pietruszka Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Just stumbled across this thread! Heres my (well, my late Dad's) mostly working Pro II Black 'n' Gold. [attachment=99777:IMG_6458.jpg][attachment=99778:IMG_6462.jpg][attachment=99779:IMG_6461.jpg][attachment=99780:IMG_6463.jpg] It needs some attention and a bit of work. Hopefully get it playing by my sisters wedding. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRichards Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 [quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1326149583' post='1493125'] Here's my 1980 SB700. Its a beauty, 100% original with hardcase. [/quote] Bolt on or set neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) From a faraway land called the '80's - Aria SB600 with someone I barely recognise as myself!! Edited March 14, 2012 by Donnyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 My Bat wing Sb700 with 2 Emg's and a Emg BTC controller,moved the jack to the underside,bit of a squeeze to get all the electronics in the tiny cavity panel though. [attachment=105873:WP_000177.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatEric Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Sorry to be so flipant. . . . Nice bass, I have one that is identical but my first glance had me marveling at your Photoshop skills - a mate has some wallpaper like that and I was trying to see how you had got the shot and then realised it is on a bed? Doh! Irl get me coat! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1331728616' post='1577793'] From a faraway land called the '80's - Aria SB600 with someone I barely recognise as myself!! [/quote] Eventually took some up to date pictures!!! SB 600 bolt-on neck dtes from 1979 Hope this works - here's a letter from Gigsville re the bass - I think I wrote to them as i was unsure what i had ...... Edited July 22, 2012 by Donnyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Dunno if this is of use to any Pro 2 fans, but just spotted on Ebay an Aria Pro 2 SB Special 2 which looks in good nick. It's like mine (but very definitely not mine!!). I'd buy it but there's not much point in having two the same & I've just purchased an RSB Deluxe. It's probably against forum rules to post a link to the auction, but as these don't come up often thought I'd make people aware! As I type, 1 day of left on auction. Public service broadcast over!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 [quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1342959453' post='1743118'] Eventually took some up to date pictures!!! SB 600 bolt-on neck dtes from 1979 Hope this works - here's a letter from Gigsville re the bass - I think I wrote to them as i was unsure what i had ...... I do seem to have a problem posting pics -- lets see if this works!!! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougalbass Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) [attachment=134477:R0011294.JPG][attachment=134478:R0011274.JPG][attachment=134479:R0011275.JPG][attachment=134480:R0011283.JPG][attachment=134481:R0011289.JPG][attachment=134477:R0011294.JPG][font=georgia,serif][size=4][color=#0000ff]There are some real beuts on these two pages. After being a 'buy a new bass' guy for loads a years, I've now moved into 'vintage gold'. My latest is a players dream! A 1981 Pro SB 900. All original [/color][/size][/font][font=georgia, serif][color=#0000ff]apart from a modified jack socket. May change it, but you know, it's a sure & steadfast addition & kinda looks alright. Here's some pics..... It's getting more gig time than my Fender Jazz or Warwick Corvette, but all have such different qualities. what do you think?[/color][/font] Edited May 10, 2013 by Dougalbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 [size=4]Wow they are really nice looking basses [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) And here's my SB-1000 JT, bought direct from Aria UK around 2004/5 (Oak finish, ash body, maple and mahogany neck, ebony fret-board and strung with DR Black Beauties) : Edited May 12, 2013 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 [quote name='TomRichards' timestamp='1330430808' post='1557260'] Bolt on or set neck? [/quote] Neither, its a through neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 [quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1368376698' post='2076272'] And here's my SB-1000 JT, bought direct from Aria UK around 2004/5 (Oak finish, ash body, maple and mahogany neck, ebony fret-board and strung with DR Black Beauties) : [/quote] Gorgeous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 My 1980 SB1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 [quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1368376698' post='2076272'] And here's my SB-1000 JT, bought direct from Aria UK around 2004/5 (Oak finish, ash body, maple and mahogany neck, ebony fret-board and strung with DR Black Beauties) : [/quote] Now gone to a new home. I hope you enjoy it Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWijchers Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) Here is my new baby, a 1981 fretless SB700. Yes, it's the one from this forum. It arrived yesterday, safe and sound from Poland. It's in great shape and sounds fantastic ! Edited September 8, 2013 by RWijchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 [quote name='RWijchers' timestamp='1378675782' post='2203216'] Here is my new baby, a 1981 fretless SB700. Yes, it's the one from this forum. It arrived yesterday, safe and sound from Poland. It's in great shape and sounds fantastic ! [/quote] Hmmm, beautiful! I was admiring that when it was for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 [quote name='muttley' timestamp='1309165448' post='1283765'] I've just acquired this Aria Pro II SB Special II: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38357939@N02/5875982555/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38357939@N02/5875982555/"]DSCF5610[/url] on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38357939@N02/5876542782/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38357939@N02/5876542782/"]DSCF5612[/url] on Flickr Thumb rest is obv. not original but generally the bass is in pretty good nick apart from a few cracks in the lacquer. Can anyone tell me more about this instrument? It was made in Japan and I'm guessing early 80s but catalogues I have seen on-line don't picture this exact version with the 2 matching pickups. TIA . ETA: @FlatEric: looks like the same model as your last 2 pics in post #5. [/quote] Fantastic! I had one of these - the exact model and in black too : my first good bass after a P copy. I sold it in the early nineties when I lived in Oxfordshire, and to my shame it was to fund a Marshall guitar amp. One of my worst decisions ever. I bought the bass in Oxford from a little shop in St Clements, which went out of business some time after. That would have been in 1984, and I remember distinctly paying £284 for it. It was a cracking bass - very light, great fast and slim neck, and had an excellent variety of tones. I have been looking for one for ages, but it's quite an obscure model I think, and I don't know that many were made in this format. Very envious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks . I hadn't played this for a while (I prefer fretless) but on seeing your post I got it out for a quick blast. I'd forgotten what an absolutely cracking bass it is. The best bit is I got it for a song because the bridge pup doesn't work. Most Aria Pro IIs of the era have potted pickups apparently so are virtually non-repairable but these aren't so all I need to do is get it re-wound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Here are some nicer pictures of my gorgeous 1981 factory fretless SB-900. The single most playable and best sounding bass that I've ever played ... [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/24zd9io.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/zwywzb.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.tinypic.com/j8kzyq.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 oh my good god, that is [i]stunning[/i] For my money, the SBs are some of the best looking basses ever made. They make a Fender look like a twig. I just missed out on an eBay-bargain original SB-1000 a couple of months ago, I was absolutely gutted. I still dream of getting my paws on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197624-nbd-aria-sbr-150-pictures-now-up/"]an old SBR-150 like police squad's[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 here's my SB black n gold: [attachment=154138:SB1.jpg] [attachment=154139:SB2.jpg] [attachment=154140:SB3.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 My third ever bass was an SB Special II, another one I regret selling (especially as I part-exed it for an Encore Strat... WHY!?!?!?!?!?). I picked up an SB900 in the late 90's, owned it for a year or so, then chopped it in for a blonde '89 StingRay. About 10 years ago, I found a beaten up SB Special II on eBay. Very shocked when it arrived, as it was packaged up in nothing more secure than some plastic bags & parcel tape! Thankfully, it was still in 1 piece, and played quite well once I'd cleaned it up & set it up again. Anyone interested in old Aria Pro's should check out: [url]www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html[/url], loads of info including catalogues and a forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bargain of the year! Black SB1000 for £355[/font][/color] http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=201049381778 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnefc42 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 [quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1394450338' post='2391364'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bargain of the year! Black SB1000 for £355[/font][/color] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=201049381778"]http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=201049381778[/url] [/quote] Has he changed the price? Asking £600 for it when I just looked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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