FS/ Aria Pro 2 EA 650 Matsumoku (ES 175) price drop

skikdi53

Hello,
The guitar is in good shape, some dings in back of the neck, but Nothing affect playing.
This one is with the correct headstock from Matsumoku 1977, Don't seen many with this headstock and 2 screws rod cover.
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700 Pounds.

beed84

That's lovely. Aria are probably the most underrated of the Japanese manufacturers and often overlooked for some reason. I have a 70s LP type of theirs and it's great. They're worth every penny. GLWTS 

DB1

Yes, very nice - I had the same model, although from 1983 and strangely labelled ES 650, which I could never quite get to the bottom of. I sold it to Foulds of Derby in the end, but a very nice guitar - excellent build quality. GLWTS. 

richh

Can you update to include the asking price and your location please?

Also, perhaps you can state whether you'd be interested in trades (and if so, what you'd be interested in)?

Thanks, and good luck with the sale.

richh

Sorry, I just realised that it does have price under one of the photos (£700).

I'd be interested to know about location and trades though?

skikdi53

No trade please.
I am in France and go to Canterbury ans Ashford , maybe London, from 26 to 30 décember.

skikdi53

Frets
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skikdi53

Frets
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skikdi53

740 shipped to uk.

skikdi53

650 pounds

skikdi53

Bump

skikdi53

Sold

koneguitarist

DB1 said:

Yes, very nice - I had the same model, although from 1983 and strangely labelled ES 650, which I could never quite get to the bottom of. I sold it to Foulds of Derby in the end, but a very nice guitar - excellent build quality. GLWTS. 

I had an ES650 which was a 335 shape with Varitone. Loved that guitar but part ex it in for my first tele in late 81 early 82. Would love to see that guitar again. 

challen

Agh missed this one! Gutted! Lovely looking guitar.

ICBM

Very nice - and like the ES800 335 copy, genuinely 'lawsuit' models with the open-book headstock, almost every other Japanese guitar of this era that gets labelled as that. Well done for not using the word .

I had a very similar Ibanez-branded one many years ago, but 175s just don't really suit me.

I've always liked Arias ever since my first electric guitar - now replaced with an identical one - an '84 RS Standard. I prefer the more original 1980s designs and the SB basses, but I can never resist at least looking at anything with the Aria name on.

It's such a shame they completely devalued the brand for most people by going so downmarket in the 1990s.

skikdi53

I have 2 ES 800, sold the red one and keep the VS.
Aria pro 2 ES 800 https://imgur.com/gallery/NoDd5zY
All from Matsumoku, and very good guitars. 

ICBM

skikdi53 said:

I have 2 ES 800, sold the red one and keep the VS.
Aria pro 2 ES 800 https://imgur.com/gallery/NoDd5zY
All from Matsumoku, and very good guitars. 

Very nice indeed. I can certainly understand why Gibson threatened to sue them... it's probably better than most of what Gibson were making at the time. In fact, if you don't see the logo it's hard to tell it's not an early-60s 335 unless you look very closely.

skikdi53

Have a short video with the ES 800.

MikeC

More like a shorts video?