Ever heard of Aria guitars?
Nick Callamaras
I saw an Aria LesPaul copy at a pawn shop for about $150 but could
probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
before, its from Japan?
Thanks in advance,
nick.
Richard Dickerson
> its from Japan?
Yes, and yes.
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AxePlyr
Mine is a set-neck, and I'm real happy with it. It does have a plywood top
though. I would say it's worth the $150.
John
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>
> I saw an Aria LesPaul copy at a pawn shop for about $150 but could
> probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
> fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
> before, its from Japan?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> nick.
>
Jonny Durango
correctly....they are decent guitars, the first guitar i ever had....i'd
recommend one.
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All Aria and Aria Pro guitars are made in Asia. It is a Japanese company.
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John Sessoms
book headstock). Nice acoustic, but not, I think, a solid top. More likely a
laminate top. Good quality, and good quality materials.
IIRC, it cost about $150 new. It was one of two guitars I've had stolen over
the years.
They were made back when Japanese products were real inexpensive due to the
relative values of the currency.
Nick Callamaras wrote:
>
> I saw an Aria LesPaul copy at a pawn shop for about $150 but could
> probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
> fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
> before, its from Japan?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> nick.
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John Sessoms
So MANY guitars, so little money... (SIGH!)
Note: I can barely speak for myself, so don't go gettin'
any ideas that my words represent the views of anyone else.
The Seeker
British though, mine is definately "Made In Japan" (This guitar was
bought in 1985, so maybe they've moved?)
On 30 Dec 1999 04:53:12 GMT, skro...@aol.comMiT-mEE (Jonny Durango)
wrote:
daveski
very happy with it, even having paid alot more than $150 for it. It's got
the heavy thick tone that a solid bodied, set neck guitar should have -
plus the option of the coil taps on the humbuckers - I am assuming it is
the model with the coil tap option. I beleive that the body is 1 piece
mahogany. Good Luck. dave
Nick Callamaras <sq...@darwin.bio.uci.edu> wrote in article
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the idiot with the goofy email....
played one of their LP wannabes and didn't like it. It was setup poorly,
buzzed, looked like crap....I don't think the one I played felt that well built
or anything. It was definately NOT Mohogany. But for 150 bucks, I'd take one
if it was any good.
OASYSCO
>probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
>fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
>before, its from Japan?
The LP copy is probably the Aria PE150 and is worth $150.
Aria guitars used to be made in Japan. Aria was started by a concert/classical
guitarist named Shiro Arai (don't know why they changed the comany name to
"Aria"). They have been around for a long time - since at least the 60's if not
earlier.
They bought out Valley Arts guitar design in California. The Valley Arts guys
have designed some of the newer Aria Pro II guitars.
Aria guitars are made in Korea for the most part, though they also have
classical guitars made for them in Spain.
I have their TA62 set neck, ES335 copy and after putting Seymour Duncan pickups
in both positions and swapping out the tuners for Grovers, the TA62 is an
unbelievable guitar!
Check out http://www.ariausa.com for details.
Greg
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oas...@aol.com (OASYSCO) wrote:
> Aria guitars used to be made in Japan. Aria was started by a
concert/classical guitarist named Shiro Arai (don't know why they
changed the comany name to "Aria").
I recently purchased a dark green Aria Diamond (complete with fake
diamond set into the nameplate on the headstock--too cool!)
semi-hollowbody from a friend, and I love it. It looks like a Gibson
335, but has pointy horns. What I really like about it is the big warm
sound and super narrow neck.
When my friend sold me the guitar, it was in pieces, so before she put
it back together, she copied down the model and serial number from the
paper stuck inside the body (it's nearly impossible to see when the
pickups are in place). While writing, she commented that the company
must have made a typo because the paper said Arai. Pretty interesting,
since the headstock says Aria. Does anyone know when the company changed
the name?
>They have been around for a long time - since at least the 60's if not
earlier.
The original owner of my Aria (not my friend, but the guy who sold it to
her in the 70s) said it was made in 1958. Has the company really been
around that long? If so, then I may have a bona fide antique on my
hands!
> Aria guitars are made in Korea for the most part, though they also
have classical guitars made for them in Spain.
Mine says "Made in Japan" on the neckplate. When did they move
production to Korea?
I know nothing about Aria's pre-Aria II Pro history and haven't beeen
able to find anything on the Internet. Thanks in advance for answers
anyone can provide.
L
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Jonny Durango
ahhh, well then i was given a line of bullshit by the person i bought it from
(dam pawn shops)....of course it was my first guitar so at that time i believed
him when he said it was a mid-70's british guitar....that pigfucker! =)
John Sessoms
>
> Aria guitars used to be made in Japan. Aria was started by a concert/classical
> guitarist named Shiro Arai (don't know why they changed the comany name to
> earlier.
>
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> Aria guitars are made in Korea for the most part, though they also have
> classical guitars made for them in Spain.
>
I believe the company producing classical guitars spain pre-dates the Japanese
company. I think Shiro Arai bought the rights to the name from the Spanish
Company when he started to manufacture guitars.
OASYSCO
>They bought out Valley Arts guitar design in California. The Valley Arts guys
>have designed some of the newer Aria Pro II guitars.
Ignore this comment. I thought I took it out before I posted, but I did not.
Samick bought out Valley Arts, not Aria!
Greg
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> The original owner of my Aria (not my friend, but the guy who sold it
to
> her in the 70s) said it was made in 1958. Has the company really been
> around that long? If so, then I may have a bona fide antique on my
> hands!
>> Aria guitars are made in Korea for the most part, though they also
>> have classical guitars made for them in Spain.
> Mine says "Made in Japan" on the neckplate. When did they move
> production to Korea?
>
> I know nothing about Aria's pre-Aria II Pro history and haven't beeen
> able to find anything on the Internet. Thanks in advance for answers
> anyone can provide.
I can't give you many facts as the early history of Aria appears to be
buried. From what little I can piece together, in the early days, Aria
was much like Samick is today, making guitars under a bunch of different
names which made them one of the largest manufacturers of guitars in the
world at that time. I have also heard that, as a guitar manufacturer,
Aria has been around since the 40's, though I can not substantiate that.
I don't know when they changed names from Aria to Aria or moved
production to Korea, but I recall seeing new Japanese Aria guitars in
the 70's, predating the Aria Pro II line by a number of years.
I do know that my Aria Pro II TA-62 (ES335 copy, set neck) has the
lowest action, best intonation, most versatile tone, easiest
playability, and best looks of any guitar that I currently own or have
owned - and I currently own or have owned Taylor, Epi, Gibson ES135,
MusicMan 70's solidbody (which had great action and playability),
Hagstrom (junk) and others. For jazz, I love my Epi archtop. For
acoustic stuff, my Taylor, but for all else - blues, R&R, fusion, etc,
the Aria is my guitar of choice. In all fairness, I swapped out both
pickups for SD's and the tuners for Grovers.
Please keep in mind that I am only a hobbyist.
Greg
Jim Einarson
OASYSCO (oas...@aol.com) writes:
> I have their TA62 set neck, ES335 copy and after putting Seymour Duncan pickups
> in both positions and swapping out the tuners for Grovers, the TA62 is an
> unbelievable guitar!
I have the TA70 (which is currently only available in Europe), and I must
agree that with the exception of the tuners, this is a wonderful guitar
for the money. I haven't even bothered to swap out the pickups yet, though
I suspect I will sometime this spring...
Frank Hudson
out the pickups for what he told me were "Gibson" units.
Nice neck. 7/8 size body (like that). Varitone (like that too).
Cosmetically decent. Korean made. Makes the semihollowbody sounds.
There's a picture at my site.
I like to collect cheap playable guitars, but if I was forced to go with
two electrics I think a Tele and a 335 type guitar could cover most any
kind of sound I'd want to make pretty decently.
-Frank Hudson
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Scott Citrigno
They are nice guitars at affordable prices. I have had one for years, use it
as a practice guitar. Quality is fairly good too.
Harlockx99
From: Nick Callamaras sq...@darwin.bio.uci.edu
Date: Wed, 29 December 1999 10:45 PM EST
Message-id: <Pine.LNX.3.96.99122...@darwin.bio.uci.edu>
I saw an Aria LesPaul copy at a pawn shop for about $150 but could
probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
before, its from Japan?
Thanks in advance,
nick.
Hello Nick
aria guitars were cool , Malmsteen and the guy from Journey were some of the
people who played these.
most of them were actually cool guitars
I had a es 335 copy that was a prototype by them for which they got sued by
gibson for making , they are cool some of them
even had electronics worth keeping.
Take care
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Pudentame
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>Can someone here who owns a TA62 describe the neck? Is it akin to the neck on a Gibson 335? Wider? Flatter? Fatter? Thanks.
called a "lawsuit model". They were really close to the real thing.
That's why Gibson sued them.
The TA 62 looks like the only difference between it and the ES-335 is
the headstock design. Can't say how good the electronics would be.
My best guess is the neck will be really close to the Gibson neck.
lulupa...@gmail.com
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Pudentame
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Pudentame
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One oddity, Agent is showing all the responses in this thread as
"UTC-7" and I'm in "UTC-5" (aka EDT).
I wonder if Agent is formatting all responses in relation to the
oringinal poster's time zone?
lulupa...@gmail.com
This post is over 17 years old.
If you don't believe me, dig a little deeper.
2000 light years from home
Lulu ; )
jtees4
(so that is easily over 17 years ago). It was an acoustic and it was
really nice, as good as many Gibsons....but I can't compare specifics
because I did not own a Gibson acoustic.
Don Freeman
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> This is just an old post or thread from December of 1999 that somebody responded to fairly recently and Google Groups bounced it forward into the present time frame.
> This post is over 17 years old.
> If you don't believe me, dig a little deeper.
>
are just all wondering how the date got mangled. I have not noticed it
being done with other google groups replies to old posts.
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used to have (my daughter has it now) a Les Paul copy Ariel (which is
the same as Aria). They are pretty decent guitars.
Pudentame
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& Thunderbird. Now I know.
Pudentame
about 10 years after my Aria lawsuit Hummingbird was stolen, so I'm
sort of going by an old memory here ...
But I was eventually able to replace it with a genuine early 70s
Gibson J-45. Fit, finish & playability were comparable.
That old Arial lawsuit Hummingbird was at least as good as the
Epiphone Hummingbirds I've tried out lately.
The only problem I really have with Epiphones is the headstock is
UGLY. It's all out of proportion. It shouldn't be a problem, but it
is.
OCD or something I guess.
If I ran across an Aria lawsuit model Hummingbird today I wouldn't
hesitate to pick it up and play it. It played well & it was easy on
the eyes as well as on the ears.
Twang
> I saw an Aria LesPaul copy at a pawn shop for about $150 but could
> probably talk them down. It looked in good shape and was structurally
> fine, and weighed a ton (real mahogany?!). Has anyone heard of this brand
> before, its from Japan?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> nick.
plays great.. looks great.. not heavy.. well balanced and a very cool and rare look.