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Description
Unleash your inner rockstar with the ARIA PRO II RS KNIGHT WARRIOR, a solid body electric guitar that combines classic aesthetics with modern innovation. This guitar is designed for both aspiring musicians and seasoned professionals, offering a versatile sound palette that spans genres from hard rock to smooth jazz. Crafted with precision, the RS Knight Warrior boasts a sleek contour that ensures comfortable playability, making it ideal for long jam sessions or high-energy performances.
At the heart of this guitar is its dual humbucking pickups, delivering a powerful and clear sound with minimal noise interference. Perfect for both rhythm and lead, these pickups allow you to explore a wide range of tones with exceptional clarity. The guitar features a sturdy maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard, providing durability and a smooth playing surface that facilitates fast finger movements.
Whether you're shredding solos or laying down solid riffs, the ARIA PRO II RS KNIGHT WARRIOR offers exceptional tuning stability, thanks to its high-quality bridge and machine heads. Its reliable hardware ensures that your guitar stays in tune even after hours of intense playing.
Key Features:
- Solid body electric guitar design
- Dual humbucking pickups for powerful, clear sound
- Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard for smooth playability
- High-quality bridge and machine heads for tuning stability
- Versatile sound palette suitable for multiple genres
- Comfortable, sleek contour for prolonged playing sessions
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84-86 Aria Pro ll RS Knight Warrior
Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 1 Review and 2 Ratings
640
Still the best guitar I own
I bought this in 1985 and tried it against JV Squier strat, a Gibson SG, a Yamaha SG500 and a few other guitars. Despite not being enamoured by the body shape and headstock it was so clearly the best guitar for the money that day that I took it home. Was all set to retire it because of noisy electrics, cracked scratchplate, stripped trem bar threading and fret wear, but after talking to Hansen guitars near where I live they said it was probably worth spending a bit on... So about a month later - with the work done - I came home with a guitar that was better than it had ever been and that was nicer to play than the Yamaha SG1000 I'd bought to replace it. So now I have two great Japanese guitars instead of one. Though marketed as a metal shredder guitar with some dreadful advertising material, this is great for more twangy surf sounds - and always was. I've never been a shredder and the tone on this is just perfect for me. People complain about the low output pickups - this has never been a problem for me either.
26904
Great write up! I had no idea these old Arias were great until Equipboard happened. Glad this beauty is still serving you well. :)
640
@pkennethk - As the weakest link is probably the pickups and the Kahler trem is a question of taste (I could certainly live without it) you could also consider one of the RS Series "Cat" models with a normal trem. They seem to come up for sale more frequently than Knight Warriors and are basically the same chassis.
26904
@davepepper thanks for the tip!
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