Product: Aria Steve Bailey 4
Price Paid: US $450 used
Submitted
02/25/2002
at
12:13pm
by
Jeff
Email: christlike_02 at yahoo<dot>com
Features
:
9
2000 model
korea
Solid body ash
volume bass treble mute (all active)
active j/j
semour duncan steve bailey basslines
active baby!
ash body, maple neck, ebony fretboard
light sunburst (bu not too light)
jazz bass ish
hefty
aria shaller style
34" medium frets or no frets (your pick)
case
Sound
:
9
This bass fits my style quite well. Normally I play rock, but I also play contemporary at church. Fills in the gig
I use a '68 vox kinsington and a new peavey KB/A...both good amps. this bass shakes the walls, but not as much as say an ernie ball.
this bass is very quiet too.
this bass will sound sweet, brittle, dark & throaty, etc. just play with the EQ. It does just about everything.
In the studio & on stage, this bass kicks out. you really only need one bass- a vesatile one...it's versatile.
Over all, this is a good bass. I don't like the resale though...it lists at $1495, but used ones go for about $450. thats insane!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
this bass is set up nicely. the frets are well dressed.
pickups straight kick
the pickguard is crap.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
This bass will gig well as long as it's taken care of (i.e. put in case & on a stand. the hardware is good quality, as are the pickups & finish. I cant comment on the strap buttons, because I changed them to dunlop straploks (only the best, baby).
I depend on this bass a lot, however I always take a backup, 'cuz you never know what that damn drummer's gonna do.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
don't want to or have to
Overall Rating
:
6
I've played bass for about 7 years, guitar for like 9. I still am primarily a guitarist. Bass wise I also own a '76 Gibson Ripper (Gene Simmons) and guitar wise I have two late '70s Les Pauls, a strat, a Lindert Locomotive, a Dano doubleneck 12/6, and some acoustics (incl. a 12 string)
If this bass were stolen, lost or broken I'd probably go get an Ibanez SGX4. If it were broken, I would definately repair it in my shop.
I love this bass, I bought it because it was affordable.
I'd also like to stress that the resale is crap. You will lose about a grand if you buy it new and then sell it.
