FS/FT Aria SWB-1 Lite EUB

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I'm getting out of the EUB thing for a while to concentrate on my new DB. So I'm selling my Aria SWB-1 Lite. It's less than two years old, gigged a few times. Piezo pickup in the bridge and an active preamp, with volume, bass, and treble controls. There's a very handy side frame (removable) to give it more of a DB ergonomic feel. It has an adjustable endpin to stand on. Made in Korea. I used to own an Ergo, and I've tried the NS Wav, and I think this instrument smokes them both, in tone and feel. Here are some pictures.













Condition

As you can see in the second picture, there is a crack on the side near the bridge. It has not gotten any bigger since I bought the bass. The final picture shows that when I marked the endpin with a sharpie at the length I extended it to, I also marked the body by mistake (d'oh!). You can also see that I've added some velcro to the back to hold the allen wrench that's needed for the endpin screw (beats losing it).

The bass will come in its original bag, which is lightly padded but not terribly robust.

Trades

If you have any of the following for trade, let me know and we can work something out:

Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 head or combo
Markbass head or combo
Small, light 8 ohm cabinet
K&K Bassmax pickup

Prices-now lower

There are some options here, depending on which strings you'd want with it. All of these options include shipping. Paypal is fine.

$500 with the original, generic strings
$575 with well-used spirocores
$625 with lightly used obligatos

[bad_andy]

What's the scale length?

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Originally Posted by bad_andy

What's the scale length?

It's regular 3/4 size DB scale (I think that means 43" in this case, but I can measure when I get home from work).

(Yes, I'm posting this from work!)

[bad_andy]

Cool. Look forward to hearing more.

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My guess was wrong--it's actually 41 3/4" (same as my DB).
I should also mention that it's fully bowable.

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Those prices aren't going any lower, in case you're wondering.

[tony moore]

curious, what strings did you like best on it?

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Originally Posted by tony moore

curious, what strings did you like best on it?

The obligatos give a nice low response--almost tubby. I think they're the most DB-like. The spirocores are more twangy, more high mids, nice and punchy. The stock strings work fine--cutting high end. I have a preference for lows on this instrument, so the obligatos are my favorites, but it's really a matter of taste here.

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Just some advance warning, in case you have interest: in another week or so, I'm probably going to pull it here and put it on ebay.

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Going to ebay on Sunday, I've decided.

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Two more days, then off to ebay.

[guidum]

Would you shipp to Dallas? And how that crack appeared on your bass? Was it dropped or something?

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Originally Posted by guidum

Would you shipp to Dallas? And how that crack appeared on your bass? Was it dropped or something?

I would indeed ship to Dallas. I don't know how that crack got there--it was there when I bought it.

For reference, in case anybody was wondering, I decided not to put it on ebay quite yet, as there may be a deal in the works. But if that falls through, off it goes.

[guidum]

Do you have any sound sample you can send on my mail miomao788@yahoo.com
If i like it you have a deal! It looks nice. Only thing that worries me is that crack! You don't know how deep is it?

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Originally Posted by guidum

Do you have any sound sample you can send on my mail miomao788@yahoo.com
If i like it you have a deal! It looks nice. Only thing that worries me is that crack! You don't know how deep is it?

If a pending deal falls through for whatever reason, I'm happy to make a sound sample, and I'll post it somewhere for all to hear.

Yeah, no idea of the depth of that crack, but it doesn't follow the grain lines and shows no signs of getting bigger since I bought it (like a year and a half ago, or something like that).

[guidum]

Ok, let's see! By your opinion, how would rate this EUB, i mean how close is it to upright? From1-5? I see you say it is better than ERGO and Steinberger. Is it more fretless sound or upright? I cannot find any reviews on this baby.

[guidum]

And also is it bowable?

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Originally Posted by guidum

And also is it bowable?

Yes, fully bowable.
The sound is a lot closer to a DB than to a fretless slab, but it won't cop that tone exactly.

[guidum]

Hey did you made any sound samples? I am very interested in buying it! What is with your pending deal?

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SOLD