A load of old pollocks!

[WezV]

Just picked this up of the bay - a bit of a gamble given the paint and not knowing what is underneath


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


After 5 minutes rubbing with paint thinners the back has started to come up nice


sadly the thinners are only moving the white paint - so its time to try something more hardcore


thankfully the guitar seems to be in pretty good condition underneath it all so looks liek my ebay gamble will come up good

[ericsabbath]

I actually liked the finish

[Dmoney]

reminds me of the stone roses

[WezV]

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  ;)

[HTH AMPS]

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:

[MrBump]

I actually liked the finish

+1

[Philly Q]

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.

[Telerocker]

I like the finish, but don't like the Stone Roses :-)

[Dmoney]

Nothing wrong with the Stone Roses. Just putting that out there.

[Frank]

"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.

[WezV]

Nothing wrong with the Stone Roses. Just putting that out there.

meh - pixies is an infinitely better association

[Ian Price]

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.

[Philly Q]

"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.)

[juansolo]

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.

[WezV]

you can see Kim's in this vid from 2.20 mins

http://youtu.be/-s78MwfReEk