SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
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Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 08:13 AM
I tried to buy a Aria Diamond DM-380 in Germany/Europe. Just discovered that they aren't sold in white here (any reason for this? Nope - you can buy black or sunburst). Some Ebay dealers in the US offer the model mentioned above, but won't ship interenationally. Any idea where/how I can get one? Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Sancho
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airesound
Joined: Aug 04, 2011
Posts: 100
England
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 09:12 AM
I have seen this seller on ebay UK listing all colours including white. He is in the USA and ships to Germany for $85, but he states in his listing to email first about the colour availability. Gabba gabba hey and good luck!
Aria DM-380
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da-ron
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The original Plymouth, UK.
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 09:12 AM
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SanchoPansen
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Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 12:00 PM
Thanks Aire...will deffo check him out. Just sent a mail to him.
da-ron: it has to be white, but thanks a lot for taking the time!
Anyone got any kind of experience with this guitar? Got another confirmation from the store in town. They can order a black or sunburst model, but not white. Does this make sense? I don't think so.
The alternative would be a danelectro longhorn (not the bariton). What do you guys think?
/Edit: I also contacted the guy from the UK. Taxes from the US will be as much as the guitar itself...
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 12:38 PM
Probably more than you want to spend, but NICE...
http://www.kurokumo.jp/kurokumo_sr.htm
¥108,000 = 988.598772 Euros = $1384
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Mrgreen
Joined: Jun 20, 2007
Posts: 351
Toronto, ON
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 12:49 PM
morphball wrote:
Probably more than you want to spend, but NICE...
http://www.kurokumo.jp/kurokumo_sr.htm
¥108,000 = 988.598772 Euros = $1384
Ooooh, I'd go with that one!
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Richard
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Posts: 1683
Georgia
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 01:05 PM
That's a great price for a Mosrite copy if it's decent. Anybody know exactly what these are?
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El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 02:03 PM
Which one, the Aria or the Kurokumo?
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airesound
Joined: Aug 04, 2011
Posts: 100
England
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 02:10 PM
Sancho, the reason why the Arias are in short supply is because the European distributor based in England keeps very little stock. I bought an Aria Retro-1532 recently and the dealer who I ordered it from said the European distributor only had two in stock.
Would you consider an Eastwood? They have a European distributor in England who will deal direct. They have a Hi-Flyer Moserite style in white and also a Moserite MK II replica, much more expensive but total gabba gabba hey!
Eastwood Guitars
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airesound
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England
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Posted on Oct 31 2011 02:15 PM
Sancho forget that previous link, here is the link to the Eastwood site that ships to Germany for 20-30 Euro and no damn taxes!
Eastwood guitars UK
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SanchoPansen
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Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 03:17 AM
Hey Aire,
thank you very much for your help! I already considered buying an Eastwood.
But then again, I'm looking for a white one and the hi-flyer doesn't have a tremolo iirc. I own a sunburst Mosrite Mark V, so the Aria would be a very welcome supplement. At a price of 250,00 EUR (~200,00 GBP/300.00 USD) it is very affordable and the reviews are also very good.
Ordering from the UK will solve my problem taxe wise I have to find a UK dealer.
@morphball: $1384 + 19% taxes + 2% customs fee = 1649€
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airesound
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Posts: 100
England
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 04:06 AM
I have dealt with Project Music for a couple of orders including my Aria over the internet and they have been extremely helpful.
Project Music
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SanchoPansen
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Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 04:20 AM
Thanks mate! Just wrote another email I hope I can find one...can't be that hard, can it?
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airesound
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Posts: 100
England
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 04:54 AM
Good luck with that!
If you come across a Wilson Bros VM65 in Pearl White grab it with both hands. I have a blue one and it is awesome.
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SanchoPansen
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Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 05:03 AM
Wow, looks nice! Thanks for the hint. Will have an eye on this one. I wish it wouldn't be so hard to get good gear in europe. Or maybe I should switch to a stratocaster and twin.
/Edit: I went through every Aria dealer in the UK now and wrote a couple of emails. Maybe I'm lucky.
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SanchoPansen
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Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Nov 01 2011 08:29 AM
A couple of dealers replied. Actually I could order any color Aria offers (red, black, sunburst, pink)...except white.
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Feb 04 2012 01:52 AM
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Arrived yesterday and sounds good so far. Need to buy some heavy strings.
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jonfender
Joined: Mar 09, 2011
Posts: 273
Melbourne FL USA
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Posted on Feb 04 2012 11:05 AM
For Sancho Pansen, Please consider FLATWOUNDS. (I use 10's cos' ya' can still bend the G string, but that's my sickness). Most of the original "1st wave" surf instrumentals were recorded using flatwounds.......& ya' can really get that "Fender Klunk" (even out of non-Fenders) & better "reverb drips" w/the flatwounds.....they are FABULOUS for surfmusic !!!!!
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Feb 05 2012 03:14 AM
Hey Jon. I've tried flatwounds a couple of years ago and didn't like them.
But taste changes and I will give them another shot. Is there any brand you can recommend? I just equipped the Aria with .011 Nickel Wounds and it sounds great. But the strings feel very thin. Do fltwounds act/feel like regular strings. Or do they feel more heavy/loose?
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Feb 05 2012 04:04 AM
SanchoPansen wrote:
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Arrived yesterday and sounds good so far. Need to buy
some heavy strings.
Kewl!
— He who dies with the most tubes... wins
Surf Daddies
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