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I just came across one, for basically peanut money. How´s the quality on these?
I´m waiting for some pics, but I gather it´s one like this:
I´m waiting for some pics, but I gather it´s one like this:
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Shiny sucker, ain't it?
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Ask where it was made. If its made in korea probably good quality.Comment
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They were made from about 1987 to about 1990 in Asia. They were excellent guitars for the cash, as they listed for about $600. The weak points are the pickups which blow, and the trem is quite dodgy. The fretboard is carbonite and I dont like the feel of it but some people would consider that a non-issue...............Comment
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I had a chance at one for $150, but someone here told me they were junk. Fuckers!!! :ROTF:Comment
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Well, the pickups don´t bother me as I´ve got a nice set of Andersons just waiting for something to go into... but the dodgy trem is more of an issue, I´m afraid. You wouldn´t be able to elaborate on the trem a bit, Accept?
The general fretwork, QC and build quality is OK, or...?Comment
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They actually used 2 different trems on those, and unfortunately, that one has the worse of the 2. The guitars are made fairly well, and the carbonite fretboards usually end up with good fretjobs. It may feel like shit, but it doesnt suffer from the humidity and density problems that wood has. The trem can be yanked out but you may have to mod it abit to accept another trem. Some people even like the trem, so you have to decide yourself. I dont like it, but you never know. I have those trems on other guitars and I simply leave the bar in the case............Comment
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Yes, that trem is not the best. It's a strange adaptation of a floyd in how it locks the strings (there's a flat plate with a set screw thingie on top). I bought one of these for $175 (didn't know about the trem) on ebay. Was lucky to get $125 for it later on ebay. A few weeks later that buyer sold it yet again on ebay for $100.Comment
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This old ebay auction for a 10V shows the trem a little bit better. Click on the body picture and note the black rectangular plates with a set screw thing at the front edge that's on top of the saddles:
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Hey, that's an Aria Pro ACTIII trem. My V has one, and while it's a well made trem, I hate it. The main problem I have with it, is that the plates on top of the saddles are too bulky and are in the way when palm muting. I wonder if regular Floyd saddles will fit on the baseplate.Comment
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I think i've seen a Yamaha with a similar trem too. I cant quite tell if tis the same though due to the angle, but it matches your descrpitions. Its fugly too.Comment
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