Aria 5102T (1974)
Aria 5102T (1971, green finish)
Overview
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Product:
- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1970 to 1975
Introduced around 1970, the Aria 5102T was a thinline ES-335 style hollow bodied electric. Available in sunburst, cherry or green finish (but green finish was only available in 1970-1971). It had a bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with block inlays, tune-o-matic style rocker bridge (with Teflon covered rollers). vibrato tail-piece (with wood-insert). It had a maple laminate body (almost hollow except for a 3/4" square solid block underneath the bridge), The 1971 5102T was advertised with exposed coil two humbuckers - in 1974 the pickups appear to be two P-90 style units. The Aria 5102T is identical to the Epiphone 5102T (AKA EA-250) apart from the headstock logo - both were made in the same Matsumoku factory.
Specifications (29)
General
| Dimensions | 41.5 × 15.75 × 2 in |
| Finish colors | Three tone sunburst, green finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Binding | body binding, neck binding |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Controls
| Controls material | black controls |
| Controls shape | top hat 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 humbucker pickups, 2 soapbar pickups |
Body
| Body style | ES-335 style |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
| Tailpiece | Vibrato tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearloid fingerboard inlays |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Prices (19)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | $184 | new | guitar-list | Retail price |
| 1970 | CHF300 | good | ||
| 2016 | $75.00 | good | pawn | |
| 2016 | $420 | good | ||
| 1959 | $175 | worn | ||
| 1968 | $150 | excellent | sid | |
| 2008 | $150.00 | good | Spencer | |
| 2017 | $75 | poor | farmerjohn | |
| 2017 | $300 | good | This one is the Epi version. | |
| 1969 | $200 | excellent | ||
| 2018 | $100 | good | ||
| 1993 | $350 | good | Rubén Olivera | |
| 1993 | $350 | good | Rubén Olivera | |
| 1969 | $169 | good | ||
| 1970 | $175 | new | Michel Gagnon | |
| 1970 | $99.50 | new | Craig | I still this guitar and it could be sold as new. Even with several years on the road with a band. Plays wonderfully and has pleasant sound considering the age and quality of the electronics of the day. cz |
| 1974 | $200.00 | excellent | ||
| 2018 | $375 | excellent | Diva | |
| 1971 | $150 | excellent |
Reviews (1)
Aria 5102T reviewed by Steven Beattie
Steven Beattie
News flash. I have a 5102T in green. Purchased in Sacramento CA. in 1968/69. We moved to Michigan in the first part of 1970 and I brought it with me so, I know there is something amis with the production dates listed. [email protected]. Thanks
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3 Comments
5102T specs
Submitted by Owen Codling (not verified) on
The ARIA 5102T does NOT have 25.5" scale length. It has a 24.75" scale. Nor is it a semi-hollow 335 copy. It is FULLY-HOLLOW like the Gibson ES330...if you have to say it's a copy of something...
Unless the article was
Submitted by Randy (not verified) on
Unless the article was changed after you replied, I think it says it has a ES-335 style body, which it does. Not that it's a semi-hollow. In the specs it clearly states it's a hollow body. Or are you saying it doesn't have the 3/4" block in the middle at all? That is so thin and much thinner than in an ES-335?
Aria II era
Submitted by Pwen Codling (not verified) on
The Aria 5102T is not an Aria Pro II model. It predates the pro II models by aprox 10 yrs.