The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

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Post by sumlin » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:08 am

Spellcaster wrote:That's a great color, Sumlin!
It's a bit lighter and more bubblegummy in real life but looks great. Thinking I am going to get a pearloid white plate made for it (that doesn't have the bass-boost switch, just volume, tone and a selector) and I'm also thinking I might invest in the unused Univox UC2 neck from vr6pilot over on the restorations thread to replace the slightly battered one I have for it.

Anyone know if the necks on the UC2s are the same size as the ones on the 1802s? They certainly look the same (albeit with the nice little raised bit on the headstock face)...

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Post by Spellcaster » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:20 pm

I got a message posted for me in another forum where I hang out from Mike at EZPZ, the company that sells the reproduction vibrato arm. Basically, he apologized for the issues with the early production arms, says he's solved the deficiencies, and has offered to look after anybody that wasn't happy with the first one. He suggested contacting him through eBay at EZPZ-parts. I thought it was good of him to deal head on with the issue and offer to make it right. Since I said some less than complimentary things when I first got my arm, I felt it was fair and right to tell you about the great customer service.
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Post by Fiddy » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:25 pm

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Post by 0xeneye » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:25 am

I've owned an Aria Strat copy and an Aria SG copy. The guitars were both OK, but the pickups in both of them I thought were very very good!

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Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:11 pm

tribi9 wrote:Image
Nice one ! Aria 1832t ?
There's a full article about them in the last issue of french magazine "Vintage Guitare", I have to find a way to scan it and post it here.
Spellcaster wrote:I got a message posted for me in another forum where I hang out from Mike at EZPZ, the company that sells the reproduction vibrato arm. Basically, he apologized for the issues with the early production arms, says he's solved the deficiencies, and has offered to look after anybody that wasn't happy with the first one. He suggested contacting him through eBay at EZPZ-parts. I thought it was good of him to deal head on with the issue and offer to make it right. Since I said some less than complimentary things when I first got my arm, I felt it was fair and right to tell you about the great customer service.
Thanks for the update ! I was waiting for the auction to reappear.
I'm defifnitely gonna buy one of them, especially if the deficiencies have been solved.
Still, I'm wondering why the guy says "HERE IS THE "RIGHT TREMOLO BAR" FOR YOUR VINTAGE PRE- 1967 JAPANESE GUITAR"
The 1802s, 1803s and 1832s are supposed to be built after that year, so I don't understand.
Maybe the trem tailpiece model is prior to 1967? Dunno.

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Post by Fiddy » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:15 pm

Don't know the model number, sorry TchikiSteph.

This one was labeled Granada for the Canadian market.

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Post by Gavanti » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:06 pm

Does anyone know the dimensions for the bass version (ET280/1820) neck pocket and whether the bass body is the same as the guitar? Project thoughts...

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Post by TchikiSteph » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:31 pm

Gavanti wrote:Does anyone know the dimensions for the bass version (ET280/1820) neck pocket and whether the bass body is the same as the guitar? Project thoughts...
The bass body is exactly the same shape and size as the guitar body, except for the neck pocket area.
I will measure the dimensions tomorrow and let you know. ;)

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Post by Gavanti » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:32 am

Thanks, TchikiSteph!

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Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:54 am

Ok here are the pics and the measurements.
My drawings are a bit wrong, I did it quickly, but the measurements are correct.
I hope you're comfortable with millimeters.

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Post by Gavanti » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:12 pm

Brilliant! Thanks for the info. I just picked up a body for cheapish, and it looks like I'm going to have to get creative in the neck area. Time to learn new skills :ph34r: :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/epke4qvsqn3n8 ... E60_57.JPG

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Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:55 pm

Gavanti wrote:Brilliant! Thanks for the info. I just picked up a body for cheapish, and it looks like I'm going to have to get creative in the neck area. Time to learn new skills :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/epke4qvsqn3n8 ... E60_57.JPG
You're welcome.

Still, there's something I don't understand. This body that you scrored is definitely a bass body (no trem route + typical surface mounting screw holes etc...)
Same as mine.
So what do you want to do with this ? A bass ? A guitar ?
You have to be careful as the bass is made for a shortscale neck, putting a conventional neck on it will make it sound out of tune.

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Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:58 pm

TchikiSteph wrote: You have to be careful as the bass is made for a shortscale neck, putting a conventional neck on it will make it sound out of tune.
I mean, unless you change the bridge position.

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Post by Gavanti » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:54 pm

TchikiSteph wrote:
You have to be careful as the bass is made for a shortscale neck, putting a conventional neck on it will make it sound out of tune.


I mean, unless you change the bridge position.
Yeah, that's the idea, mostly. I'd like to set it up with a 25.5" guitar neck, so I'll need to shift the bridge position forward. The appeal of the bass body was the low cost and the absence of awkward trem routs. Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that I'll find one of those super cool Matsumoku trems, so I may try to figure out a different setup that nods to the chrome on the original guitars (and to cover the old bridge screw holes and make use of the current ground wire path)—maybe use a reversed tele-bigsby plate or something similar for a pickup behind the bridge. I've got some leftover Teisco square pole pickups I like from a previous build. It's also time for me to learn to paint or find a friendly body shop. I figure if all this goes south, I'll just have to save up for a decent original. Thanks again for the help.

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Post by planningtojazz » Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:55 am

70s epiphones were amazing i have an et 280 bass that i copied from lcd soundsystem only 300

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