Priced for quick sale $700 OBO.
SOLD
Well I'm a flip flopper again, I'm putting my '81 Aria Pro II SB900 up for sale. I traded my mint Spector Euro4 with original case for this a few months ago, both were valued at $1000. THis isn't mint but it's very good condition. There's one scratch on the face but I never noticed it until I got it. On the upper horn where the strap button is, it looks like the screw was slightly too long and broke through on the other side, again not noticeable and I never cared in the first place. Other than that there's nothing I can think of but I'll give it a look over again.
Most likely if you're looking at this you know what they sound like but if not I can make some samples for you.
More pics
SB900 pictures by pastorofpuppets - Photobucket
The stacked knobs aren't original, the previous owner replaced both pots because they were cutting out and scratchy. I believe he used CTS pots so the original knobs didn't fit. I have the knobs from my Elite II I can include but they won't fit so it's up to you. I have one sound clip but it doesn't really show the versatility of this. It's just a comparison of the SB900 and the Elite (the Elite had wiring problems).
Aria Pro II SB 900 vs Elite II - YouTube
I've seen these go from $800 up to $1000 in worse condition. One on here just sold for $250 but that's an amazing deal that's one in a million so don't take that price as the average. These are somewhat rare. Not rare enough to get people fighting for it but rare enough that you don't see them often. At the time I got this there was one more on here for $875, other than that I had seen maybe 1 before. Frets are in VERY good condition with tons of life left on them. The fretboard is ebony but not the normal black, it's very chocolaty and has gorgeous swirls in it. The grain is VERY tight and smooth, no chance this is rosewood. The body is solid canadian ash, multilaminate maple/mahogany 5 piece neck thru. Solid brass bridge with 16mm string spacing. gotoh tuners, brass nut, 45mm nut width. 24 frets, 34" scale, MB-1 or MB-II pickups (81 was the transition year so not sure which they are), stacked vol/tone each, pickup selector knob, and parallel/series switches for each pup.
I'm asking
$700 OBO, that's a very fair price and IMO lower than the average. I'm pricing it for a hopefully quick sale, there's something in my sight I want but no money for it. As far as trades most likely not, there's only very specific things I'm looking for and I doubt anyone here would offer one. This comes with a padded gig bag, APII cases are very hard to come by and are normally in bad condition anyways.
