Aria Pro II SB-1000

The fourth in my series of bass reviews... this Aria Pro II SB-1000 is completely original and currently sports 2 year old DR Lo-Riders. This is a 1981 model.

Specifications not mentioned in the video:
Controls: Master volume, Master tone, active/passive switch (actually called BB circuit bypass switch), 6-position attack mode selector
Ash (or Oak) body sides with a neck-through 5-ply maple/walnut "sandwich."
MB-1E double coil pickup
Ebony fretboard
Weight of this bass: 11lbs

Category:

Music

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• Aria
• Pro
• II
• SB-1000
• SB1000
• Made in Japan
• John
• Taylor
• Duran
• Les
• Nemes
• Haircut
• 100
• Trevor
• Horn
• Cliff
• Burton

[bemolable]

What`s the diference between this one and the Aria SB-CB 4-String ?

[zumazmusic]

@bemolable - The SB-CB is a "budget" version of an SB1000. I haven't played one so I can't give you an opinion. I would love to review one!

[CamoteMaster]

The cliff burton sound, i love it

[zumazmusic]

@omegaonex23 - Come out and play-ee-ay!!!

[Dalmonius]

@CamoteMaster not this one, it was a Black N Gold and an Alembic spoiler. Look for the Aria SB-CB it's practically the same Black N Gold but with cheaper material.

[CamoteMaster]

@Dalmonius No, cliff played the SB ELITE I, and this one is the SB 1000

[SatanicSarrium]

Good Review, loved it, and love the sound! Haha Liking the dog to :)

[damislav]

John Taylor bass yeaa

[Diesel415]

Thanks for posting this. Never got the chance to play an SB-1000 but it sounds quite versatile and judging by your description of the neck profile I'm on the lookout now for one.

[pawnsacrifice1]

my favouirte bass of all time as played by JT

[RastaSaiyaman]

I owned the SB-600 which is the passive version of this bass, it was a real ship anchor. But boy did it have TONE.

[JimmyCheesenip]

@JimmyCheesenip It's a little heavy, but that's not really that important. A lot of the things that are true about the SB-1000 are true about the SB-CB as well, the response for harmonics is fantastic, and the sustain on them equally so, tapping also works great and the low-pass filter lets any sort of passage-whether it's a bassline or tapped melody-cut through most mixes. The only drawback I really have is that without a bridge pickup it's a little tricky to get a really good slap tone.

[JimmyCheesenip]

@zumazmusic I own an SB-CB, it may be more of a "budget" model than the SB-1000, but the SB-CB is a fantastic instrument. It's an extremely dynamic bass, there's a massive variety of tone you can access simply by moving your playing position from the bridge to the neck. There's a huge variety of tone available with the low-pass filter, which is a genius feature. I think they have the same pickup. The neckthru design and that headstock provide a neverending sustain.

[Javiercosmos35]

Hi, I have a Aria SB-five strings, i want to know what strings do you use. i'm from Chile, thanks