Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: WezV on August 31, 2012, 03:52:55 PM
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Just picked this up of the bay - a bit of a gamble given the paint and not knowing what is underneath
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/aria.jpg)
Its an Aria Pro II CSB-380 made in Japan sometime in the mid 80's. the exact model played by Kim Deal on the first few Pixies albums.
now, onto the paint. I actually dont think the person that did this did a bad job, if you like that sort of thing. I dont so its coming off -
the bass comes apart
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/P1020148.jpg)
After 5 minutes rubbing with paint thinners the back has started to come up nice
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/P1020149.jpg)
sadly the thinners are only moving the white paint - so its time to try something more hardcore
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/P1020150.jpg)
thankfully the guitar seems to be in pretty good condition underneath it all so looks liek my ebay gamble will come up good
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I actually liked the finish
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reminds me of the stone roses
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I actually liked the finish
like i said, i dont think they did a bad job
reminds me of the stone roses
but this is enough to make me want to strip it ;)
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Grab this hat off ebay and the look is complete... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/white-unique-splattered-reni-bucket-hat-Stone-Roses-v-festival-S-M-/290759629115?pt=UK_Hats&hash=item43b29fd93b&_uhb=1#ht_534wt_1397
:lol:
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I actually liked the finish
+1
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Cool! 8)
I saw the pic and thought "Oooooh, Aria Cardinal Series!"
I have had GAS for a CS-400 for over 30 years, ever since seeing this ad in Guitar Player in 1981. They hardly ever appear on eBay, although you do see the cheaper bolt-on models like the CS-250 and CS-350 occasionally.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1981-ARIA-PRO-II-CS-400-ROD-STEWART-BAND-GUITAR-PRINT-AD-/00/$(KGrHqUOKkEE0gKqFB-!BN((5Mns8Q~~_3.JPG)
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I like the finish, but don't like the Stone Roses :-)
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Nothing wrong with the Stone Roses. Just putting that out there.
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"Danny Johnson, of the Rod Stewart Band, plays our new, exciting, CS-400."
Or as we say in English ...
"Danny Johnson of the Rod Stewart Band plays our new, exciting CS-400."
Soz, just had to rant about that. I feel better now.
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Nothing wrong with the Stone Roses. Just putting that out there.
meh - pixies is an infinitely better association
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Nothing wrong with the Stone Roses. Just putting that out there.
meh - pixies is an infinitely better association
I like the Stone Roses but absolutely agree that the Pixies are far far far superior.
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"Danny Johnson, of the Rod Stewart Band, plays our new, exciting, CS-400."
Or as we say in English ...
"Danny Johnson of the Rod Stewart Band plays our new, exciting CS-400."
Soz, just had to rant about that. I feel better now.
That's one of the more unusual rants I've seen in a while. :lol:
Stone Roses vs. Pixies? I'm not a fan of either, to be honest. I did buy a Pixies box set ages ago but couldn't really get into it.* :|
(* Edit: I don't mean it was difficult to remove the packaging.)
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Not really a fan of either, but I like odd songs. Mr Squires also has a really nice old BMW E30 DTM car that he takes on track.
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you can see Kim's in this vid from 2.20 mins
http://youtu.be/-s78MwfReEk
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I have one of these that I got waaaay back in about 1997. Great little bass, particularly for someone like me who mostly plays guitar, as it's only 32" scale length and has narrower than usual string spacing. Sounds pretty good too, through a decent amp.
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a bit of nitromors seems to be doing the trick - just a bit left on the sides to do
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/P1020170.jpg)
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It's looking good!
One thing I have noticed about these and similar Japanese guitars from the '80s - although the workmanship was really good, they weren't bothered about using multiple pieces of ash in the bodies. And they made almost no effort at all to match the grain!
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It's looking good!
One thing I have noticed about these and similar Japanese guitars from the '80s - although the workmanship was really good, they weren't bothered about using multiple pieces of ash in the bodies. And they made almost no effort at all to match the grain!
Not a problem on mine as it has a solid "revolting blue" finish. But yeah, any I see with any sort of grain are all over the shop.
Saw one of the set neck versions of it in a cash converters a while ago and while I was thinking about it, it got sold. Shame.
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It's looking good!
One thing I have noticed about these and similar Japanese guitars from the '80s - although the workmanship was really good, they weren't bothered about using multiple pieces of ash in the bodies. And they made almost no effort at all to match the grain!
i dont think this one is too bad - better than some.
and its actually a lot lighter than i expected for a mat of this period - the body is only 4lb
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and its actually a lot lighter than i expected for a mat of this period - the body is only 4lb
That's not bad at all, weight-wise!
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Looking good - love the colour underneath.
My first bass was an Aria (a Cat Pro II, or something, gave it to my nephew). I didn't know sod all about basses then (and not much more now!), but they seem to have made nice solid ones.
This is looking like a good score to me :)
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That's a nice colour :)
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This has turned out rather nice - i decided not to go for a full restore - instead i have left it with a natural relic that suits its age
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap21.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap24.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap26.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap29.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap32.jpg)
and the unflattering shot to show its pockmarked face
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/ap34.jpg)
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Very cool Wez, great work!
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Looks great now, good job!
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Ah thats better. Nice job Wez.
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A whole new lease of life! :D
It's nice that the headstock logos survived.
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Looks great Wez. The older look suits it really well.
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Nice job wez. Looking real good (the bass :D)