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    [quote name='noelk27' post='746665' date='Feb 15 2010, 11:03 PM']I'm not so sure about that. The information I've always had was that Aria didn't start production in Korea until '88. I don't have definitive information that production continued in Japan before '88, but it seems a fair assumption to make in the circumstances. If your memory isn't playing tricks on you, and yours was the active model (SLB2A) as opposed to the passive model (SLB2), then you're looking at a date post '90, as that was the year the active model was introduced. Any time after '88 if it was the passive model. FYI, the SLB series was manufactured in Korea.[/quote] So if mine has a 7 digit serial number starting with a 7 (denoting 87) but is also active then its post 90?
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    Thanks pete that ones probably in a bit better nick than mine..... think i will just ask what i paid for it....nothing lost/gained etc.....and mines active/passive...is that a factory fit or has mine been modded?
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    No problem waldemar, i must admit i quite like the sound of it (bar the odd crackle) but im not so keen on the look of it, i have owned it for about 2 years after a guy i was working with at the the time overheard that i played bass and wanted to shift it, i just brought it for a change with no idea what it was worth on a whim! with that in mind (and the fact that it mainly sits in its case doing nothing) i was thinking of putting it up for sale, what would be a fair price for something like this?...seems a shame for it to sit around and not be played, and im sure someone out there is a fan of these (apart from yourself of course)
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    price drop bump
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    [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='746452' date='Feb 15 2010, 08:20 PM'][url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/00int_main/archives_ebass02.html"]The Aria Archive pages[/url] [i]imply[/i] that these are Korean. There's also a poor quality [url="http://www.ariausa.com/Archive/cp_arianp_1987_12.html"]1987 Catalogue Scan[/url] here. As Jon rightly states, 1987 marks the end of the Matsumoku plant - although precisely [i]when[/i] it actually closed seems to be rather elusive (it was ownedby Singer & they were having financial difficulties.) Exactly what got made where in this transitional year is open to debate. I used to own a Korean-built Magna Series 5 string & it shared several design features with your XRB - notably the "conventional" pickups, "bent tin" bridge & the small dot markers. I don't see any string trees, does your headstock have a backwards slant as well? Also, is the neck painted or clear coated? The nearest thing to the XRB in the [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/temp_pages/nikki_cats/86/whole_enchilada_inside.jpg"]1986 Catalogue[/url] are the RSB/Straycat models which have a very different flavour - pointy horns, soapbar pickups, die cast bridges, larger dot markers etc. - all of which shout Matsumoku. My money's on yours being a 1987 Korean-built example. Pete[/quote] thanks pete some really good info there well its certainly lacking the "made in japan" stamp on the scratchplate,no string trees, the neck does slant back, and the neck is painted in the same finish as the body....by the sounds of it Kim Jong-il may have played a part in its construction
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    i got an 87 aria if you fancy a trade on that t max jase?!
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    many thanks Noel, you seem to be a bit of an expert in this department?....or just able to use Google far more efficiently than me?!
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    [quote name='budget bassist' post='746239' date='Feb 15 2010, 06:32 PM']A bottle of wine and a box of chocolates Sorry, i'll get my coat![/quote] hehe, just got that....she's not really my type though ^_^ [quote name='karlthebassist' post='746243' date='Feb 15 2010, 06:33 PM']Id say wack some pictures up on here and someone is bound to have a fair idea if the exact date cant be obtained.[/quote] makes sense, thanks karl will put some pics up shortly.
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    just wondered if anyone out there could help me date and origin my aria pro 2....at has "aria pro 2 xrb series electronics" on the headstock, on the neck plate it says "aria pro 2 accurate bolt on system and the serial number "7101346" i have tried the net but info seems pretty slim, if anyone could help i would really appreciate it. many thanks in advance Chris.
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    bump
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    [quote name='hookys6stringbass' post='743946' date='Feb 13 2010, 01:13 PM']thanks for that ... Re: the sanding any particular grade of sandpaper??[/quote] probably get the worst off with a 100 grade paper....the. a little higher to smooth things off....even some wire wool before you prime just to smooth things up......must admit i like the idea of the chroming though!
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    Fro sale my Korg ax10b....all in nice practically new condition, comes with the manual but no adapter (any 9v dc adapter should do it) and obv works on batterys. Grab yourself a bargain....worthit just for the chorus and flanger plus you get the tuner and all the other stuff free! £40 + p+p
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    most automotive sprays out of a can will be durable enough to take more than a few stomps, just make sure you use an appropriate primer like an etching primer so the that the top coat bonds.....the original finishes are powder coated and ideally you want to get rid of that old finish...bit of good old sanding i reckon as a stripper might not touch it
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    or possibly a trade for a peavey tour 450/700 with a little cash?
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    For sale my Yamah BBT 500H 500 watt bass head, a really nice compact head packed with features. i have owned this head for about 3 years now, it has spent its life rack mounted,i have supplied a few pics...one in the rack,and front and back, this sale is for the amp only. ....my reason for sale?.....i dont use anywhere near the capabilities of this head so have decided to opt for something a little more simplistic......heres the jargon.... The Yamaha BBT 500H bass amp delivers five hundred punchy class-D watts into two Yamaha cabs, yet it weighs only ten and a half anti-gravity pounds. Select from eleven of your favorite bass amp sounds, dial up the programmable parametric EQ and compressor, and store your favorite combinations to five front panel presets. Add to that a noise gate, parallel effects loop, Speaker simulator, MIDI capability, variable crossover, headphone and tuner outs, and more, and you've got one heavy package – figuratively speaking. Power Amplifier Section Class-D power amplifier circuitry, Output 500W/2Ω Preamplifier Section All digital signal processing, Sound Type: 11 Types 5-Band Semi Parametric Tone Controls (Variable Frequencies) Parametric Equalizer (F,G,Q) Effect Section Compressor Output Limiter Noise Gate Crossover Speaker Simulator RATIO, THRSLD, ATTACK, RELEASE, C. GAIN, KNEE ON/OFF N. GATE Filter LPF/HPF, Cutoff Frequency ON/LINE/OFF Effect Logo Monaural Send/Return, Level Switch (-20dB/+4dB), Effect Blend Control User Memory 5 User Memory Connections INPUT, SPEAKER 1/2, LINE OUT (BALANCED/UNBALANCED), FX LOOP (SEND/RETURN), TUNER OUT, MIDI IN/OUT, PHONES A/D Conversion 24 bit D/A Conversion 24 bit Sampling Frequency 48kHz Input Level/Impedance INPUT: -37dBm (thru) / 1MΩ FX LOOP RETURN: -20dBm/220kΩ, +4dBm/220kΩ Output Level/Impedance SPEAKER: 500W RMS/2Ω, 250W RMS/4Ω LINE OUT (UNBALANCED OUT): +4DbM/10KΩ LINE OUT (BALANCED OUT): +4DbM/600Ω FX LOOP SEND: -20 dbM/100KΩ, +4DbM/100KΩ Power Requirements/ Power Consumption U.S. and Canadian models: 120V, 60Hz/130W General model: 230V, 50-60Hz/130W Dimensions (WxHxD) 14-7/8" x 3-7-16" x 10-7/16" (378 x 88 x 265mm) looking for [color="#FF0000"]£180[/color] ono......can courier if need be or if your near enough to northants i can even deliver.
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    Hello!

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    Greetings all the way from Northants!...just found this site and its fair to say this place is brilliant....only problem is the amount of kit for sale that has caught my eye....it may well be an expensive Feb for me!
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