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Again, I don't know a lot about all the Arias. I checked my research
and found I was in error ? the better Arias were made in the mid-70s
to early 80s, when the Matsumoku Guitar Co. joined forces with Aria.
That's when they really tried to push into the American market. But if
the guitar is a good one, I think Arai/Aria/Diamond were good,
especially during the Matsumoku era (note: Aria also made a JM
knockoff called the EM 165 from 1974 to '76, and that may be the model
you are looking at, rather than the 1532T made from '68 to '75).
Still, I would say $300 tops.
Gavin
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...> wrote:
> Hi Gavin,
>
> Thanks for the heads up, well the guitar is in excellent condition and I
> think it is a Model No. 1532T.
> The seller asks 125 Euro's for it. So I guess it's a good price for this
> guitar?
>
> The trem arm is missing, but that's all.
>
> I'm not a collector, so I don't really care about the value. I just
> don't want to overpay such a guitar.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gavin Ehringer [mailto:gavinehringer@e...]
> Sent: donderdag 1 mei 2003 21:01
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Aria Diamond guitar
>
>
> Dates Models
> 1967-70? Model No. 1962T
> 1968-70? Model No. 1532
> 1968-70? Model No. ?? 12-string
> 1968-70? Model No. 150T
> 1968-73/74 Model No. 1702T (Mosr*)
> 1968-75 Model No. 1532T (Jzm*r)
>
> I went and looked at the Aria Archive (check www.ariausa.com) and found
> the following references to the Diamond solidbody line.
>
> I have an Aria PRO II TA-70, an ES-335 clone, and have followed Aria
> prices for some time. It's my experience that most Arias, no matter the
> model, go for $175 to $300, with the exception of a few PE models, which
> are more expensive.
>
> The better guitars were built in the late 60s/early 70s, when Aria was
> trying to go head-to-head with Fender and Gibson in the US market.
> Today's Arias are not of the same high build quality as the early ones.
>
> I like Arias ? mine has excellent build quality and tone, and is as
> solid as they come, especially for its age. And I got it for a
> song...$200 on EBay!
