Anybody here ever play an Aria Mosrite?
I came across a few the other day online for a good price and considered buying, but thought I'd check here first.
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Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 518 colorado springs |
Anybody here ever play an Aria Mosrite? I came across a few the other day online for a good price and considered buying, but thought I'd check here first. |
Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ |
I saw some hanging up in a music store a while ago and kept on walking past. —He who dies with the most tubes... wins Last edited: Nov 14, 2013 18:23:39 |
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Joined: Jan 04, 2011 Posts: 1588 Berlin L-Berg |
Not a serious guitar, stay away from it. Even after a PU switch, it still doesn't nail that Mosrite sound and plays like a log. It hardly stays in tune as well. Save up for the real deal or get a Hallmark. Just my 2 cents. YMMV. — |
Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 518 colorado springs |
thanks guys. |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1683 Georgia |
+1 on the Hallmark. More than worth it. —The Mystery Men? |
Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 413 |
I thought you guys were talking about the Aria Ventures model. I saw them at the NAMM show in 2001: —If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. |
Joined: Jan 04, 2011 Posts: 1588 Berlin L-Berg |
I was referring to the Aria Diamond DM-380. Looks basically like this model, but with a strat whammy system. Can't say much about the Ventures model. The PUs look quite similar to the stock ones on the DM-380. Those were some terrible PUs. |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
Those Aria 'Ventures' models don't have the reverse body style of the Mosrite, but the Diamond DM-380 does. Also, the ventures models didn't end up with the mosrite style vibrato system as shown in the above picture. They had the Jazzmaster style. I recently saw that there is an upgraded version of the DM-380 now available that includes the Jazzmaster vibrato. None-the-less, there are MUCh better Mosrite styles available, including the Hallmark, Eastwood, and Depinto models. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
Aria DM-01 —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
Also, here is the Wilson Bros. page, which is what the Aria Ventures models are marketed under. Honestly, I really hate the looks of these. http://www.wilsonguitarventures.com/wgv.html —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
You might even go with one of these Jay Turser models. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 889 New York City area |
This past summer, I had occasion to see and try one of the Wilson Bros guitars. The owner was as proud as hell about it - part of his massive "Ventures collection" which, oddly, contained no Mosrite guitars. I felt the neck, looked at the workmanship and the pickups. In short - PURE CRAP in my humble opinion. And I've mentioned this elsewhere in this forum: The last few times I've seen the Ventures live, that Aria/Wilson guitar stood out - most notably because it really sounded terrible. They do look pretty, though. I hang with my 40-50 year old stash of the genuine 'M' stuff. |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
Johnny, you are more kind than I am. I honestly believe that these Wilson Bros. guitars are ugly as sin. Perhaps it is conditioning, but I just cannot get past the Mosrite design applied to a non-reversed body shape. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
I am, however, sure that if you threw in some Hallmark or Mosrite pickups they might have a decent sound that is pretty close to what most of us Mosrite/Hallmark lovers adore. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |