Aria 5102T (1974)
Aria 5102T (1971, green finish)
Overview
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- 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 (18)
| 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 |
2 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...
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.