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1984 PE-BG, 1982 TA-BG 1982 CS-400 BG, 1982 TS-500 BG. My first Aria Pro II was a 1984 PE-BG purchased in Northridge, California. Still have it, been playing ity for almost 40 years. I knew it was a good guitar, but never realized how good. Along comes the internet and a plethora of information about

Good read about the birth of the Aria brand guitars – Guitar Buyer November 2008

Shiro Arai and Shrio Arai Co. In The Beginning The Arai Co. was originally founded by classical guitarist Shiro Arai sometime in the early 1950s as an importing and distribution company which expanded in the mid 1950s. Electric guitar production began in the early 1960s and the Aria and Aria Diamond names were adopted. Offerings

Many of you already have accounts, and know one of the best (and worst) places to find Arai/Matsumoku guitars is eBay. Unfortunately, ebay demands a whole new set of purchasing skills necessary to not only find the guitar you are looking for, but to insure you make a wise and fair purchase. I’ll try to

For over 38 years Nobuaki Hayashi has been involved in the engineering and production of some of the more innovative and progressive guitar designs to come out of Japan. Most of the Aria Pro II guitar lovers will recognize his old craft name H. Noble on the Aria Pro II headstocks which he used while