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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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 Posted - 11/03/2009 : 03:10:04
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Anyone know of these? I have had a distortion for ages (picked in a deal) and I just picked a chorus today, essentially free as part of another deal:
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/aria/10/ch10
It needs extensive repair. Any idea if it is worth the effort? |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 11/03/2009 : 11:48:19
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might be... i has a aria compressor i used to love when they came out...i used it with a strat and a Les Paul Deluxe and it gave me a nice sustain into the little solid state session amp i had a the the time...of course i gave a lend of it to a 'friend' and it 'disappeared'... ..it was before i had the Dod compressor so it was 20 years ago so my memory might be a bit clouded but i remember liking it.....some of those cheap analogue chorus can sound quite good....if i remember correctly my compressor looked a bit different to your chorus ..i.e. the casing looks a bit different possibly your chorus is a slightly newer version.... |
Edited by - FRANZONI on 11/03/2009 11:50:40 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2009 : 12:39:08
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Hi Laurie & Guys
I'm not familiar with these pedals.
But I belive I have spotted a few guitars with that name on the headstock.
Regards Dr. Bob  |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2009 : 14:39:57
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| NOt really much of a collector pedal |
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 01:14:49
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Originally posted by zerksies
NOt really much of a collector pedal
Certainly not for the beautiness of its case...  Looks like an old calculator to me. Sadly I don't know how it works, so I just can judge the book by its cover. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 01:18:25
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They are AWEFUL aesthetically. If Boss comnpacts have a look-and-feel of 9-out-of-10, these have a look-and-feel of 3-out-of-10.
And they have a hokey "2 stage" pedal push - a normal push, then if you push harder the pedal goes further and trips a second switch. Feels completely weird.
Guess I'll have to pull it apart to see what's in it. I might be lucky and have another credible chorus like the CE-2 or Arion. The Aria distortion I have is crap though, so I don't hold out a heap of hope! |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 14:18:37
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I've tested a few Aria pedals from this series and found them to be very good sounding.
There are some later models that sounds absolutely awful though. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 11/23/2009 : 16:18:40
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Originally posted by Laurie
They are AWEFUL aesthetically. If Boss comnpacts have a look-and-feel of 9-out-of-10, these have a look-and-feel of 3-out-of-10.
And they have a hokey "2 stage" pedal push - a normal push, then if you push harder the pedal goes further and trips a second switch. Feels completely weird.
Guess I'll have to pull it apart to see what's in it. I might be lucky and have another credible chorus like the CE-2 or Arion. The Aria distortion I have is crap though, so I don't hold out a heap of hope!
Hmmm, like what Bossarea mentioned before, I have a distortion of this series, and find it sounds good. I agree about the 2-stage idea, but my pedal comes close to a DS-1, maybe they vary a bit in terms of their electronics.
I have a feeling most of the pedals from that serie will sound like any of those classic 80s pedals. |
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Aria pedals
