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PostPosted: Fri 29 Apr 2016 06:56 PM 
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Hi Folks ,nice to find a forum dedicated to Vintage Arias from Japan
Really sorry I didnt post this up on correct Forum thread!

Been trying without luck to find an image of my Aria online without success
brought it in 1979
just like to know how rare this model is asa result

3 HB pick ups ,Gold plated Aria pro 2 custom 4 tone and volume controls
back plate has serial number
Matsumoku
k790123
Made in Japan
Assuming the first 2 digits are the manufacture year as they match my year of purchase from a store in Regents street In London in 79
Also have a rather nice Case with Gold interior still in lovely condition which the Store kindly gave me as a "freebie" to convince me to purchase :D
Thought I was going to offer it up for sale but have cleaned the fret board .replaced the broken plastic Jack socket,restringed (after 30years!!!) and started playing it Again and loving it so
Maybe not! - My Mexican Fenders back on the wall for now!


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PostPosted: Sat 30 Apr 2016 03:34 AM 
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Welcome aboard.
What you have there is a LC440.
Just follow the link for information
http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariapro ... trans.html
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PostPosted: Sat 30 Apr 2016 03:45 AM 
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Hi Jack and Welcome.

Yep, he is spot on LC440...I have one and love it :love:

Is yours all stock?

If so, could you please confirm the volume/tone knob arrangement....are there 3 volumes and 1 master tone?
With a coil tap switch for the neck pup?


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PostPosted: Sat 30 Apr 2016 08:01 AM 
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eyebulger wrote:
Welcome aboard.
What you have there is a LC440.
Just follow the link for information
http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariapro ... trans.html
Cheers
Don


Cheers bro ,time i brought this i was on less than 60 quid a week,cost me around £230 quid all in with case ,had to wait till Christmas for my lovely wife to buy me an amp /speaker,so for about 4 months played it without amplification Its been underused for sure ,at the time i was a raving Mick Ronson wannebe and played it for about 5 years until I discovered Floyd,After that it was "Must have a Strat gotta sound like DG"
Sods Law when your young impulsive and enthusiastic how broke you can be!


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PostPosted: Sat 30 Apr 2016 08:56 AM 
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Catalyst wrote:
Hi Jack and Welcome.

Yep, he is spot on LC440...I have one and love it :love:

Is yours all stock?

If so, could you please confirm the volume/tone knob arrangement....are there 3 volumes and 1 master tone?
With a coil tap switch for the neck pup?


Hi Cat thanks for the welcome ,was up till the wee hours 0400 trawling thru posts ,and i was lucky enough to find your fantastic Road trip post "BINGO!" (and a great read may I say by all ) with your 1500 and 440 purchases
Real lovely to see someone at work restoring my same guitar to a playable state. some great images to boot :) .

Now to your question
pups all stock
Rest is, apart from a replacement jack plate as black plastic original shattered,and the nut which broke on one side and got professionally repaired after my son overtuned it recently (he blamed me for for bad advice)
yep 3 volume one master tone(bottom Knob)
Now this is where Im on thinner Ice with your confirmation , the coil tap? (bottom) switch effects all Pups not just the top Pup ,never liked it as the sound just became thinner ,it effects the sound on any volume/rhythm tremolo switch setting :eek2:

so with Bridge pup activated only, the jangly tone just drops volume rather than changes tone,not a nice experience not sure why that would ever be an option
with Neck activated only ,volume drop and sound moves to a more Jangly tone
And with middle pickup only same applies and actually thats probably in my ears the best effect

darn thing starts to sound like a Strat at some tone settings with this switch activated and Ronno NEVER played with a Fender with the Spiders so left it well alone :D

hope this helps bro


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