some guitars I saw on the bay...

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:35 am

may not be everyone's cup of tea but this Aria semi-hollow is only at $1 right now...

Not a set neck but everything else about it is really cool. Look at the pickups! I'm guessing early to mid 70s.
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euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:39 am

Quite like that Aria actuall.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:56 am

i think if i ever own a les paul, it'll probably be a tokai. or maybe a greco.
i'd rather have one of those hiwatts though.

Mustang-Pete · Post by **Mustang-Pete** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:32 pm

Loving the wooden bridge on that Aria. Retro Vibes.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:40 am

wait a second, this epiphone looks very similar to that aria. maybe they were made at the same factory? anyone know anything about these?

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:44 am

Waoh, they definitely look the saem.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:51 am

im pretty sure that they were, thats right around the time gibby started throwing shit overseas.
i know i have seen the same binding, blocks, and trems on the epi's of that time, and budget models.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:56 am

neck looks mega skinny BONAR

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:59 am

Sold for $150, that seems like a steal of a deal.

Baaan012 · Post by **Baaan012** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:32 pm

Fender Coronado 2

I didn't want to start a whole new thread. . . but seriously, " some one drilled a bunch of holes on the face and the back...to release the demons I guess." Wtf?

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:36 pm

Someone fucked that coronado up proper.

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:04 pm

At first I thought maybe some numbskull had added extra knobs or switches, but the holes actually go through the back of the guitar! What the hell for? Some trigger-happy drill toting retard's idea of fun?

Baaan012 · Post by **Baaan012** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:06 pm

yeah its pretty lame, that neck and headstock look nice though

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:33 pm

i thought the same, perhaps modifications.
but no, and they are all lined up.
i bet it was some coke heads way of getting it to sound better.
crazy coke heads!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:04 pm

ok, I went to see The Dirtbombs last night and the opening band was this local band Thee Emergency. The guitarist had this exact same guitar, except it was branded as a Univox. So that's three different brands I've seen this guitar labeled as. Oh, and it sounded fucking gnarly by the way.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:06 pm

oh and also, the only difference I've noticed in all these guitars is the bridge. That Aria has an acoustic style bridge, the Epiphone has what looks like a Tune-O-Matic and the Univox had what looked like a Mustang bridge. otherwise they all look the same. Same unique pickups. same bigsby knock-off with the piece of wood on it. same 335 shape with slightly pointy horns. all have a B+B bolt-on neck.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:25 pm

univox.org wrote:Univox guitars were built by the Matsumoko guitar factory in Japan, which were OEM suppliers to Aria, Westbury, Westone, Epiphone, Fender Japan and several other brands at the time. In 1988, a disastrous fire shut Matsumoko down for good, at which point, most of the other brands went to Korea's Samick Musical Instruments to continue production. Of course, Univox was already defunct.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:30 pm

Wait, stop talking about guitars that you've seen on ebay. We should all be talking about how all guitars are essentially the same, and feeling bad about the guitar fetishism that draws us to these auctions.

or something.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:31 pm

Yes. This thread entirely defines shortscale.org.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:44 pm

Mike wrote:Yes. This thread entirely defines shortscale.org.

I know, seriously.

so I like looking at guitars on ebay... is that so wrong??

not to drag the other thread into this one (oh well, it's already been done anyway), but maybe some of us derive happiness from playing lots of different guitars and finding new sounds and subtle variations. If that makes one a "hobbyist" so be it. and the other thing is, no one can tell you how to make art. you have to do it your own fucking way. if your thing is messing about with a bunch of different guitars, no one should really be able to tell you otherwise.