AndyTravis said: The RSb is cool. they also make some beautiful SB-1000 exotic wood models for japan only, but they’re the same price as a Wal or Fodera. Ooops, I think I've just come over all unnecessary. I did buy an SB1000 re-issue once, the John Taylor signature one with the Oak coloured wings and black hardware. I think I paid about £1500 for it, which at the time seemed like a lot of money, but thinking back to it - it was a beautiful bass, a real work if art and worth every penny. Edited February 18, 2019 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 19/01/2019 at 11:38, lemmywinks said: Although still not my cup of tea the sparkly shiny Arias do look pretty neat in videos, nice 3D effect to the finish when the bass moves. It’s a shame they look so gaudy as 33” scale is right up my street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 They do the same bass in stained finishes, still made in Japan and looks like the same spec. The modern IGB shape makes for a tiny featherweight bass, I had one of the Chinese IGB55 versions and it weighed practically nothing. Just really light and compact but really comfortable to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Thought I'd chip in. Just in case anyone is too put off by talk of the weight of these beautiful instruments. Here's me, an old man with a long standing shoulder injury still happily dancing with his early 80s Aria. It's the one I'd save from the fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 27 minutes ago, stewblack said: Here's me, an old man with a long standing shoulder injury still happily dancing with his early 80s Aria. That looks painful and you're not selling this experience to me. Your left shoulder is at least 4 inches lower than your right. The biting of the lips in obvious pain. Eyes closed just "trying to get through it." The clenching of your bum through tensing up with the pain which prevents you from sharting into your pants with the effort of holding up most of the oak in Northumberland. Then there's the opiod addiction.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Ha ha, yep nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The true successors to Aria are of course Atlansia run by N.Hayashi the man behind all the classic Aria Pro II designs of the late 70s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, BigRedX said: The true successors to Aria are of course Atlansia run by N.Hayashi the man behind all the classic Aria Pro II designs of the late 70s. Looks like the late 70s was when he had that website designed never mind the basses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 hours ago, BigRedX said: The true successors to Aria are of course Atlansia run by N.Hayashi the man behind all the classic Aria Pro II designs of the late 70s. The Abalone (terrible name for a bass) looks like he just cut a Jazz and aJaguar in half down the middle and stuck them together. Certainly one of the worst websites I’ve ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Looks like the late 70s was when he had that website designed never mind the basses. It is a amazing seeing a website like that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: It is a amazing seeing a website like that now Yeah. Reminds you how bad the web was back in the 90s😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: It is a amazing seeing a website like that now Got to admire the confidence in the product though. "Are we going to do the photoshoot for the website to showcase our expensive instruments?" "Nah why bother m8, these bad boys will sell themselves! Lets just spend 3 minutes on a Wix site and call it a day. Besides I've got my nephew to do a sketch on the back of a beer mat with a muddy stick so everybody will know what they look like." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 But they do sell themselves as anyone who has played an Atlantis guitar or bass will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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