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Hello, my name is Egor
and this is the bass guitar by Aria pro II,
to be more precise - this
is their latest product
this is the signature model
of the legendary bassist of Metallica - Cliff Burton.
The finest Aria Pro II makers have been working at it the whole year long.
This model was produced with the permission
of Cliff's family members
and Metallica's members.
This instrument is an exact copy
of Aria Pro II Black and Gold I
which Cliff used to play.
Since a bass guitar by Aria Pro II fell into Cliff's hands in the beginning of 1984th,
his search of an ideal instrument ended.
And now let's look closer at this guitar.
The instrument is very good for sure,
it is neck-trough, the neck is made out of sever layers of maple and walnut
the scale length is 34", 24 frets, rosewood fretboard
and the nacre purfle of cat's eye.
The body of the instrument is made out of alder tree
and it is of the original shape of the SB series.
The original passive transducer MB5 is installed in the body of the guitar
2 controls - volume and tone - and the cut-off switch.
The brass bridge with the golden plated saddles is also installed.
It is very convenient
because you don't have to push the string throughout the whole bridge,
you just need to pass it through this hole.
The pins are golden plated and hand made,
there is a signature of Cliff Burton on the other side.
The guitar is supplied with a hard case
as well as with a certificate of authenticity, signed by Cliff's father - Ray Burton.
This is a limited series, its circulation counts only 250 items,
this guitar's numerical order is 20.
And now let's listen to its sound.
And now let's turn the "tone" control and listen to the sound change.
And now let's return the "tone" control to the normal position
and turn up the killswitch toggle
And now let's return to the normal mode and listen once more.
And this is the overdrive sound.