Aria Pro II SB-1000 BB circuit install (picture content)

[Bassragerstitch]

So many years ago the original BB circuit and pickup went out so I replaced it with a Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq, and a Bartolini W4CBC. well last week I ordered the re-issue BB circuit from Aria and it arrived this past Wednesday. I took pictures of the before, during, and after. So bare with me its the first time i've posted something like this.

This is what it started as: 1986 Aria Pro II SB-1000
i've made a few mods, sperzel locking tuners, Bartolini P/U
Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq

Close up of the body

Control Cavity covers

Control layout up close

Covers removed showing the Seymour Duncan Preamp which i wired to 18 volts

My bass is now gutless

New Aria BB circuit installed, i taped some of the wires together just to make it a little neater looking, it is wired to run on 18 volts, as you can see the batteries are under the circuit board

Finally installed, this was kind of a pain for me because i had to figure out what wires from pickup went to the open lugs on the toggle switch but a few minutes on the phone with a tech helped me out a lot

A cable plugged in to show the LED works, it is used for a battery life indicator, also the toggle functions as an active passive switch and Jazz bass knobs for the volume and tone controls and the original pointer knob for the 6 way selecter switch

This bass sounds soooooo amazing now I'll post sound clips soon

 

[Stealth]

Excellent work.

What DOES the six-position rotary do?

 

[Bassragerstitch]

Its a tone selector it has 6 differant tones to pick from its pretty sweet

 

[zuma]

Great job on bringing it back to its former glory!

 

[rushkid2112]

where did you buy the circuit

 

[Azari]

It would be cool to build a little stompbox out of an Aria BB circuit to plug passive basses into. This preamp has a unique sound.

 

[therb]

I also bought one in 1991, and from the start, I didn’t like its tone — I felt it was too dry and unpleasant. However, I really loved its narrow neck design and how it felt to play. So, I swapped in active EMC pickups with a hidden preamp, and to this day, I’m still using it.

The original tone has its advantages—it has strong clarity and could stand out in the muddled sound of a live band. I found that using EH's Bassballs pedal or multi-band midrange EQ can achieve the same.

 

[Filipken]

So many years ago the original BB circuit and pickup went out so I replaced it with a Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq, and a Bartolini W4CBC. well last week I ordered the re-issue BB circuit from Aria and it arrived this past Wednesday. I took pictures of the before, during, and after. So bare with me its the first time i've posted something like this.

This is what it started as: 1986 Aria Pro II SB-1000
i've made a few mods, sperzel locking tuners, Bartolini P/U
Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq
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Close up of the body
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Control Cavity covers
View attachment 1837876

Control layout up close
View attachment 1837877

Covers removed showing the Seymour Duncan Preamp which i wired to 18 volts
View attachment 1837878

My bass is now gutless
View attachment 1837879

New Aria BB circuit installed, i taped some of the wires together just to make it a little neater looking, it is wired to run on 18 volts, as you can see the batteries are under the circuit board
View attachment 1837880

Finally installed, this was kind of a pain for me because i had to figure out what wires from pickup went to the open lugs on the toggle switch but a few minutes on the phone with a tech helped me out a lot
View attachment 1837881

A cable plugged in to show the LED works, it is used for a battery life indicator, also the toggle functions as an active passive switch and Jazz bass knobs for the volume and tone controls and the original pointer knob for the 6 way selecter switch
View attachment 1837882

This bass sounds soooooo amazing now I'll post sound clips soon

Hello, I experience also some trouble with the EPC563 kit (in my 1982 SB1000). Could you explain the toggle switch change you had to make ?

 

[Filipken]

So many years ago the original BB circuit and pickup went out so I replaced it with a Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq, and a Bartolini W4CBC. well last week I ordered the re-issue BB circuit from Aria and it arrived this past Wednesday. I took pictures of the before, during, and after. So bare with me its the first time i've posted something like this.

This is what it started as: 1986 Aria Pro II SB-1000
i've made a few mods, sperzel locking tuners, Bartolini P/U
Seymour Duncan music man 3 band eq
View attachment 1837874

Close up of the body
View attachment 1837875

Control Cavity covers
View attachment 1837876

Control layout up close
View attachment 1837877

Covers removed showing the Seymour Duncan Preamp which i wired to 18 volts
View attachment 1837878

My bass is now gutless
View attachment 1837879

New Aria BB circuit installed, i taped some of the wires together just to make it a little neater looking, it is wired to run on 18 volts, as you can see the batteries are under the circuit board
View attachment 1837880

Finally installed, this was kind of a pain for me because i had to figure out what wires from pickup went to the open lugs on the toggle switch but a few minutes on the phone with a tech helped me out a lot
View attachment 1837881

A cable plugged in to show the LED works, it is used for a battery life indicator, also the toggle functions as an active passive switch and Jazz bass knobs for the volume and tone controls and the original pointer knob for the 6 way selecter switch
View attachment 1837882

This bass sounds soooooo amazing now I'll post sound clips soon

Hello, I experience also some trouble with the EPC653 kit (in my 1982 SB1000). Could you explain the toggle switch change you had to make ? With the batteries in, it has a weak output active and passive. Without batteries it is normal output in passive mode (and no signal on active).