Friday, May 6, 2011

Aria Pro II SB-R60 w/ DR Black Beauty Strings


I finally got around to stringing up my SB-R60 with some DR Black Beauty strings. As you can see I was going for a 'stealth' look here. With the black hardware, black finish and now Black Beauty strings, it really gives it a sleek look. These strings sound great with the Alembic pickup. More pics here.



4 comments:

  1. Wait a minute here! I missed the story behind this one. Where did the Alembic circuitry come from? NICE!

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  2. Here's the story!
    http://ariabasses.blogspot.com/2010/05/aria-pro-alembic-awesome.html

    Aria used to have an SB model that came with Alembic pickups/circuit. I took the pickups from a couple of those models I found with some neck problems and put them in these older Arias...They make a great combination.

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  3. Here is the story!
    http://ariabasses.blogspot.com/2010/05/aria-pro-alembic-awesome.html

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  4. http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1388-optima_4_string_gold_bass_strings

    Perhaps these would look better on a Black n' Gold! I had the manufacturers make me up a custom set for the seven-string guitar I built, and they are really sweet. Surprisingly long-ish lifetime also.

    http://www.prostheta.com/guitars/s7_20.jpg

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