Aria Basses

Alon, from Talkbass, sent me some info about his PJ Marx modded Black 'n' Gold. The mod was inspired by Cliff Burton's PJ Marx ...

For those of you that love the Aria SB series, you know that they have an unfortunate tendency to suffer from the dreaded "half dead...

Greetings - it's been a while (like 4 and a half years!) but here is something definitely worth blogging about. It's YouTuber TJH31...

Up for auction at Sotheby's is the late Jack Bruce's SB-1000 which he used for a short period of time in the early '80s. Of no...

Back in February I had the pleasure of meeting one of my bass idols and former Aria player, Billy Gould! He was at an event to launch his Z...

Another one? Yep! This time Cliff's older sister Connie Burton has posted a picture of one of Cliff's Black 'n' Gold basses...

It seems like the list of players who used Aria Pro II in the '80s is endless. Just when I think I've found them all, another one p...

It looks like the folks at Aria have been very busy lately! Here are even more new models! I'm noticing a emphasis on build quality - e...

Aria Japan has released a couple new bass models. First is a revamped RSB series, featuring jazz style pickups, maple fretboards, and activ...

Since Halloween is just around the corner, here's an update about an Aria Pro II sighting in Glenn Danzig's old band Samhain! Th...

Several months ago I picked up an '83 padauk red SB-1000 in desperate condition. It had been routed to accommodate P/J pickups and had ...