Gear Spotlight: Aria DM-380 Electric Guitar

[buckykattguitar]

i got my dm 380 today! i had a Mosrite MarkII (ventures model) back from the mid 80's to the early 90's when i foolishly traded it for a Triumph TR-6 the car burnt to the ground 6 months later because of a short circuit under the dashboard. i about crapped myself when i saw that the present owner of my Mosrite wanted for it, $3500. living on disability theres no way in hell i'd ever afford that. i was pleasantly surprised when i picked up a dm380, it's close in sound and feel to my old MarkII

[BackPorchPoet4]

what song is that playing @ 00:28 ?

[johnnykazz4l]

@TheTacalo93 As far as getting a Nirvana / Pink Floyd sound out of this, it could be a start. However, Kurt Cobain's UNIVOX Hi-Flier (the guitar this Aria DM-380 is modeled after) was a later series and featured two humbuckers, not two P90's. One thing you could do is put DiMarzio soapbar replacements in it. I believe they make a Super Distortion that fits in a P90. One final thing is that Kurt Cobain's sound was heavily based on his playing style, not his gear.

[rw5791]

the trem block made me laugh when I saw it but at least the body is routed to take a stock strat bridge.And it's actually asian alder but their description is alder which is slightly misleading.

[ebagork]

Cobain had a few hi fliers, but he did also have a mosrite gospel, very rare.

[MCRsTheBlackParade]

i have been looking for an affordable UNIVO High Flyer. I finally found it...

[letterbekmen]

where are they made?

[qlino1313]

you gotta love this guitar!!!!!!

[AndySan]

This is awesome!! I've gotta get my hands on one!!

Ever since I had to sell my Epiphone SG Junior, I've been looking for something with p-90s that's also affordable, and I think I've found that with this guitar! Of course, I won't know for sure until I play one for myself.

[sinnerbox]

F*** it, I'm getting one of these, and yeah it's a cheap Mosright copy but that's the point..... I don't have 2,000 for a 'vintage' Japanese pice of s***, but I do have enough for one of these... SOLD

[booneh]

Mosrites were made in America, and were well made guitars. You can get a modern Japanese reissue for about $1,200, though. Vintage Mosrite Ventures models are in the $5,000 range. This guitar sounds nothing like a Mosrite.

[letterbekmen]

@booneh well, mosrites don't have p90's

[Balddi7]

nice guitar, but gay colours :s

[FloroSapien]

It seems like a Mosrite copy, so do they have tiny necks?

[hotminn]

i thik kurt cobain played somthing like that

[Ibik]

he played a fender Jag. or nomethign like that.

[hotminn]

yea and he also played a Fender Mustang and a guitar just like this butin sunberust

[bobert995]

@hotminn yeah he had some kind of mosrite.

[kyzrvlhlm1995]

@bobert995 no, it was a Univox Hi-Flyer (a Jap Mosrite Copy made of Plywood)

[bobert995]

@kyzrvlhlm1995 he had a mosrite too.

[DistortedV12]

"retro" indeed

[AraGuitar]

reminds me of my grandparents old 60's fridge

[xmusicfeverx]

Hahahahaha. That made my day.

[NoiseFieldBand]

They are gonna go to court with gibson :) just like PRS did when they put P-90s on theyr guitars, p90s are gibson propierty lmao, wow when will ppl learn (jkkk btw)

[oilpit]

Your joking? Why?

It's COMPLETELY the truth...

[drumuitar]

Gibson doesn't own the rights to P90s. They went after PRS when they made a single-cut model that Gibson perceived was too similar to the Les Paul shape.  It was nothing to do with the pickups and PRS still uses P90s.

[NoiseFieldBand]

4 months ago prs got sued, i worked at guitar center, i know those things....

[drumuitar]

They may have gotten sued but Gibson doesn't "own" the rights to P90s

[NoiseFieldBand]

they do...

[Ball90210]

Thats a sweet looking guitar no question about it!!!

[tubefiteen1]

sounds excactly like dinosaur jr style. :20 sounds like the beginning of freak scene

[LordOfThisWorld74]

hmm not for me.

[victorandrada]

this is a mosrite ripoff indeed. but who cares.. mosrites are damn expensive now. im gonna get one of this

[jesterxxslipknot]

I think Kurt Cobain had a guitar that looked just like this one in sunburst.

[LemonInYourEye]

But made by Mosrite.

[Bigboy4lyf12]

Kurt had a fender Jazz-stang

[JerkyChid]

Kurt had a lot of guitars and not just Fender

[jesterxxslipknot]

I know, but he also played a Mosrite that looked exactly like this one

[najtrows]

yeah i remember it! had another color though i think?

[SUPERTOUCHOX2]

mosrite :(

[supladito]

huh?21 frets? i must preferred for 27 frets of ibanez XPT series

[braberdebrabel22]

Wow my fault the sidejack of eastwood is a re make of the mosrite sidejack witch was designed by The Ventures. But still that makes this guitar a copy of a copy ... I still think its a ripoff

[braberdebrabel22]

OMFG major ripoff. This is al stolen design. The origional guitar is a Eastwood Sidejack DLX. Its bethere cheaper and they are origional. This guitar is just a major copy but done rong.

[JerkyChid]

The Eastwood is a copy as well dude, and the Richard Z. Kruspe signature ESP. The original was a Mosrite Ventures. Johnny Ramone played them

[braberdebrabel22]

How can u miss my second coment ... Look at the coment where i say its a eastwoord and then look at the one above it.

But still i played the sidejack and i prefere it. The mosrite is way to expencive these days.

[colinhammond2k7]

the state of that pice of shit

[dobby240]

looks allright :P hate the colour though O.o bubble gum blue never was a favorite though

[scorpia616]

Me im not for retro guitars, more of a metalhead.

[GuitarPro5Dude]

HELL YEAH ! Metal Up Your Ass!

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[TIMR007ROX]

niccce

[rabbitkillssnake]

VERY SWEET

SEXY

[DanielGammelgaard]

FIRST TO WATHC!

[bogdanGNR]

GET A LIFE!

[kilyatwice]

Sweet guitar!!