Sift through the Presidents' Day sales and report back please

Aggie Therapist said:

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Sift through the Presidents' Day sales and report back please

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https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?icid=210190

Please tell me the color of that one was called 'Murica

StoutAg said:

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Well, since my wife never gets me anything for any event, I ordered a guitar from her to me for Valentine's day. I can't go over the top and get a 50s Les Paul or something, but I grabbed something that said "If I loved my husband and gave into his guitar addiction, this would be a perfect gift"

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I was really close to pulling the trigger on a Les Paul with the purple to blue fade. Couldn't find one with figuring I liked and went a different direction. That one looks badass though.

After playing a Kiesel Vader at the GC in C-Stat this weekend, I find myself gassing for a headless guitar.

I've been looking at the EART series on Amazon My only reservation is they appear to have skinny necks.



this the Kiesel that I played at GC-

I saw they had that on their site! It plays good?

Tubes are warming up!



Nikki killed it, Marty on soon!

Did she accept your proposal?

maroon barchetta said:

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I saw they had that on their site! It plays good?

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Yes. It helps that it had a good setup.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the EART in tobacco sunburst with Tele-style electronics.

"I just ran out of time…" Amazing performance and really intimate setting. ENGL amps. Some beautiful Jacksons. Friedman's pedal board was controlled by his tech so I couldn't grab a photo of the arrangement. All Japanese band besides Marty.

Anyone familiar with Aria guitars? It's a Japanese brand. Which they typically produce great quality.

Was looking at one today. White body with black hardware. Looks like a nice LP style body with EMGs

I used to see ads for the Aria Pro II in magazines back in the day and they were a hot brand for a while.

Is this new guitar or used?

maroon barchetta said:

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I used to see ads for the Aria Pro II in magazines back in the day and they were a hot brand for a while.

Is this new guitar or used?

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This. Back in the day they were well-made instruments.

It's a used. I talked him down to $450. It's a minty fb marketplace acquisition. Looks like they are $700-$1,000 new online. To me, it's very unique and I haven't seen much about it online so I think that's cool. I'm a sucker for white finish, black hardware and trim. For the love of all things metal. I'm reading it was actually made in Japan, which is great because they outsource now to other countries. I'll believe that until I confirm otherwise.

Aria Pro II XP-9 White, Original Custom Body

Body: Mahogany, Carved Top
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Frets: 24
Scale: 648mm (25-1/2)
Pickups: EMG85 (neck), EMG-81 (bridge)
Controls: Volume x 1, Tone x 1, 3 position PU selector switch
Tailpiece: Floyd Rose Licensed Tremolo Unit with Aria Pro II Logo
Hardware: Black
Finish: WH (White)

Pics to follow

Yes. We want pics.

What year is this guitar made?

Played it in the guys house. Turns out he makes custom guitars for people. Lot of custom strats in his music room. He had this thing babied. It's minty AF (sat in a case) and sounded so nice and crisp.

The profile is so thin, not a fatty. I'll post pics later! Dude is retired, just smokes cigars all day and builds guitars. Wow.

He even threw in a hard shell guitar case with a beautiful liner.

All this for $450

Alright folks I'm looking for some recs for a "modern shred" style entry(ish) level guitar.

I'd like something with a thinner neck profile, EMG-ish pickups (love the deep chugs), 24 frets. If I am far off base with my asks or there are better ideas, I am all for it. Consider me the cromag bass player

I know there's a ton of stuff that fits this profile but I would have your recs. Would like to spend less than $500 if possible. For reference I am currently playing a 2010 PRS SE Single Cut in the LP style. I love the humbuckers but I can't get the tone from that guitar.

TIA!

If you want a thinner neck and shredder guitar, maybe a Schecter or Ibanez?

Dang. You should get arrested for theft on that deal.

So pretty much the guitar I just picked up haha

You just described my favorite metal/shred guitars.

Schecter C-1 Platinum with Active EMG 81/85.
ESP LTDs with Seymour Duncans
ESP LTD Kirk Hammett/James Hetfield models
Dean with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups
Jackson Randy Rhodes or Jackson Soloist with EMGs/Seymour
Duncans
Jackson Soloists with EMG upgrades
Schecter Hellraiser with Sustainiac hot rail
Epiphone LP with a Zakk Wylde EMG, EMG Bonebreakers or EMG HET SET.

Start throwing all that into YouTube and see what you like. I recommend Reverb or Facebook market place and finding something slightly used or in mint condition so you can get a nicer guitar.

Happy to answer any questions.

I'm certainly having some guitar envy. That thing looks spectacular.

I'll do some research and come back with questions. I know all this about the bass world but the electric guitar scene has exploded in options so I figured I would bring my question to the professionals!

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