The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

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Re: The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

Post by burntumber » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:55 pm

today I saw one of these branded "Raven"

sunburst, 2 et270 pickups and bass-whatever switch...missing trem bar.
$110

snag it or no??


also saw another Raven, an SG style, 70s MIJ
cool space roller bridge $250

to my understanding Raven was Japanese, distributed in Canada
someone can correct me if Im wrong plz

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Re: The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

Post by s_mcsleazy » Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:34 pm

burntumber wrote:today I saw one of these branded "Raven"

sunburst, 2 et270 pickups and bass-whatever switch...missing trem bar.
$110

snag it or no??


also saw another Raven, an SG style, 70s MIJ
cool space roller bridge $250

to my understanding Raven was Japanese, distributed in Canada
someone can correct me if Im wrong plz
go for it.
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Re: The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:24 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
burntumber wrote:today I saw one of these branded "Raven"

sunburst, 2 et270 pickups and bass-whatever switch...missing trem bar.
$110

snag it or no??


also saw another Raven, an SG style, 70s MIJ
cool space roller bridge $250

to my understanding Raven was Japanese, distributed in Canada
someone can correct me if Im wrong plz
go for it.
Definitely !
For that price, you can't go wrong with these guitars, especially with the ET270 "trapezoid" pickups.
Give it a try if you can, I'm pretty sure you'll be convinced.
Just check that the frets are ok, then GO GO GO !

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Post by TchikiSteph » Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:28 am

By the way, I own two different Aria 1802s, one with the classic trapezoid pickups and the other with the strat-like pickups.
And I find the strat-like pickups clearly lifeless compared to the trapezoid ones.

Does anyone feel the same or is it that my strat-like pickups are a bit dead?

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Post by DaveC » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:40 pm

I've read through each page of this thread and there's loads of great info, but does anyone know what the neck radius is on these? Is it the same for each different brand?
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Post by Sound for Sandwiches » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:19 pm

DaveC wrote:I've read through each page of this thread and there's loads of great info, but does anyone know what the neck radius is on these? Is it the same for each different brand?
Don't know for sure/never measured but the ones I've played feel like the 9 to 10" range, not as flat as gibson but flatter than vintage fender.

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Post by DaveC » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:58 pm

Cool, thanks for the reply, are other owners in agreement with that?
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Post by UC3 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:40 pm

not as flat as gibson but flatter than vintage fender

I agree with Sandwiches.

I've attempted to measure quite a few these bridges and it seems like I am inevitably "splitting-hairs" around the 10" - 11" radius mark. After applying various size radius gauges across the top of the bridge saddles and across the arc of the intonation screws - my "eye" says flatter side of 10".

Search "Motorik". I think Ben "theworkoffire" utilized a 9.5" or 10" radius fretboard.

The plastic saddles and bridge are from a Hi-Flyer - separate tremolo and bridge. The metal saddles and bridge are from a UC-2 or UC-3 - all-in-one tremolo/bridge. I have an ET-270 tremolo with plastic saddles, but no images- maybe in a follow-up. Last image illustrates two different versions of the saddle base - one is smooth and the other has two dimples. Dimpled version did not have the plastic sheet beneath saddles and was from a Domino Olympic. It is the only example of a dimpled saddle base that I have ever seen. However, that should only affect the height.

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If you were making, or having a neck made for yourself using this tremolo system, I think you could get away with using a 10" or slightly flatter radius fretboard without any major issues.

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Post by theworkoffire » Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:01 pm

I can't add much to what's above, other than to say that I just checked the two trems I have here (one plastic rollers, one metal) against my fret cauls, and both the 9.5" and 10" radius fitted onto the rollers perfectly, but the 12" was noticeably too flat.

I've always fitted 9.5" necks to these trems, but the way I radius the neck makes it a little flatter at the bridge anyway.

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Post by theworkoffire » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:02 am

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Post by DaveC » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:51 am

Cool, cheers guys, great replies, looks like 9.5 inches it is then!
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Post by Djdubed » Sun Apr 19, 2015 2:04 am

hey does anyone know about the eros branded ones of these :)

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Post by Dimitri_Derwael » Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:11 am

Hello,

Could someone post some detailed pictures of the bridge/Tremelo cover plate? Mine is missing and I can't find any spare parts online...

So i will have to try and build it myself...

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Post by Dimitri_Derwael » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:58 pm

Or if anyone knows where to buy a new bridge....

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Re: The ARIA 1802t/1803t - EPIPHONE ET 270 DATABASE

Post by ludobag1 » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:17 pm

You Can find the tremolo cover ,i think uc 3 make sole ,(well made more over)
But the trem and bridge are real harder to source ,often attach to a guitar in tact
I have replug mine last week ,my 1802 less old sound Good but the older is Ill need to check the électro ,the Bass cut Switch eat the sound

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