Product: Aria AF-530
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
07/25/2006
at
04:22pm
by
James
Features
:
No Opinion
000 style body
Solid Spruce Top
Solid Maple Back and Sides (lightly flamed and stained orange)
Mahogany Neck
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Gloss Finish
Diecast tuners
Sound
:
9
This is a folk guitar with a delicate tone. It is balanced but not loud. The sound is slightly forward and rings nicely. With a pickup, it would work well as a rockers guitar, but as it is it is a true folk guitar.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
The finish is clear, shiny and perfect. It is probably a urethane finish since it seems a little thick. Top and back were bookmatched properly. Frets feel nice and the action seems even.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I have owned this guitar for over 6 years and it looks and plays as good today as it did when I first bought it.
Customer Support
:
10
The company backs it's products nicely. I have never had a problem with warranty with NHF (Aria's US distributor).
Overall Rating
:
9
Been playing over 40 years. I own many different acoustic and electric guitars. My playing styles extend from classical to bluegrass to blues and rock. This is a nice acoustic guitar in the sub $1000 range. It probably will work best for personal playing rather than live gigs. It is not very loud but has a nice tone.
