Craigslist score, I think...

[animal52]

For your viewing pleasure I present my latest craigslist find. I'm fairly sure that I got a deal, but I'll leave that up to you all here on TB.

Bass: Aria Pro II SB-XXXX (?), serial J780045
Price: $75 + 2 hours of hideous, suicide-inducing beltway traffic

The bass could use some TLC, and it's got some "character", but it's 100% functional, and now that I've had a chance to give it a fresh set of strings and a proper setup, it plays like a champ... sustain for days. The tone is meaty but very aggressive, especially considering the pickup placement. The 18V electronics and the presence switch (or is it active/passive) give the option of adding some sizzle to the tone if so desired. The active sheen reminds me of a musicman, although overall the tone is nothing like a musicman, or for that matter, any other bass I can think of

And of course, the question is: can anyone tell me exactly what I've got? Looks like an SB-1000 to me, but it's a bolt-on neck, which I thought was only found on the passive SB's (SB-600 if memory serves). Also, I think it to be a very early SB, perhaps the 45th made in 1978 if I'm reading the serial # correctly, which I'm probably not.

On to the porno...

 

[Lammchop93]

Well...... you got me jealous.

 

[duckbutter]

You think!?!?!
TOTAL SCORE!!!

 

[Honk'n_down-low]

Nah that is a lousy deal - I'll give you $50 for it and help you recover some of your money

 

[blipndub]

oh yes i would love to find one of those!

 

[animal52]

You think!?!?!
TOTAL SCORE!!!

Gotta factor in the two hours of bumper-to-bumper I endured in order to pick it up.... but yeah, all things being equal, I'd have to agree with you. The important part is that it's fun as hell to play. I've got no plans to resale it at the moment, but it's good to know if that I ever do let it go, I'll stand to make a little profit.

 

[HigherGround93]

That's a better deal than what the CL I went on had! haha! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[Gord_oh]

id tap that for $75!

 

[Simo98]

That's a better deal than what the CL I went on had! haha! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

That ad really tripped me out, the amps in the photo are exactly the same as my two from what I can tell... Weird.

 

[Instagator]

How did I miss that?
Good score.I picked up a BC Rich NJ series Warlock with a Badasss 2 bridge and EMG's for 60 bucks on Thursday.
DC Craigs List is like a box of chocolates.....

Cheers.

 

[michael_atw]

That's a better deal than what the CL I went on had! haha! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Apparently it's not the only one on the east coast...

 

[michael_atw]

How did I miss that?
Good score.I picked up a BC Rich NJ series Warlock with a Badasss 2 bridge and EMG's for 60 bucks on Thursday.
DC Craigs List is like a box of chocolates.....

Cheers.

With all the crooked politicians and crack dealers, it makes sense. I'm just trying to decide which one is the one boosting the goods so we can buy them..

 

[animal52]

DC Craigs List is like a box of chocolates.....

... and my bank account is the proof

 

[Quadzilla]

How did I miss that?
Good score.I picked up a BC Rich NJ series Warlock with a Badasss 2 bridge and EMG's for 60 bucks on Thursday.
DC Craigs List is like a box of chocolates.....

Cheers.

Dude, you beat me to that one. I was second in line for that bass!

 

[zuma]

Definitely an awesome score! At first I would say a set neck SB600 but that rotary switch really throws the identification off. NICE BASS! Add me to the jealous pile.

 

[electracoyote]

Definitely an awesome score! At first I would say a set neck SB600 but that rotary switch really throws the identification off. NICE BASS! Add me to the jealous pile.

Set neck?

I would think that plate and screws on the back of the neck might have thrown you off.

 

[animal52]

Definitely an awesome score! At first I would say a set neck SB600 but that rotary switch really throws the identification off. NICE BASS! Add me to the jealous pile.

I was thinking along the same lines. The only bolt-on I could find on matsumoku.org was an SB600, but those are passive.

 

[animal52]

Dude, you beat me to that one. I was second in line for that bass!

Sorry Quad... the lady did mention that she had also been contacted by a "collector"

 

[michael_atw]

Dude, you beat me to that one. I was second in line for that bass!

haha, you were gonna flip it, weren't you?

 

[zuma]

Set neck?

I would think that plate and screws on the back of the neck might have thrown you off.

Ha ha ha! I thought about that after I posted..thing is, if you look at it quickly it looks like a set neck because I have seen the SB's with that sort of a neck. It looks like a bolt-on set neck!