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some month ago i find for cheap this 2 guitars
and this week end there is bad weather for varnish then i do the work needed on the white



the sunburst was in a good shape only need a nut and a new jack
but on the white need more work to made it playable (and in fact that is the one i prefer )
nut for lefty

fret were worn

lefty for sure there is a hole for the strap

quarter sawn neck for the 2

wiring

some relics




and the tuners need some cleaning and oiling
then this week end
desassembly and beguin to work on
first polish the body


the neck need a refret for sure but before i try something that Mel tell me * (lot of dings on maybe i will try to cyanolate it ?)





the frets
rest only 0.8 mm of fret




reassembly
pics


*speed frets more or less 0.4 or 0.5 mm

need to finish the nut


but i have try (the nut is just for open string in fact and it doesn't change the feel even if it is not finish)
and i love speed fret (i have resetup all my guitar more low ,now )
thanks Mel for the idea
it avoid me a refret and more over i have discover something that i didn't know at this time
it is not very good guitar but i love the sound of ,beetween a jaguar and a jazzmaster but more thin

Nice post! Good luck with the rebuilds. Your shot of the white guitar with the view from your window in the background is awesome photography!

Looking good! And congratulations on the successful speed fretting - welcome to the "club".

I've always liked those guitars. Speaking purely of their aesthetics, they've always reminded me of a Strat, Mustang and Jazzmaster rolled into one.

What's the tone like on those? How does the resistance measure on the pickups?

thank guys
just finish my nut this evening and i suck it (in fact there is only 34 mm beetween the 2 E and i have think 36mm result the string spacing is really offset ,but it didn't avoid to play it )i must buy real file nuts and learn to count also and made a new nut
for the resistance of pups don't know ? must mesure them when i desassemble it one day when i try it work then i don't take the multimeter
for the sound you take a jazzmaster and jaguar you sake but more thinner (i will try to play a little and post a vid )
the switch is a thin switch like jag a capacitor is inserted in the wiring ,good sound for surf i think for the white ,the sunburst is more stratish (i love less )
for me too the shape of the body is fabulous great inspiration of fender with some ispiration maybe also on yamaha sg 3 indded cool shape
need to try it at good level of volume too but in appartement it became dangerous

These should be great when you get them done. The Aria guitars have definitely made a mark in guitar history. Good luck with the rebuilds and thanks for posting photos.

little vid for sound sorry for the crappy playing and for the sound of cam i didn't arrived to set up it
i really love the way it sound in fact

Sound and playing are AOK by me! Congrats on getting the guitar up and running.

thanks Mel

ludobag;
Great job on the axe. If your playing is crappy, they don't even have a work low enough to describe my playing.
Dan