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

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

Post by ThePearDream » Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:49 am

Ooh that Lyle is nice and clean. Great score!
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Post by Mechanical Birds » Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:59 am

Yeah that thing is in incredible shape holy shit

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Post by FMD » Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:02 pm

HNB wrote:
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The Lyle came in.

:w00t: Whoah! Beautiful!

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Post by ThePearDream » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:56 am

My Domino restoration is all done.
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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:20 pm

ThePearDream wrote:
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My Domino...

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Oh shit I'm SO in love with these!!! :-*
But I've never seen one around here...
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:23 am

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If it's good enough for Hot Chip / LCD Soundsystem, then it's good enough for me!

(...I SAID there was gonna be a gear binge!!! 😅)
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

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Post by TchikiSteph » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:47 pm

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Great picture of french painter Robert Combas with an Epiphone ET270 (1980)

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Post by TchikiSteph » Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:19 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:23 am
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If it's good enough for Hot Chip / LCD Soundsystem, then it's good enough for me!

(...I SAID there was gonna be a gear binge!!! 😅)
Gorgeous !
So what do you think of it ?
I have love/hate relationship with mine.
Sometimes I feel that the pickups are much too strong, the low E string is a bit loose due to the short scale neck, perfect tuning cannot be achieved because the bridge location is slightly too close to the bridge pickup...but this thing has a tons of mojo !

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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:51 pm

So far I'm pretty much loving everything about it, only I wished the neck was a bit less fat. I was surprised as I expected something similar to the guitar's neck but it is a bit of a "round" feeling, baseball bat-ish neck. Will try to get used to it.
And yeah I'll have to try out different strings too...
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Post by TchikiSteph » Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:23 pm

Yes the neck is definitely fat and round, but I like it a lot.
Regarding the strings, I have put flat wounds on mine and I definitely love it.
Some basses do not go well with flat wounds, this one does !

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Post by LVC » Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:51 am

TchikiSteph wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:47 pm
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Great picture of french painter Robert Combas with an Epiphone ET270 (1980)
Awesome pic! Thanks for sharing :)
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Post by Flurko » Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:22 am

I just found this for sale for 150€ with an non-original finish, is it a good deal ? I don't know anything about this basses, but I guess a short scale might be cool with flat/tapewounds?

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Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:04 am

Flurko wrote:
Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:22 am
I just found this for sale for 150€ with an non-original finish, is it a good deal ? I don't know anything about this basses, but I guess a short scale might be cool with flat/tapewounds?

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That, my friend, is a great bass at a great price!
DO IT!!!
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Post by sumlin » Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:21 am

Pacafeliz wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:51 pm
So far I'm pretty much loving everything about it, only I wished the neck was a bit less fat.
I had to sell mine as I really couldn't play it - my hand would cramp up as the neck was so big. It's weird as the guitar versions have impossibly skinny necks.

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

Post by rank » Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:57 am

Can anyone recommend a good pickup replacement for the ET 280?
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