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Nice, the bass looks like a Black 'n' Gold I model, judging from the bridge (black base, gold saddles), though.
Hey guys, was thinking you could probably help me out in identifying this bass:
I'm considering buying it, but i would like some more info on the bass.. the only thing the owner said is that it's from 92ish
anyone know model, where its made how they play etc?
Love Kaare
I'm considering buying it, but i would like some more info on the bass.. the only thing the owner said is that it's from 92ish
anyone know model, where its made how they play etc?
Love Kaare
I just traded guitars, got a Aria ProII archtop FA50E, really good instrument, if the basses are as good, this company is really unsung, very good stuff by the looks of it.
Aria Pro II SB750JR - 1994 Matsumoku
upgrades: brass nut, ABF bridge, EMG actives
my pride and joy!
upgrades: brass nut, ABF bridge, EMG actives
my pride and joy!
Those are nice upgrades for the bass! I had a SB600JR very briefly. The 750 looks much nicer with the natural finish and active electronics.
How easy was it to get or make a replacement brass nut?
Interesting news...Aria now makes an SB-1000RI 5 string model. Everything on it looks like the 4 string RI version, but the pickup just looks like a standard soapbar rather than having the look of the traditional SB pickup.
More pics and specs are available at Aria's Japanese website:
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And there is a black one on eBay now...it's not cheap, though, listing for $2719!
More pics and specs are available at Aria's Japanese website:
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And there is a black one on eBay now...it's not cheap, though, listing for $2719!
Email Dana B Good you can buy a new B.B. Circuit for about 100 us dollars, i emailed them b/c i wanna return my SB-1000 electronics back to stock, they also have SB p/u's
Greetings, did the RSB-900 have the little toggle switch and the 6-way tone selector switch unit (& if it did do you still have them)? If so I may be able to help... Pics would help too.
BTW, I suspect the guys over at the Matsumoku forum would get quite excited over this - come & say hello.
Pete.
Revisited the old thread, & realised my OP needs an update...
1980 Series 1 SB-900 S/N 059104:
Modified 1980 SB-1000 Fretless conversion S/N 049140:
The modifications? 2 x Kent Armstrong humbuckers wired in series & associated woodwork to fill in the original p/up cavity, no actives - the originals were fried along with the stock p/up, so I did away with them & just plumbed in the 6-way tone selector array. Works just fine & no battery worries.
There's a full restoration/rebuild thread over on the Matsumoku site [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Let's face it, it's got two four-wire hummers in series - it don' need no steenkeeng actives!
The SB-900 is passive as well, those stock p/ups are hot & weigh a ton.
Both have killer tone & are an absolute joy to play.
Pete.
1980 Series 1 SB-900 S/N 059104:
Modified 1980 SB-1000 Fretless conversion S/N 049140:
The modifications? 2 x Kent Armstrong humbuckers wired in series & associated woodwork to fill in the original p/up cavity, no actives - the originals were fried along with the stock p/up, so I did away with them & just plumbed in the 6-way tone selector array. Works just fine & no battery worries.
There's a full restoration/rebuild thread over on the Matsumoku site [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Let's face it, it's got two four-wire hummers in series - it don' need no steenkeeng actives!
The SB-900 is passive as well, those stock p/ups are hot & weigh a ton.
Both have killer tone & are an absolute joy to play.
Pete.
Hey guys, was thinking you could probably help me out in identifying this bass:
I'm considering buying it, but i would like some more info on the bass.. the only thing the owner said is that it's from 92ish
anyone know model, where its made how they play etc?
Love Kaare
Aria Pro II XRB. Here are some pics of my old one, dead stock.
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That one has been stripped and modified quite a bit, but 1992 sounds about right. Mine was an okay player as soon as I swapped out the faulty pickup selector, I just never got used to it and ended up trading it away.
Based on the location of the truss-rod adjuster, it might be MIJ, but I'm hedging my bets closer to Korea.
Nice bass but there was no Matsumoku in 1994. Production would have been done by another company or in house possibly.
Interesting news...Aria now makes an SB-1000RI 5 string model. Everything on it looks like the 4 string RI version, but the pickup just looks like a standard soapbar rather than having the look of the traditional SB pickup.
More pics and specs are available at Aria's Japanese website:
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
And there is a black one on eBay now...it's not cheap, though, listing for $2719!
Oh.......
They did it.
They bloody did it.
I don't like the pickup, dodgy new switch or tuning keys though. But those are easily replaced. Maybe I'll try get one next year.
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