Product: Aria AW 330
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
11/13/2008
at
09:16pm
by
guitarchef1
Features
:
9
Dreadnought solid spruce top and Mahogony back/sides.Gloss finish with satin on back of the neck. Tuners are good, Grovers would be better but don't like leaving holes from the original tuners, this guitar is to nice to scar up.
Sound
:
9
I've played alot of acoustics over the 32 years I've been strummin, this Aria is about the 5th one I've owned and it's staying in the stable, the sound is perfect, nice mids w/o being brassy, bass response is excellent. I stold this Aria AW 330, felt bad I paid so little for it. Fit's all of my playing styles beautifully.
Would prefer a satin finish for a better sound, but it sounds great with the glossy finish, a satin finish would give this Aria all 10's IMO.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Action when I got it in was ok, brought down the compensated saddle (Tusq) a little and it's dead on. The solid Spruce top is evenly matched with a very tight grain. I see no flaws in the finish or the interior, just a beautifully made production guitar, it blows my mind how so many good guitars are coming off production lines these day's, the quality is exceptional. Grover tuners would have been the icing IMO.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Built stout and will be played live, it's my favorite acoustic, mojo man, mojo.
Tuners will stay until I can find a great pair with the same footprint, I'm picky on how my guitars look, there out there, gotta dig for em.
This Aria is dependable, well built and a tank.
Solid strap button (needs one @ the neck)
Would use this w/o backup but always bring at least two others for a point of difference in sound/feel.
Customer Support
:
10
No warranty since I bought second hand. The Aria folks here in the USA are pretty cool, chatted with them on several occasions to find out what's on the way in the future.
Overall Rating
:
10
Been playing 32 years. I've owned so many guitars I've lost count. You know you've got something special when it just feels right in your hands.
If it was stolen; I'd hunt the ******* down and gut em like a deer. Steal my ****, your gonna pay, especially my git fiddles. I would look for another immed.
Better than a Martin D 18 hands down. I play this more than my Ovations/Ibanez's/Old Epiphone's. Would like to buy at some point one of Aria's top of the line AD series, it will happen.
Product: Aria AW 330
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
04/12/2008
at
09:23am
by
WR
Features
:
10
solid spruce top solid mohogany back and sides
Sound
:
10
rich full sound good playing low action
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
perfect right out of the box very tight grain
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I SOLD MY MARTIN D-18 BECAUSE THIS GUITAR SOUNDED BETTER AND BUILT LIKE A TANK BETTER SOUND PROJECTION BETTER BALLANCE i ALSO SOLD A MARTIN DM i LIKE THE ARIA GUITAR LINE THIS IS MY THIRD ONE I ALSO HAVE THE AD-80 AND THE AD 50CE THESE GUITARS ARE THE REAL DEAL NOTHING MORE TO SAY PLAY ONE THAN YOU WILL SEE
Customer Support
:
10
LIFETIME WARRANTY THESE GUITARS ARE HARD TO GET FEW SHOW UP ON EBAY
Overall Rating
:
10
JUST A GREAT GUITAR PLAY ONE IF OU CAN FIND ONE
