Recent content by groovyplucker

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    Fender 50th Anniversary Precision Bass

    Hi, I'm from the U.K. and have just picked up a fretless version, should be with me any time this week, £525 sterling seems a bargain, unusual colour too. Mark
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    Aria Pro II SB Elite II, Active Upgrade??

    Hi, Thanks for the replies folks, was hoping I could keep the same pickups, so I suppose I need active EQ, I've seen an SB Elite with Bartolenni [spell check] pickups, but hadn't considered dif ones, did the EMG's fit the cavities ok, groovyplucker
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    OMG! I won an Aria Pro II SB-R150

    My wife's the opposite, if I tell her I spent a grand on a Bass, she'd say why didn't you spend it on a holiday, next time it's a one way ticket, lol. On a completely other tangent, I feckin hate bass snobs, ref the guy who was yapping on about a poor mans alembic, sounds like some rich kid...
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    Aria Pro II SB Elite II, Active Upgrade??

    Hi, Anyone know if an Aria Pro II SB Elite II Bass can be sympathetically upgraded with a suitable active preamp. Basically I want to turn it into an SB R150 of sorts, without butchering the Pots/Knobs or the Panel at the back. Anyone any experience with this, I know there's an Aria Forum on...
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    OMG! I won an Aria Pro II SB-R150

    Hey, If I'd had the money I would've bid with 1 sec to go, lol. They look great, have an SBCB, RSB 800, and an Elite II, but really want that active, they're not as heavy in weight as some might suggest, I'm quite small and find I can carry it for the whole gig, the RSB 800 is certainly the...