I'm really trying hard not to bid!!

[zeegler]

I've always wanted one of these, and this one is in incredible shape. I can't believe they still go for so cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3800&rd=1&rd=1

[RacerX]

Ended at $286

Cool

I want a V, like Yngwie used to have.

[scotty]

Damn that guitar looks clean. At that price I think got a great deal.

[sully]

i have very fond memories of the aria catalogs from that era. loved those ZZs... don't you have a 1/2 black 1/2 white one? i think that was my favorite.

sully

[CharvelRocker]

Dman, I have always wanted one of those!

[straycat]

I've had a few all were very good guitars.I got razzed a lot for playing them but they sounded so good.I had a pearl white one and a black and silver1/2 and 1/2.

[Wayniac]

I thought they played great and had excellent construction - was never a huge fan of their tem though...

[zeegler]

I've had a few all were very good guitars.I got razzed a lot for playing them but they sounded so good.I had a pearl white one and a black and silver1/2 and 1/2.

WTF? Why would anyone razz you for playing one of them? Bah, people are so closed minded eh? I've had enough Arias to realize how well made they are. They do look a little 80s, but that's cool!!!

[Nuclear Vampire]

Wow! That's cool. I normally think animal print paint jobs are ghey as hell, but that guitar is wicked!

That trem looks strange though. Wayniac: Was the trem poor quality or just oddball design?

[zeegler]

I can answer that. The trems are not bad quality at all. In fact they are better than most non-OFR floyds in that respect. The major problem I have with them is that the saddles have these locking clamps that lock the strings in place. Instead of cutting the ball ends off like you do with a floyd, you feed the string in through the back, and then clamp it down with the top clamp thing. It's a good idea, because they are much easier to use than the floyd clamps, and almost indestructible. We all know how easy the block on a floyd can crack. The problem is, the clamps are bulky and get in the way of muting. It feels very uncomfortable. The other problem, is that the pivot point (knife edges) on these trems are further back, so you can't just pop in a OFR without relocating your posts.

In this pic, you can see both the bulky clamps (the black things), and the odd knife edge location.

[zeegler]

Here's a pic of the guitar. Just because.

[CharvelRocker]

Thanks for posting info about the trem. Maybe I'll see if I can find the one with a Kahler.

[zeegler]

Thanks for posting info about the trem. Maybe I'll see if I can find the one with a Kahler.

I'm going to try putting floyd saddles on this trem. I'm almost positive they are interchangeable.

[rjohnstone]

Schaller saddles maybe. I think OFR saddles would flop around because of the skinny screws.

[zeegler]

Schaller saddles maybe. I think OFR saddles would flop around because of the skinny screws.

Good point!!