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Here is my Aria LS-600D from the short transition period. It is equipped with DiMarzios. I got it a few weeks ago from a friendly Dutchmen ("Hello & thanks" to Fred!), who bought the Aria in 1982. The guitar is in excellent condition and everything works fine - including the active electronics.
Hope you like the Guitar as I do!

More pics can bee seen here: http://guitargallery.npage.de/galerie320293.html

Frank, I believe I do.

Having owned the exact same guitar i have to say that you CAN NOT overrate an LS-600D transition. You simply can not.
I´ve sold it since mainly as i ran into it´s "bigbrother"(dependant on how one regards it)the LS-700 transition. That said,these days a close friend of mine owns the 600 and i sure miss it.
Congrats on an absolutely beutiful guitar Frank!!

I totally agree. This Guitar is much better (Sound, materials, craftmanship) then the model-ranking as "just" a "600" would let suggest. It is a unique guitar, not only as a mix-up of PE- and Les-Paul-elements, but of it's very specific character. In my opinion a Top-Class-Guitar. I feel very lucky to found one. Truely a keeper.

Greetz, Frank
http://guitargallery.npage.de

I totaly agree and if you ponder that for a moment it stands to reason.
At the time these were "all new&improved designs". In short,nobody knew about them...and for the most not all that many cared. So..to appeal to customers these guitars just plain had to be "da bomb" vs cost. Something we totaly agree on.

Don´t know if you´re familiar with the LS-700 transition,but two guitars within the same "family" couldn´t be more apart. The LS-600D and LS-700 transition guitars....i don´t really get it as to why they came with the same family name. They´re like comparing apples to oranges as far as i´m concerned. Both VERY VERY competent and well built axes but i´d say it´s fair to state that within reason the two was aimed at two completely different groups of buyers.