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Humbucker59 tarte.nuage-libre.fr Humbucker59@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
Joined: 2026-05-16
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AriaPro2 1975

This is a no-name Japanese guitar, most likely built around 1975, during the so-called “lawsuit era.” Despite the absence of a logo on the headstock, I strongly believe it is an AriaPro II. I really love this guitar, very well made with a lot of character.
Keeping the original parts, I made a few modifications: the nut was replaced with a Gotoh, as well as the tuners .
The original pickups were no longer working, so I had them replaced by a luthier with Dominger humbuckers.

C’est une guitare japonaise sans marque , probablement fabriquée autour de 1975 , pendant la période dite du "Lawsuit era”. Malgré l’absence de logo sur la tête . Je pense fortement qu’il s’agit d’une AriaPro II . J’adore cette guitare . très bien finie avec du caractère .
En ayant conservé les pièces d’origine, j’ai effectué quelques modifications , le sillet a été remplacé par un Gotoh, ainsi que les mécaniques . Les micros d’origine ne fonctionnaient plus, je les ai donc fait remplacer par un luthier avec des humbuckers Dominger.

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pH3ra lemmy.dbzer0.com pH3ra@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-06-18
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It looks great for a 50 years old guitar!
Also the pickguard placement over the pickup rings looks very interesting

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Humbucker59 tarte.nuage-libre.fr Humbucker59@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
Joined: 2026-05-16
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It looks great for a 50 years old guitar! Also the pickguard placement over the pickup rings looks very interesting

The original pickups were no longer working, so I had them replaced by a luthier with Dominger humbuckers.. Thanks, it definitely has a great vintage look.

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pwalshj lemmy.world pwalshj@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-08
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Super cool. I love the bound fretboard.

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Humbucker59 tarte.nuage-libre.fr Humbucker59@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
Joined: 2026-05-16
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Super cool. I love the bound fretboard.

Thanks! I think it really adds to the vintage look .

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