cookieman15061 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Back in December I posted about finding my very first electric guitar in my mom's attic while digging out her Christmas decorations. here's the link http://forum.gibson...._1#entry1293735 She turned out really well. I was able to clean up and use almost all the vintage parts. I did update the wiring but the pups sound suprisingly good and the neck although exposed to extreme heat and cold temps is in excellent shape. Frets are worn a bit and the body has been knicked up but that's just more mojo. Brings back tons of great memories. I used to love the smell of this guitar everytime I opened the case. So here she is all back together my 1974 Aria SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 thats a sweet Aria cookieman !! they made some really good guitars... you could shave w/those crazy-sharp bevels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Fantastic! Bringing old guitar back from the basements, attics and closets of the world is a righteous endeavor that can be a bit addictive. Well done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Looks fantastic. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigKahune Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 . From the pic she was in pieces . . . . now she looks great. It's déjà vu all over again! . Congrats Cookie - enjoy. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Cookie, that's beautiful man. I played a gig a few weekends ago with a band who's guitarist had a maple Aria from the 70's just like yours. It was so nice. Happy RGD! (Restored Guitar Day). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Turned out great, cool that the pickups sound good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavestate Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Absolutely fantastic! It's good you brought a piece of your history back to life. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Yeah the fact that the neck was in good shape was fantastic but I'm blown away that the pups seem to have improved from what I can remember. I don't know if this is a normal thing with pickups. Maybe Searcy can give me some insight on this. I was pretty certain I'd be putting new ones in her but no need. Great little guitar with a cool history to pass onto my grandkids to learn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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