@markbailey Hi Mark, thank you for your reply. I should have mentioned it beforehand, but the Aria had a bolt on neck. Is that going to be a problem while following the course? As far as the pickups ...

My first electric was an Aria as well.

Posted by: @koendb @steveh Early in the 80's, I must have been around 13 or 14 then, I had an Aria Sunburst Strat copy. I remember swapping it with a cheaper knockoff because I wanted a black one ca...

Great stuff - good start! Some tips: Sounds like the neck came loose on the original - probably could have been taken out and reset - but you live and learn...I'm sure we all have a story like that 😛 ...

Posted by: @steveh So, for my first project, I plan to build something along the same lines, using as much of the original hardware as I can. I won't use the ugly scratchplate, and will probably also...

@steveh Early in the 80's, I must have been around 13 or 14 then, I had an Aria Sunburst Strat copy. I remember swapping it with a cheaper knockoff because I wanted a black one cause that was more me...

Welcome @steveh and best of luck with your build! The drawing looks good so far but don’t worry about slow progress because after all, you’ve taken your first step into a larger world…

So, when I was a lot younger, I had one of these: Attachment : x145btafmhaosblung4w.jpg It's an Aria ET 240, a 70s Japanese sort of copy of a LP Junior double cut. It had quite nice tone, and w...

Posted by: @clinton Bass build @clinton Superb as usual, I love the design, so well balanced and ergonomic. 🎯💯

@koendb thank you.

@clinton You are an artist! Awesome bass.

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@russ Much Thanks

More fantastic building a more great video making. Cheers @clinton. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

@boo Thanks man.

@clinton I never know what to say any more. You have so much skill and talent for putting these guitars together now that words fail me. Just stunning mate, stunning. 10/10 and more…… ✊

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Posted by: @boo need to concentrate more on my quality of build instead of just paintwork, I’ve been a bit obsessed with paints recently, I need to get back to woods and construction quality. Yes! T...

@robin thanks! Turned out nice!

@petervirdee thank you