Aria Pro II CS Cardinal Series

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CS Cardinal Series (Falsely Identified as Club Sound)

.	CS-200	CS-250	CS-300	CS-350
Body	Ash,Contoured	Ash,Contoured	Ash,Contoured	Ash,Contoured
Neck	Maple 3-piece Detachable	Maple 3-piece Detachable	Maple 3-piece Detachable	Maple 3-piece Detachable
Fingerboard	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot
Scale	630mm	630mm	630mm	630mm
Pickups	1 Protomatic IV? 2 Protomatic IV?	2 Protomatic IV	1 Protomatic IV? 2 Protomatic IV?	2 Protomatic V
Controls	1V, 1T, coil-cut? 1V, 1T, 3-way?	2V, 2T, 3-way PU selector, mini toggle coil-cut, and phase (an alternate stock version had single mini phase and coil cut on the tone knobs)	1V, 1T, coil-cut? 1V, 1T, 3-way?	2V, 2T, 3-way PU selector, mini toggle coil-cut, and phase (an alternate stock version had single mini phase and coil cut on the tone knobs)
Bridge	Die Cast (Ray) Through-body	Die Cast (Ray) Through-body	Die Cast (Ray) Through-body	Die Cast (Ray) Through-body
Tailpiece	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuners	Covered Gear	Covered Gear	Die Cast	Die Cast
Nut	Bone?	Bone?	Bone?	Bone?
Hardware	Chrome	Chrome	Chrome	Chrome
Finishes	Padouk Red Walnut (matte finish)	Padouk Red Walnut (matte finish)	See-Thru Red See-Thru Blue Walnut Cobalt Blue (glossy finish)	See-Thru Red See-Thru Blue Walnut Cobalt Blue (glossy finish)

.	CS-400	CS-Deluxe	CS-Custom
Body	Ash, Carved Top	Ash-Alder Laminated	Maple, Carved Top
Neck	Maple 3-piece Set-In	Maple 3-piece Detachable	Maple 3-piece Set-In
Fingerboard	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot	Rosewood 22 Fret, Dot
Scale	630mm	630mm	630mm
Pickups	2 Protomatic V	2 Protomatic V	2 Protomatic V
Controls	2V, 2T, 3-way PU selector, coil-cut, phase	2V, 2T, 3-way PU selector, coil-cut, phase	2V, 2T, 3-way PU selector
Bridge	Die Cast Dual Anchor	Die Cast Dual Anchor	Act-1G Locking Vibrato
Tailpiece	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuners	Die Cast	Die Cast	Die Cast
Nut	Bone?	Bone?	Bone?Locking?
Hardware	Chrome	Chrome	Gold
Finishes	Japan Brown Mahogany SB Opaque Red Olympic White	Black Sunburst Olympic White	Red Metallic Black Olympic White

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Note: There were also versions of the CS-250 and CS-350 with only a single mini as phase
and coil cut on the tone pots stock from the factory, but these are not pictured here.

CS-250

CS-350

CS-400

CS-Deluxe

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