Hello, not sure if this is the right spot to post this, but here's a pic of my Aria Pro II SB basses all with Alembic pickups and electronics. On the left is an Aria Pro Black n Gold II which had a dead original pickup, so I put in some Alembics I took from a broken Aria Pro LTD. The middle bass (which I just sold) is an Aria Pro II SB-LTD which came with factory installed Alembic pickups/electronics. It had a Jason Newsted inspired Graffix sticker, which he had on one of his Alembics many years ago. There was another thread I started on these LTD models a couple years ago. Mica said Alembic had a short relationship with Aria in the early '90s, supplying them with pickups. I think this model might have been inspired by Rudy Sarzo as he was playing Arias with Alembic guts back then. On the right is an Aria SB-R60 with a single Alembic p'up and tone filter. I also had LED battery indicators installed on the Black n Gold and R60. The Alembic pickups really sound great in all three of the basses (naturally!). I can't quite get the same tone as my '83 Spoiler, though, and I'm wondering if it's because the electronics may be a little more basic in these basses. These electronics only have one trim pot and do not have a Q Switch, which I was hoping to add at some point. If anyone can tell me how to install a Q switch for these electronics please let me know! Thanks.
Larger pic here:
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd117/vintagejapanbass/Aria%20Pro%20II%20Black%20n%20Gold%20II/100_2732.jpg Also here's the link for the Aria Pro II SB-LTD catalog page. It states these are AXY/AE-1 pickups.
http://ariausa.com/Archive/cp_apII_1989_03.html (Message edited by Alembic83 on March 19, 2010)
(Message edited by alembic83 on March 19, 2010)
