Recent content by BBell

I'm totally hooked in Aria basses. They just keep coming in and I can't help it. Where could I find a twelve-step support group?

I have about four medium scale basses now, mostly Aria Pro II:s, all with rosewood fretboard. Id love to get one with maple fretboard. Can you recommend me any, old or new? Those Telecaster basses make me drool.

Never seen anything like this before, and I don't mean the stickers. Are the pickups original, do they fit like a glove?

Over eight kilos - do you mean over eight pounds? It is neck thru, so I suppose it is SB-700. The knobs just are not originals.

SB-600: "3 ply maple detachable neck, brass nut, chrome bridge, rosewood fingerboard, 24 fret, laminated maple body, single MB-1 double coil pickup, volume, tone. Oak, Black, or Sunburst finish." SB-700: "5 ply maple/walnut Transmit neck, brass nut and bridge, rosewood fingerboard, 24...

I got an Aria Pro II SB-400 from eBay. Build year is supposedly 1982. Ergonomically this bass (medium scale!) is by far the best I've ever played, but the pickup is a bit weak and the tonal range is somewhat narrow. I would like to have more boom, punch, bite and brightness. Then this bass would...

Is it possible to replace worn or damaged SB bridge saddles with some other saddles, or are they absolutely unique and non-replacable?

As far as I know, Matsumoku didn't build fretless RSB-basses, but there are de-fretted RSB:s around. The "first run" RSB:s were built 1979-?, "second run" RSB:s 1983-87 [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Here some catalog pics, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Natural finish, P-pickups...

I just got a new (well, "new") Aria Diamond bass with an unusual headstock. Can anybody tell me the model and the build year? It is a 335 copy and I guess it might be either Aria 1220 or Aria 5120, but I really don't know. The pickguard is gone, just the screw holes are left. There is a serial...

How would you describe the essence and soul of Aria Pro II TSB-400? I have one and my feelings are somewhat mixed. I like the looks and I really wonder when I see these basses described as ugly. The neck is a bit too broad for my hands, but it is also quite thin and after all a pleasure to play...

I got a headless passive Hohner Jack bass last week. The pups are EMG Select. If I was to upgrade them, which pups would you recommend? The bass is kind of OK: I like the headless concept, it is light and well balanced, the neck is not perfect but quite comfortable anyway, and the sound...

I have been playing and collecting basses for about two years now. I'm practically surrounded by them and have to consider selling a few, but there is something I need badly: a medium scale headless bass. Could you please give me a list of headless medium scale basses you know, rare models...

No, I don't look that cool and didn't in the 80's either. I was wondering if this fatter pup has something to do with the active circuit, but Richard's bass is active, too, and with a regular J-pup. So the mystery remains... Yes I adjusted the truss rod, saddle height and intonation too...

Hi, I just got my second Aria Pro II bass and I'm curious about it. Serial begins with 6, so it is obviously manufactured in 1986. There is some information about RSB:s available but I haven't found any information about these active Formula basses. The bridge pickup seems "fatter" than in...