For your consideration is a vintage 1980 Matsumoku MIJ Aria SB-900 in excellent condition. I've owned this bass for 7 years (bought from Japan) but for the past 3 it's been sitting in its case. It's been played only in my home, never gigged out.
Cosmetically the bass is nearly flawless. There are 2 areas on the body with some chinks in the finish (which I've tried to capture with the pics), but nothing deep, no gouges or severe damage. The pickups themselves are pretty scratched but this does not affect the sound in any way. The fretboard is in great condition, while the frets show moderate wear. The brass bridge and nut are very clean, no rust. The bass needs a setup and I will leave it to the buyer to do that to their own liking...although I did just restring it with DR Sunbeams.
Specs:
5 ply maple/walnut Transmit neck, brass nut and bridge, rosewood fingerboard, 24 fret, ash body, 2 MB-1 double coil pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, pickup sel switch, phase and coil cut switches.
Included is the hardshell case that came with it. The case has nicks and bangs in it and one of the three latches is broken. It still handles the instrument well and will definately protect it during shipping.
Asking price is $875/shipped CONUS
USPS Money Order Preferred
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for looking!
Photos can be seen here:
http://s1129.photobucket.com/albums/...Aria%20SB-900/
