Aria Basses

This is the first in what I hope to be a regular series of posts on "famous" Arias basses. I will post about basses that were owne...

Here is another Ventures / Bob Bogle bass, this one from about 1990. This bass is actually quite similar to the SB-JR750 model but with Se...

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 h...

Here is an interesting Aria bass called the Zodiac. It's not quite my style, but it would sure be a conversation piece! It is a custom s...

I found photos of a rare Aria Pro bass that I believe is part of the RSB-Fire lineup. The RSB-Fire was basically a signature model for a J...

Dale Titus demos another Aria bass, this time a DMB-380. Dale demonstrates the various tones and features of this model. You can also see...

Here is a nice demonstration of the Aria SB-CB by Dale Titus of Dana B. Goods (US distributors for Aria). For those who don't know, the...

I posted about an Aria 50th anniversary bass last year, but I finally found pictures of another anniversary bass. This might also be a 5oth...

Here is a rare headless SB with MIDI capabilities that I found online. As you can see, it is an "AP Custom Shop" bass. I have no i...

Neil with SB-1000 and SB-900 in 1981 Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Cozy Powell,...

I came across some amazing old footage of the pre- Faith No More band, Faith. No Man which had two future FNM members Billy Gould and Mike...