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I acquire this incredible instrument recently in a trade. Quite simply on of the finest instruments I have owned and I have owned many! Build quality, tone and versatility are second to none. Controls are master vol w/push-pull act/pass, blend, passive tone, stacked bass/treble w/push-pull EQ bypass(so you can have active pups but no EQ - more useful than you may think), mid. Specs: Model Antía. 5 strings. Scale Length 32" Space between strings 0,669"/17mm Nut 45mm Finish Gloss varnish Olive Top Mahogany hollow body design Maple-Padauk-Wengé Neck Ebony AAA Fingerboard ETS Bridge with Piezo Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" Approximate weight 3.75kg Markers Side dots Aguilar DCB Pickup Richter electronics Security Straplocks Hipshot HB6Y Ultralite Tuners

I was thinking it was more in line with the builders talent or lack thereof... 😛

I think we can all guess why it's fretless... And unlined... And no fret markers....

Perfect for rowdy punters invading your space...

You clearly know nothing about Aria models lol😋 See the other Aria thread in this section, clear as mud lol

And here is another 4 string SB505 just to add even more clarity lol https://reverb.com/item/11715904-aria-sb505

Never ever seen or heard of this model before and I am tempted... https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273279495346

Not according to Reverb which lists some that have sold for as little as 650 and many around the 1000-1200 range... https://reverb.com/uk/price-guide/guide/15172-moog-taurus-i-1970s-black

And when doing this operate the switch several dozen times to make sure the cleaner gets in to the contacts of the switch and can work it's magic. New switches aren't that expensive do of switch cleaner doesn't work just swap out the switch.

Well yes they are horizontal and the fretboard remains raised. So yes the frets are only flush with the fretboard in the middle of the board and lift away from the board progressively as the fret nears the edge of the board.

out of interest, how much did the guitar quote to reseat the frets? I am having my '90 Streamer Stage 1 frets reseated as pretty much all 24 of them are now flat whilst the fretboard is radiused. My local luthier has quoted me £50 for the job which seems reasonable to me.

well after much deliberation I went with Newtone and they are shipping today so will report back next week. thanks for the advice guys

Hi Adam, What are your companies thoughts on cutting the string to length before installing. I have never had an issue with this after using your strings for 15years but other companies mention about the potential of the core wire slipping when you cut them.

Yep superb basses which are normally fantastic value for money but this is well over priced compared to normal market value which as said above is about 350

good luck in that case. hope you reach an agreeable solution