1981 Aria Pro II Rev Sound Series RS-750 Natural
No sales tax for customers outside California.
This Aria Pro II RS-750 emulates Alembic designs that were top of mind for guitarists in the late 70s/early 80s. To me, it stands out as their best effort.
This example is in near mint cosmetic condition, and all the original parts are there with the exception of one mini switch near the control knobs.
Someone re-wired the electronics, so it does not function as intended. I tried to find a wiring diagram, to no avail. It really would be cool to get it back to stock, but it does work as-is. At first I thought the center "dummy/slave coil" pickup wasn't working, but I just dug into it again.
It turns out that the tree way pickup selector has been disabled. Now, the small toggle switches control which pickup (or pickups) you are hearing. You get bridge, bridge and middle, neck, neck and middle, or both with or without the middle pickup. A third switch either kicks in a tone change or changes polarity of one of the pickups. I honestly can't tell.
Fashioned by Matsumoku in Japan, this is a high quality build! The fret work is really nice, and there is only the lightest wear. The neck feels amazing, and the truss rod was checked to make sure there is room for future neck adjustment.
Comes with a gig bag.
Color: Natural
Weight: 7lbs 13.7ozs
Body: Zebrawood / Sycamore contoured body,
Neck: 5-ply maple/walnut transmit (thru)neck
Neck Profile: See picture
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Mother of pearl/black dot ovals
Frets: Original
Fret count: 24
Nut: Brass
Nut width: 1 11/16"
Scale: 25 3/4"
Radius: 9.5"
Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.79"
Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.91"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
Total length: 38 5/16"
Lower bout: 12 7/8"
Waist: 8 7/8"
Upper bout: 11"
Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 9/16"
String gauge: .10-.046"
Hardware Color: Gold
Bridge Pickup/Brand: RSP-11
Bridge Pickup Reading: 6.99k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Middle Pickup/Brand: Aria slave pickup
Middle Pickup Reading: 4.44k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Neck Pickup/Brand: RSP-11
Neck Pickup Reading: 5.63k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Bridge: Original
Tuners: Replaced
Switch: Original
Pots/Codes: Original
Case: Gigbag
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