JJW Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Any really RICH cliff burton fans. I still think its really cool, http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=291462076308&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Mm mm,not so rich cliff burton fan here;) Approx £4000 UK pounds? I wonder how much an ordinary original aria model with be? Also, resale value ? Not sure tbh. I saw him onstage playing both basses ,and the mix sounded the same. Especially anaesthesia . Jury's out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1431549405' post='2772580'] I wonder how much an ordinary original aria model with be? [/quote] Got mine in a straight swap for a (very nice) 70s MIJ Jazz copy, which probably owed me about £55 tops. This may not be typical. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1431549405' post='2772580']I wonder how much an ordinary original aria model with be?[/quote] SB-1000 B'n'G? About £1000 tops - but it'd have to be mint & with a branded case. A regular Series II SB-1000 in good nick can fetch £600-800 depending on condition, grain, colour & originality. One of the guys on TalkBass took another route & created a 'CB Tribute' out of a complete dog of an SB - http://ariabasses.blogspot.co.uk/2014_04_01_archive.html P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1431559547' post='2772681'] One of the guys on TalkBass took another route & created a 'CB Tribute' out of a complete dog of an SB - [url="http://ariabasses.blogspot.co.uk/2014_04_01_archive.html"]http://ariabasses.bl...01_archive.html[/url] [/quote] That's what I'm doing with my battered SB Elite. Except it's going to cost nearly as much as buying a original one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Looks like a vgc original would be just the job.? It'd be worn in, and if you hung it on the wall you have something a lot cheaper. Plus , you could actually play it without waiting for the first ding,) Forgot to add, that I do like display cases . Bass ones seem expensive and hard to track down, while ordinary guitar cases are cheaper and more common. Edited May 14, 2015 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJW Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Cheaper one, seem to be a new release http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=281669591373&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) [quote name='JJW' timestamp='1431622150' post='2773343'] Cheaper one, seem to be a new release [url="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=281669591373&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg"]http://rover.ebay.co...&mtid=824&kw=lg[/url] [/quote] Two different basses. The first is the Cliff Burton Black & Gold tribute bass This is the SB-1000 Cliff Burton Sig. bass (Cliff's actual SB-1000 had dot inlays not the "eye" type of the Black & Gold/SB Elite IIRC) Edited May 14, 2015 by bartelby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJW Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Some of the ones he used had the eye markers, but what is the difference between the 2 basses just quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='JJW' timestamp='1431624084' post='2773372'] Some of the ones he used had the eye markers, but what is the difference between the 2 basses just quality? [/quote] His Black & Gold had the eye markers. I think (I could be way wrong): The B&G just has a passive volume and tone control and gold hardware (with the original style Aria bridge) The SB-1000CB has all the active gubbins and black hardware (with a modern generic Gotoh bridge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Eye markers would suggest an Elite-I with the slightly narrower nut & rather wider bridge (much the same as an SB-R). Dots would be the near-parallel SB-1000 neck with the narrower bridge. There were B'n'G variants of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Burton played an SB-Elite Black & Gold I, which is basically the same bass as the SB-R60 - single pickup, passive electronics, conventional neck dimensions & string spacing. I think the cheaper (still bloody dear!) bass is a Korean-made SB-CB, a "tribute" which appeared 4 or 5 years ago. Looks like it has SB-1000 electronics & and SB-Elite style fretboard. No idea whether it's got the Elite neck profile, but it definitely ain't got any gold! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Bass 1: SB-1000 Bass 2: B&G SB Elite Edited May 14, 2015 by bartelby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Cor. I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The picture in front of the bus is slightly disturbing, given what happened ultimately. I had an SB Special II which I very foolishly sold in the mud 1990s, and I'd dearly love to get back. Great basses, and underrated at the time, but commanding silly money these days in some circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1431669197' post='2773729'] I had an SB Special II which I very foolishly sold in the mud 1990s, and I'd dearly love to get back. Great basses, and underrated at the time, but commanding silly money these days in some circles. [/quote] Is that the bolt-neck, passive, twin soapbar? These have been changing hands for fairly sensible money (£200-ish) recently - it only seems to be through-neck SBs that have gone mad. Although not necessarily. Bargain/misprice of the millenium? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARIA-SB-BLACK-039-N-GOLD-1-4-String-Bass-Guitar-Black-039-N-Gold-with-Hard-Case-/271813469931"]http://www.ebay.co.u...e-/271813469931[/url] J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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