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THE ARIA HISTORY VAULT-Acoustic Guitars-
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The following lists were drawn from available catalogs. It is pretty comprehensive, but there may be inaccuracies and omissions. This is complicated by the fact that different models have been marketed in different countries at different times over the years, and all may appear on the current market. |
Michael Wright
The Different Strummer
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Aria Acoustic Steel-Stringed Guitars |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1964-76 |
Various steel-stringed models |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 7450 (Western Jumbo, hummingbird) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 7451 (Western Jumbo, hummingbird) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 7451B (Western Jumbo, hummingbird) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 7460 (Western Jumbo, dove) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 7461 (Western Jumbo, dove) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series WJ250 (Western Jumbo) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series WJ251 (Western Jumbo) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6910 Western Jumbo (bolt, Martin head) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6912 Folk (bolt, Martin head, map) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6914 Western Jumbo 12-String (bolt, Martin head, map) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6912 Folk (bolt, Martin head, map.) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6810 Western Jumbo (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6811 Western Jumbo (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6812 Folk (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6813 Folk (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6814 Western Jumbo 12-String (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6815 Western Jumbo 12-String (bolt, Martin head, rw) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6710 Western Jumbo (bolt, Martin head, mah) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6711 Western Jumbo (bolt, Martin head, mah) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6712 Folk (bolt, Martin head, mah) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6713 Folk (bolt, Martin head, mah) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6714 Western Jumbo 12-String (bolt, Martin hs, mah) |
| 1977- |
Traditional Series 6715 Western Jumbo 12-String (bolt, Martin hs, mah) |
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| Aria PW Series |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1980-? |
PW-19B Dreadnought |
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1980-? |
PW-19W Dreadnought |
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1980-? |
PW-43 Dreadnought |
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1980-? |
PW-43T Dreadnought 12-string |
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| Dates |
Models |
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1979-? |
WJ-251 (Western Jumbo) |
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1979-? |
WJ-251 (Western Jumbo) |
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1979-? |
9300TB |
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1979-? |
9415 Dreadnought |
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| Aria SW Series |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1979-84? |
SW-35 Dreadnought |
| 1979-84? |
SW-40 Dreadnought |
| 1979-84? |
SW-40T 12-string |
| 1982-84? |
SW-35 12-string (solid spr, rw) |
| 1984-87? |
SW-8 |
| 1984-87? |
SW-10 |
| 1984-87? |
SW-20 |
| 1984-90? |
SW-20T 12-string |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1987-90? |
SW-700 |
| 1987-90? |
SW-800 |
| 1989-90? |
SW-700T 12-string |
| 1989-90? |
SW-800T 12-string |
| 1989-90? |
SW-10T 12-string |
| 1989-90? |
SW-8T 12-string |
| 1982-? |
SW-35T Dreadnought 12-string |
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| Aria AW Series |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1980-? |
AW-40 |
| 1980-? |
AW-30 |
| 1980-? |
AW-30T 12-string |
| 1980-? |
AW-20 |
| 1980-? |
AW-10 |
| 1987-91? |
AW-100 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1987-- |
AW-200 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1987-95 |
AW-200E Dreadnought (spr, mah, acoustic-electric) |
| 1987-91? |
AW-200F Folk (spr, mah) |
| 1987-- |
AW-200T 12-string Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1987-91? |
AW-200TE Dreadnought (acoustic-electric 12-string, spr, mah) |
| 1987-- |
AW-600 Dreadnought (spr, rw) |
| 1989-91 |
AW-200EB Dreadnought (black acoustic-electric) |
| 1992-- |
AW-75 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1992-- |
AW-110 Dreadnought (ced, mah) |
| 1992-94 |
AW-110C Cutaway Dreadnought (ced, mah.) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1992-93 |
AW-320 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1992-95 |
AW-250 Dreadnought (flamed sycamore, mah; flamed maple in '93) |
| 1992-93 |
AW-320T 12-string Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1992-95 |
AW-200CE Cutaway Dreadnought (spr, mah, acoustic-electric, preamp) |
| 1992-- |
AW-800 Dreadnought (solid spr, rw) |
| 1993-94 |
AW-310 Dreadnought (cedar, obancole) |
| 1993-94 |
AW-500 Dreadnought (solid spr, mah) |
| 1993-94 |
AW-700 Dreadnought (solid spr, mah) |
| 1994-95 |
AW-310T 12-string Dreadnought (cedar, obancole) |
| 1994-95 |
AW-200C Cutaway Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1994-- |
AW-800T 12-string Dreadnought (solid spr, rw) |
| 1995-96 |
AW-650 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1995-96 |
AW-320T 12-string Dreadnought (ced, obancole) |
| 1996-- |
AW-73N Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1996-- |
AW-73CE Cutaway Dreadnought (spr, mah, acoustic-electric) |
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| Aria LW Series |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1980-? |
LW-25T Dreadnought 12-string |
| 1980-? |
LW-25 Dreadnought |
| 1980-? |
LW-20 Dreadnought |
| 1980-? |
LW-18T Dreadnought 12-string |
| 1980-? |
LW-18 Dreadnought |
| 1980-? |
LW-15T Dreadnought 12-string |
| 1980-? |
LW-15 Dreadnought |
| 1980-? |
LW-12F Folk |
| 1980-? |
LW-12T Dreadnought 12-string |
| 1980-? |
LW-12 Dreadnought |
| 1982-? |
LW-15B Dreadnought |
| 1982-? |
LW-15TB Dreadnought |
| 1982-? |
LW-15E Dreadnought (acoustic-electric) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1982-? |
LW-17 Dreadnought |
| 1984-? |
LW-10 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1984-? |
LW-15C Cutaway Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1986-? |
LW-5 Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1986-? |
LW-5F Folk (spr, mah) |
| 1986-? |
LW-5T 12-string Dreadnought (spr, mah) |
| 1989-90 |
LW-10T 12-string Dreadnought |
| 1989-90 |
LW-12HB Dreadnought (herringbone) |
| 1989-90 |
LW-12HBB Dreadnought (herringbone, black) |
| 1989-90 |
LW-12HBC Cutaway Dreadnought (herringbone) |
| 1989-90 |
LW-12HBT 12-string Dreadnought (herringbone) |
| 1994-95 |
LW-8 Dreadnought (spr, obancole) |
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| Aria LJ Series Jumbos |
| Dates |
Models |
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1985-? |
LJ-10B (jumbo, spr) |
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1992-? |
LJ-16CE Cutaway (jumbo, flamed sycamore, mah, acoustic-electric) |
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1992-? |
LJ-15 (jumbo, spr, mah.) |
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| Dates |
Models |
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1992-? |
LJ-11T 12-string (jumbo, spr, mah) |
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1994-95 |
LJ-8 (jumbo, ced, bubinga) |
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| LE Series |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1985-? |
LE-15E (spr) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1985-? |
LE-20E (spr) |
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| LB Series Acoustics |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1990-91 |
LB-12B (black) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1990-91 |
LB-12C (natural, cutaway) |
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| Aria SP Series Sandpiper |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-CST (cutaway acoustic-electric, solid cedar, tortoise mah body, snowflake s.h., gold) |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-LTD (cutaway acoustic-electric, all tortoise mah., gold) |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-120CE (cutaway acoustic-electric, solid spr, flamed mah, gold) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-100CE (cutaway acoustic-electric, solid spr, mah, gold) |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-100 (solid spr, rw) |
| 1993 |
Sandpiper SP-85 (solid spr, mah) |
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| Aria AF Series Acoustics |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1993 |
AF-DLX Folk Jumbo (flamed maple, mah, gold) |
| 1993 |
AF-STD Folk Jumbo (ced, mah, gold) |
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Models |
| 1994-- |
AF-75D Grand Concert Folk (spr, mah) |
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| Aria Pro II Steel-Stringed Guitars |
| Dates |
Models |
| 1976- |
"Masterpiece" dreadnought (tree-of-life inlay) |
| 1977- |
smoothed out center curve head on Gibson copies, script Aria, block PRO II |
| 1977- |
9030 Dreadnought (mah) |
| 1977- |
9032 (mah) |
| 1977- |
9032 12-String Dreadnought (mah) |
| 1977- |
9400 Dreadnought (mah) |
| 1977- |
9402 Dreadnought (mah) |
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| Dates |
Models |
| 1977- |
9404 Dreadnought (mah) |
| 1977- |
9410 Dreadnought (rw) |
| 1977- |
9412 Dreadnought (rw) |
| 1977- |
9414 Dreadnought (rw) |
| 1977- |
9420 Dreadnought (map) |
| 1977- |
9422 Dreadnought (map) |
| 1977- |
9424 Dreadnought (map) |
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