Product: Aria Pro II FA-77
Price Paid: GBP 659
Submitted
09/15/2009
at
01:54pm
by
pete
Email: peter<at>airpost dot net
Features
:
9
20 frets
Solid spruce top
Volume & tone
Passive stock pickup
Maple body, maple neck with gloss finish
Gotoh tuners
Maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 20 frets
In terms of features, its a classic jazz archtop so it does what it says on the tin perfectly
Sound
:
10
Brilliant for blues/jazz
Using Fender Studio Lead, with Eminence speaker, Ibanez Tubescreamer, Ibanez Chorus and Ibanez Compressor.
Unplugged it has a good loud tone.
Plugged in is where it shines with deep rich jazzy tone.
Its a full archtop, so thats what it sounds like!!!
Love it...no dislikes
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Set up was very good from factory, although nuty cut a little high, but thats personal. Action came in at around 1.25mm at 12th fret, which is pretty respectable.
The guitar is stunning, beautifully finished with the ebony fingerboard, bridge and tailpiece.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Its a high quality archtop, and so exibits all the fragility of such a guitar.
It is built to last but I'd ALWAYS gid with a backup
Customer Support
:
5
Haven't dealt with Aria directly, only through a dealer...I think Aria UK seem lacking in customer support.
It took 4 weeks to get the guitar from Aria, even though the dealer I bought it from said I'd have it in 4 days!!!
Overall Rating
:
9
I Love it.
It looks fabulous, sounds amazing, plays like a dream.
Shame its Chinese built.
