solo4652 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It's on the way to me as we speak. First impressions posted here in a few days time. Hope it arrives OK. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Do i get a finder's fee?!? Lovely looking thing....this was a great test for me i believe i have beaten my GAS! Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Arrived today, Folks. When I've finished cleaning it and doing a set-up, I'll post some initial impressions in the Bass section. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Got this bass last week. It took me a whole day to strip it, de-crud it, remove years of fluff, grime and sticky stuff, check all the electrics, re-assemble it and do a decent set up. After playing it at home and at band practice, here are my impressions: Good points; Really nice woods. Quality alder (?) body, smooth maple neck and virtually unmarked rosewood board. Loads of tone options with pickup blending, pickup phase switching and individual pickup tone/volume controls. Almost too many options! - I'll probably confuse myself in the hurly-burly of a gig. Slim, easy-to-play neck. Easy-access truss-rod at heel. Balances well - no neck-dive. To my ears, it tends towards a more modern/middy tone but a bit of pickup switching gets it pretty close to warm/rich/P-tone. It's all there, somewhere. Things that don't suit me, personally; Narrow string spacing. I'm used to a wide, flat 44mm G&L nut-width, so perhaps I was expecting a bit much to play a 40mm nut-width. My hulking great paws are finding it too cramped. Slightly odd tone-switching that takes a fair bit of learning and understanding. For me, it's made me realise I prefer something a little more simple and straightforward, especially in a gig environment. So, in summary, this is a well-built instrument easily on a par with my MIJ Fender P for build-quality. It's light, nicely balanced, easy to play and has a wide range of tones on offer - at least as many as my G&L. It's a J size neck and that's where I'm struggling with it. I don't think it's quite right for me. It's made me realise I should keep looking for a G&L SB-1, L-1000, LB-100 or maybe a wide-necked Yamaha BB like a BB1200. Steve Edited February 12, 2014 by MB1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoiho Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Well, if you decide you need to move it on, there's more than me would happily give it a good home! Edited February 14, 2014 by hoiho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 'hoiho' Well, if you decide you need to move it on, there's more than me would happily give it a good home! MB1. I have a feeling it will be remaining Local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 [quote name='MB1' timestamp='1392486780' post='2369357'] MB1. I have a feeling it will be remaining Local. [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/229533-aria-pro-2-sb-special-2-mij-1982/page__view__findpost__p__2366064"]It'd be nice to think the first person to ask might get first refusal...[/url] J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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