Help needed......

[BigBeefChief]

Hello people,

I'm trying to an old buddy a favour.

Does anyone have an idea what this is roughly worth:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Early-Aria-Pro-II-SB1000-Bass-Guitar-and-Hard-Case_W0QQitemZ200349265566QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Early-Aria-Pro-II-SB...ents_Guitars_CV[/url]?


My mate is desperate to know as soon as possible, so be cool if anyone has a view on this who can answer pretty quickly.


....and it is genuinely a mate. Not the type of "mate" who sends you to the chemist to get some cream for [s]your[/s] his wee lad.


Thanks in advance.

[warwickhunt]

PM 'bassassin' he'll give you a good idea or stick a thread in the JapCrap Spotting section, the regulars in there will know better than anyone!

[BigBeefChief]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='505680' date='Jun 4 2009, 06:25 PM']PM 'bassassin' he'll give you a good idea or stick a thread in the JapCrap Spotting section, the regulars in there will know better than anyone![/quote]


Good thinking WH. I like your style.

[xilddx]

Was going to say the same. The Assassin will know.

Got to be worth £150 - £250? May go for less though.

At least the postage costs won't figure for you.

[BigBeefChief]

[quote name='silddx' post='505818' date='Jun 4 2009, 08:42 PM']Was going to say the same. The Assassin will know.

Got to be worth £150 - £250? May go for less though.[/quote]

Really? I thought it would be worth slightly more. But what do I know!

[quote name='silddx' post='505818' date='Jun 4 2009, 08:42 PM']At least the postage costs won't figure for you.[/quote]


I have no interest in buying it, as I say, just trying to help a mate out.

[simon1964]

[quote name='silddx' post='505818' date='Jun 4 2009, 08:42 PM']Was going to say the same. The Assassin will know.

Got to be worth £150 - £250? May go for less though.

At least the postage costs won't figure for you.[/quote]

If it were mine, I'd be disappointed if it only went for £250. These are really nice basses, and seem to be getting quite collectable. I would have thought around £400 - possibly more on a good day?

Edited June 4, 2009 by simon1964

[Beedster]

[quote name='simon1964' post='505862' date='Jun 4 2009, 09:44 PM']If it were mine, I'd be disappointed if it only went for £250. These are really nice basses, and seem to be getting quite collectable. I would have thought around £400 - possibly more on a good day?[/quote]

+1. They're not a cool brand these days so are hugely undervalued on ebay, although they're probably significantly better than most instruments Fender were producing at the time. I've got a guitar playing mate who can't understand why I'd play a Fender bass when I could get an Aria so much cheaper, and he might have a point

Only thing you've gotta be mindful of is the potentially low resale value; whilst there's always someone who'll pay over the odds for a crap vintage Fender (me usually), there's not a lot of people who'd pay £400 for an Aria.

Buy it dude

Edited June 4, 2009 by Beedster

[Bassassin]

Sean PM'd me about this - I was inclined to think about £400 - £500 but then I did an Ebay search. Hope you're sitting down:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB1000-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ200345921383"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB1000-B...emZ200345921383[/url]

I doubt this is typical & maybe these are really rare Down Under - but it's still a shocker!

I have to admit I'm not a huge Aria expert, but there are some Aria geeks on here who might know better - I'm pretty sure Bloodaxe has got one or ten. Sean - maybe you should edit the title to reflect vintage Aria content.

Jon.