Aria Pro II Fullerton

I don't know when or where it was made. It's got 22 frets, solid top. Volume (1), Tone (1), 5-way selector. S/S/H configuration. I don't know what the pickups are. Active electronics. It looks a lot like a Fender Fat Strat. The rosewood neck is pretty thin, but feels comfortable on your fingers.

At first I thought this guitar sounded awful, I adjusted the pickups, different guage strings, different string types!! I still couldn't get a respectable tone. Then I realized the problem, I was running it into one of the worst amplifiers ever made..(A Crate GX-15R) I decided to go searching for a better amp. I left the store with a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. All I can say is WOW! I've gone from hating the guitar to completely loving it. You wouldn't believe the difference that tube amp had over my Crate solid state. I really love this guitar now. If you've ever wanted a great blues combo, go with this. However, if you're into metal, or really hard rock. The guitar flourished with distortion turned up all the way on the Crate. It doesn't sound like the Fender Strat (because it's not) but it's not worse or better..just different. But I really like the sound I get out of it. Roll back the tone to around 4 or 5 and I can get a great clean jazz tone.

As I picked it off the shelf for the very first time it was very easy to play. The pickups were a little high for my tastes, I lowered them a bit, and they sounded much better. The guitar was flawless except the 5-way selctor cut out a lot at first, will have to get it fixed. Plus the input jacks come loose easily, but the cord will still stay in easily, and not short out at all.

I've gigged with it numerous times. This guitar is very sturdy! And I've only gotten one tiny crack in it in 2 years! Finish hasn't shown any other signs of wear and tear at all. I've gigged without a backup.

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I've been playing for about 3 years now. I'm thinking about getting a Standard Strat, add replacing the pickups with Texas specials to get more of a SRV tone, but I still love this guitar.

22 Fret, S/S/H, Tune-O-Matic bridge, Excellent beginner guitar

Like the way it sounds - on amp and off amp. Incredible guitar when distortion is used... some people say it hums, I didn't hear it.

The only problem I encountered was with the finish, the previous owner used it a lot and I had to buff it.

If you're ever at a baseball game without a bat, use this guitar! It's yery solid, and it survived a trip home on the airplane. Just don't use the tremolo bar, it whacks it out of tune.

They wanted $200 for it, it's well worth more. I would've paid more, but it's all I had and that's what they bought it for. Really good store: If you're ever in Erie Pennsylvania check out World of Music. If you're going north on Freeway 6N, turn right at the second erie exit and go about 2-3 miles. It's on the right.

I am not quite sure what year it was made but I know it was made in the USA. It has 22 frets, Solid-top. S/S/H. Not sure what the make and model of pickups are. Active electronics. The body is made of a solid mohogany with an ash neck. The finish is sunburst. The bridge style is a Tune-O-Matic. The Tuners are non-locking and the brand of tuners is ping. The neck is thin. I have a case for it, it is a Fender.

I think it would fit almost everyones music needs! I am using a Peavey Audition Chorus with it and seems to work great! Rich or Bright sound depeding on the way you have the tone set..

The guitar was set up great. The pickups were adjusted ok but I fixed them to my liking.

The guitar would withstand live playing. Yes the hardware has been great! The finish is great it still looks like new! The strap buttons are solid. Yes I think it is a very dependable guitar. Yes I would use it on a Gig without a backup.

Never needed to contact them yet, If I need anything I go to a local guitar store.

I have been playing the Gutiar for about 2 years or more now I think it is a very good beginners guitar! If it were stolen or lost no I would not buy the same guitar not because I don't like I would change to another style.

I'm also having a difficult time finding out what year this guitar was made,but I do know that it's an American product.It has 22 frets.With Ducan pick-ups.One volume control and two tones controls,with a 5-way selector.The pick-up configuration is S/S/H.The electronics are pretty basic in this guitar.Maple neck,and a transparent finish.It's a strat-style body but it does have it's own characteristics.The body is string-thru.Included were a case,strap,and a small amp.

The guitar is a great beginner.It will play very clean if you want it to.Personally I love it for just about anything.(Metal,Rock,chords)However I have grown to enjoying it much more after buying an effect pedal for it (the ZOOM 505)The 30 watt Crate amp just wasn't enough as far as disstortion went until i used this pedal.The guitar has it's good and bad moments with different effects.Usually the selector switch is all you need to move.If that doesn't work try adjusting the tone controls.By itself it has an almost acoustic sound to it as long as it's in perfect tune.It seems that it's a very versitile guitar when an effect pedal is used but besides that it's rather basic.Likes:Very nice clean sound.Dislikes:When using amp distortion options you tend to get a hum after you stop playing.

The guitar was set-up very well.Obiously made for someone just starting out.Based on it's very solid construction.The action was very good right off the wall,but you may want to adjust to your own preference.The pick-ups needed a little bit of adjusting but were still fine the way they were.Bridge was a problem.messed things up.I had it replaced a few days after i got it.From that time up till about a year and a half later I had no problems with it until some wires for my selector switch went bad.I began loosing channels.I was an easy fix until you had to put the pick-ups back in the guitar.The overall finish of the guitar,very nice mine is black.But it's very succeptable to scratches.They show up very easily so be careful.

This guitar is made like a sherman.You can't hurt it if ya tried...well ya could but it's not easy.It's very durable and a solid piece if work.Live playing?No problem.There aren't many wearable parts in the guitar but i've only come across one frequent problem that isn't so bad.The plug jack needs attention every once in a while.Just a little tightening thats all.The finish on my guitar is very nice.It seems that it is rather durable,but because of it's black color scratches are more visible.The strap buttons are ok they need tightening once every few moths but thats not a problem.It's a very dependable guitar.It's not perfect but I wouldn't be concerned playing on stage with it.I don't care what kind of guitar you have ALWAYS have a back up.But if you were to not have one I would feel safer using this one.I've had it for 2 years and i've only broken one string while playing.And I play it hard.

I haven't had a bad enough prob;em where i needed them but time will tell.

I started playing guitar about 2 and a half years ago.This was and is my first guitar.I use the ZOOM 505 effect pedal with it.Great results.I wouldn't have asked the quesion i'm thinking of now because I probably would have ended up paying more for it.If I lost this guitar i'd definetely be in the market for another one.It may be a difficult task due to it being dis-continued a few years ago,but i'd but it again thats for sure.I love how I can beat on the guitar a little bit and not worry about screwing the damn thing up.There is only one thing I hate about it.I hate the hum I get when using my amp's distortion,but my pedal has gotton me around that problem.My favorite feature is the neck size,it seems to be just a tad bit smaller than other guitars of it's kind making play a bit easier.I really can't compare it with other guitars mainly because this is the only one i've owned but also because I don't know of a guitar this durable.I just wish it came with a nice humbucker.

I have been unable to determine the year, alothough I haven't really looked into it extensively. It was made int he USA, and it has 22 frets. The Pick-up config is S/S/H, the pickups from the what I have gathered information wise on the internet are Ducan pickups. It has a 5-way rocker switch, tone, and volume knobs, and a rocker-switch for the HB. It has a maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and an alder body. It has a semi-transparent DEEP blue finsh (personally I think its a beautiful finish). Its a strat style body, but seems a little smaller. A second tone would be nice. Came with a gig bag.

Sound is good. I play punk/ska-core and the HB sounds great. The singles give kinda a flat sound, flater than a single on a fender strat, the HB makes up for it. The HB gives it a bright sound, where as the singles, give it a more full sound. You can get a goor variety of sounds from it though. I play it through a cheap Ibanez Thrashmetal pedal (just replaced with a Danelectro Fab-tone) and a peavey Renown 2x12 235watt amp, or a fender champion 110. The fender gives a better tone, softer, where as the peavey strictly amplifies. Both are solid states, and I have played it through a couple tubes, which made a big difference, but the peavey with the fab-tone and the HB sounds pretty damn good. The HB offers a much longer sustained sound.

Action was very nice. I can honestly say after playing several fenders, that I like the feel of playing my aria better. It seems to have a thinner neck than other guitars I've played and its a pleasure to play. Not a spot of rust, and the finish was perfect when I got, even had the wrap on the pick-guard.

I've played t for 6 months, and nothings happened =-) MUST be built pretty good. In fact this thing is a wooden tank. Everything is rock solid on this! The only thing, which is really not a big deal is that every 3-4 months, the jack seems to get a little loose, but thats trivial as long as you know to check it every once and a while

NO idea, I haven't used them yet

I think it is a very good value, although from what I have found, I got a very good deal... the guitar supposedly is listed at $840, I knkow you can buy it new at www.woodysmsuic.com for around $650 new. It KILLS any fender squire, and from what I've played its right up there with the US and Mex strats... Like I said before, a second tone would be nice, but I'd buy it again in a minute

I have no idea what year it was made in nor where it was made, for I bought it used. Has a volume a tone control knob, as well as a 5-way selector. It uses a S/S/H pickup configuration, which may not be stock. It a strat body style with non-locking tuners. No other accessories were included, for it was used.

Has kinda of an empty sound which is kind of a drawback for the sound I want, which is a thick heavy sound akin to sepultura/pantera... I am using it with a Crate 15 watt solid state amp (have used it which a few others, and it retains the empty sound).

Seems like a pretty sturdy guitar, but you pay the sturdiness with a hefty weight.... does seem to "settle" sometimes and I can hear it creek.. Paint seems somewhat brittle though...

This thing is a tank... I could probably play baseball with this and it wouldn't break... If it made the sound I like, I could see myself gigging with it....

Never dealt with the company and have never heard of them.

I've been playing for about 6 months and this is not that bad for a beginner guitar, but as I am wising up, I realize I got screwed.. I would probably not buy it again, but I will probably use it until I see fit to buy a new guitar...