![]() ![]() Also, users of the Aria Pro II SB-1000 was Cronos of the band Venom. He has a posthumous 1990's "Tribute Model" called the SB-CB produced in Korea, and in 2013 Aria with Burton's family made SB-BLACK’N GOLD I -Cliff Burton Signature Model- with authorized Cliff Burton signature, and made in Japan. Cliff Burton of Metallica used an Aria Pro II SB Black`n`Gold I as well as an SB-1000 bass but was never an official endorser. ![]() The company had endorsements from Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Neal Schon, John Taylor, Jack Bruce, Neil Murray, Henrik Flyman, Loose Wayne and SS of Dark Frost and others. ( June 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īria Pro II made some copies of established designs such as the Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul, in addition to original designs In the '70s and early '80s they produced a series of high end professional instruments, most notably SB series of basses and PE and TA electric guitar series. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. This section contains content that is written like an advertisement. Guitar designer and audio engineer, Ronnie Parker started his career with Aria in 1985 when they were producing instruments in the City of Industry, California. ![]() In the 1980s, Noubuaki Hayashi started Atlansia Guitars company in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan and today still make incredible designs and technical novelties ( original Japan-language Atlansia page). Most famous by their designer H.Noble (Nobuaki Hayashi) who designed most recognizable "pointy" Aria's headstock, first versions "batwing" or "batears" design, but since 1980 it's more tamed openbook design, but still recognizable headstock, which is still used. In the mid-1990s a few models (including the Fender Stratocaster-inspired Fullerton series guitars and the Steve Bailey 6-string fretless signature bass) were made in the United States. All guitars were made in Japan until February 1987, when production of less expensive models (Magna MAB/MAC and Integra IGB series) was switched to Korea ( Samick-factory production actually started as early as May 1986). The Aria brandname was changed to Aria Pro II in late 1975, though this has been used mostly (but not exclusively) for electric guitars and basses. Arai and Matsumoku started building acoustic guitars in 1964, and then electric guitars in 1966, using Arai, Aria, Aria Diamond, Diamond, and much less frequently, Arita brand names. Aria arranged for Matsumoku, the musical instrument maker, to build the guitars for them under contract. They began retailing acoustic guitars in 1960, although the company did not start manufacturing their own until 1964. ![]() Aria was formed in Japan in 1956 by Shiro Arai as "Arai & Co., Inc". ![]()
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