For Sale/Trade Aria Pro ll Thorsound TSB-400 1981 natural/walnut. Shipping incuded. TRADES NOW ADDED

1980'ish Aria Pro ll TSB-400, Thorsound Bass. Body consists of natural maple in the center with Nato wings colored in Aria's walnut stain. Controls are simple.... pickup selector switch, volume, and tone, managing the 2 MB lll double coil pickups. Bolt on three-piece maple neck with a Rosewood fingerboard, bone top nut and a 32.5" scale length. This bass appears to be all original and in really good condition. There's a few small dings and dents to the body and headstock which I have tried to capture in the photos. It has been played for sure during it's nearly 40 years, but the wear and tear is even, and without major trauma. It has clearly been taken care of and looks beautiful. Made in the famous Matsumoku factory, the neck plays easy and the frets are good. As far as it's sonic impressions, it is mostly a warm, creamy tone, with some bite when you need it. The neck pickup is my favorite for powerful, deep bass, and then I dial in a little bridge pickup for some attack. Probably not the best bass for slap, but great for everything else. I just installed new flat-wounds. Wow! Big and round! Underrated, but do some research and you'll discover that many fine bass players have played these Aria Pro ll basses. Comes with a very respectable Road Runner gig bag. PRICE INCLUDES U.S MAINLAND SHIPPING SO SALE PRICE IS FIRM.

Now open to trades. I could use an SPL CRIMSON 3 audio interface for my studio. Show me what ya got!! Some cash to you.

 

Stove top is La Cornue.
Love Westone. Love Matsumoku! I just sold my Electra Outlaw bass to my bass teacher. It was hard saying goodbye, but he really loved it. Also sold him my 70's Aria hollow-body EB bass.

 

Thx. These are great basses.

 

Cool! I bet it plays as well ( great!) as the bass does. That thing probably kicks some serious A__! The bass if big and round, sort of P-bass like.

 

THX,
I haven't fetched the $700 yet! It's definitely worth that amount as a very high-quality built and versatile bass.
It does however have a chunky neck very much like my P-Bass, and these days everybody is looking for a Jazz Bass neck so they can do their bass calisthenics. I'm more into foundational bass both in playing and listening, and this bass is great for that.
Happy New Year!

 

THX.. all just tools of a trade. Basses sound better, Stoves taste better.

 

Sounds close to P bass believe it or not. The neck is also the same chunky style, although this bass is 32" scale. BTW, I'm going to update this add to include TRADE options.
Cheers,
R

 

nut is 1-3/4" ( same as my '58' Fender P Re-issue )
heel width is 2-3/16" ( measurement of neck width at the 22nd fret )
string spread at bridge is 1-7/8" ( outside of E to outside of G )