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FS: Herb Ellis Aria Pro 2 . Made in Japan 1982. price drop £899

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pruddprudd Frets: 669
edited May 20 in Guitars £
Here is a 42 year old MIJ cool beauty.

The Herb Ellis PE 175 in Tobacco Sunburst. All original apart from one strap button. Has some dings but is in great nick for its age. There is a small lacquer crack which I will get a pic of later, but nothing serious. Plays and sounds great, hollow body with a support bar under the bridge that ties the top and back of the guitar together, those in the know reckon this is what helps it sound so good.

The hard case is pretty new and is very good, currently has round wounds on it.

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Herb Ellis actually played and gigged this model, which speaks volumes, here is a link to footage:





£995  drop to £930 NOW  £899 delivered in the UK.......
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Bump
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Drop to £930 delivered
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  • NeilybobNeilybob Frets: 835
    Lovely looking guitar. 

    Link to the YouTube video doesn't work on a smartphone though. If I click the photo of Ellis is just opens the photo in a new tab. 
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Not sure what happened to the link, lets try again




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  • joeWjoeW Frets: 467
    Lovely sounding clip - great deal for anyone looking for a great jazz tone
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  • NeilybobNeilybob Frets: 835

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  • rze99rze99 Frets: 2376

    Lovely guitar!

    Back in the 80s, Paul Weller used on with the Style Council see pic, top right, Cafe Bleu LP.

    A very long story cut very short, I recall seeing Paul's in the control room at Solid Bond Studios (formerly Polygram). A band member of the time told me that it got destroyed when Paul lost his temper with it when he had tuning issues at a rehearsal and just threw it across the room. Proper rock star behaviour..... He doesn't know whether to was repaired or trashed.


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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Thanks for that  @rze99 . Interesting story, I can safely say that mine is not Paul's old one :)
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Bump for this fine 42 year old MIJ jazzer
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  • wizbit81wizbit81 Frets: 453
    Terada factory? 
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    wizbit81 said:
    Terada factory? 
    I am pretty sure they were made at the Matsumoku Factory, but will have a search around  to confirm.
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    Will take £899 
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  • pruddprudd Frets: 669
    just put a new set of Newtone Archtop strings on the HE and its sounding great.


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