Aria 5020
Overview
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- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1970 to 1973
The Aria 5020 was the bass version of Aria's 5002 (Barney Kessel) model. It had similar specifications and hardware to the 5120T bass (except for its Florentine cutaways): twin pickups with dual controls, deluxe heavily chrome-plated machine heads. Sunburst or red finish on the body with a blonde finished adjustable maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard with offset pearloid dot position markers. Chrome plated adjustable bridge wtih a custom desgined spring type mute. Trapeze trail-piece with wooden insert.
Source: Aria 1971 catalog
Specifications (22)
General
| Dimensions | 45.125 × 15.75 × 2 in |
| Finish colors | red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
| Scale length | 30.5 inches scale-length |
Controls
| Controls material | black controls |
| Number of control knobs | 4 control knobs |
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 double coil pickups |
Body
| Body style | ES-335 style |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | offset dot fingerboard position markers |
Hardware
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
| Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
Neck
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Tuner layout | two-each-side |
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Reviews (1)
Aria 5020 reviewed by Arron
Arron
This guitar is gorgeous and actually plays really well. I was surprised how solid the electronics were and played it as my main guitar in a surf punk band for years. I did have to adjust the bridge a bit but that’s about it. It’s a display piece and a pickup guitar and also gigging guitar. So good.