Aria Pro II ZZ Custom, from the legendary Matsumoku factory in Japan, early 80's. These Explorer guitars are famous for their quality.

This one has a not so great skin on the front. The body had been re-sprayed with a flay black and the front will need to be redone. You may want to replace the skin with something else, otherwise you will need to fix the paint issues underneath.

Aside from all that, it's a fantastic guitar. Has no fretwear and was well taken care of. It plays great, and the pickups are 80's metal-cool!

Information:

• Great tremolo system, does excellent flutter
• Alder Body
• Maple neck, rosewood fretboard
• 22 Frets
• Bone Nut
• Missing rear cover plates

I do a basic setup on the guitars I sell:

• Clean the entire body Done 5/2/24
• Clean and oil (rosewood or ebony only) the fretboard Done 5/2/24
• Polish the frets Done 5/2/24
• New set of Ernie Ball Slinky 10's - Done 5/2/24
• Tune to E Standard Done 5/2/24
• Set the Intonation
• I set the bridge level with body Done 5/2/24
• Set the bridge/string height Done 5/2/24
• Set the bridge pickup height Done 5/2/24
• Adjust truss rod if necessary
• I do not stretch the strings

Packing and Shipping

• I always loosen the strings and support the tremolo
• Special care is given to protect the headstock, especially if it is tilt-back
• I wrap any accessories away from the guitar
• Guitars I ship without a case get completely bubble wrapped and then surrounded by padding inside the guitar shipping box.
• I draw arrows on the box so the carrier does not transport upside down.
• I always ship via UPS Ground.

I do not always take pictures of the neck pocket. Almost every vintage bolt-on neck guitar has small cracks in the paint in that area. If that is something that you care about, then ask me to look and send pics. Otherwise, just expect it.

The majority find my setups to be just right, and playable without any professional intervention. This setup may not be to your specifications, however. If it does not feel right to you, please consider a full setup to get the guitar dialed in to your preferences.

Please see my feedback and know that you are in good hands.

Photos are part of the description. Check out my other guitars for sale.