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                                                                          ARIA PRO II PICKUP REPLACEMENTS

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                                                MB-1/MB-1E  Pickup

This pickup is based on early -80's Aria Pro II MB-1E Ceramic pickup. A powerfull humbucker bass pickup. Two ceramic bar magnets, 8 steel pole slugs per coil, four conductor shielded wire, PolyNylon magnet wire. Original style black Pan head machine screws available for mounting. The pickup's cover is thermoformed of high impact polystyrene sheet. The pickup fits directly into the original Aria bass pickup cavity.

Wires available:
White hot, shield to ground and 
red for coil tapping. (MB-1)
White hot, red and shield to ground. (MB-1E)
Or four conductor shielded wire. 
The use of a four conductor wire makes it possible to connect the coils in series, in parallel or use coil cut for a brighter single coil sound. 

DC resistance: 11,3 K       Set: Bridge 11.3 K   Neck 10.2 K               

Price: 110 € / pickup    (includes VAT 24%)           Currency Conventer
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​All my Aria MB replacements are available in Black, Cream or White
NOTE: ALL MODELS ARE AVAILABLE NOW WITH ORIGINAL STYLE BLACK PAN HEAD MACHINE SCREWS. 
(4 x 30mm  or 4 x 35 mm)
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                                               COVERS UPDATED     NOW EXACTLY SAME SIZE AS THE ORIGINALS

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                                                MB-II Pickup

This is a dual coil "reverse" P-bass style pickup. The coils are same size as with MB-1E pickup but loaded only with four Alnico5 rods per coil covering two strings per coil. Sound is more single coil like with less midrange and more highs. Available with four or two conductor shielded wire. 

DC resistance: 12.2 K       Set: Bridge 12.2 K  Neck 10.5 K                

Price: 110 € / pickup    (includes VAT 24%)
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Jeff Clark from Manchester, New Hampshire, USA plays Aria Pro II RSB Deluxe with Rautia MB-III replacement neck pickup.


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                                                MB-III Pickup

This is structually same pickup as MB-II but with Alnico rods going through the cover. Noticeably less output for a brighter tone. Available with four or two conductor shielded wire. 

DC resistance: 10 K       Set: Bridge 10 K   Neck 9.1 K      

Price: 110 € / pickup    (includes VAT 24%)     
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                                                               MM/MB-pickup

Get a new tone from your old Aria bass. This is MB-pickup equipped with MusicMan style pickup bobbins. The pickup use same size magnets and same number of turns of 42AWG magnet wire as my MM Stingray -78 replacement pickup. Polepiece spacing is right for Aria Pro II basses. The sound is warm and big, very close to MM Sabre pickup sound. The pickup comes with four conductor shielded wire. Neck pickup available with approx. 8% less winding.

Coils in parallel: 1.75 K
Coils in series: 7.0 K       


Price:  115 €    Set price: 230 €     (includes VAT 24%)       Currency Conventer

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I accept payment through Paypal and a wire transfer inside EU area. (EU payment)
Orders by email: HERE

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                                                               MB-1V

This is a custom MB style humbucker for 5-string bass. Aria has never made this kind of pickup, so this is offered for custom bass builders and tuners. The pickup is a wider version of MB-1E. The pickup uses 20 pcs of steel slugs and two wide ceramic bars. 
Pickup dimensions available on request.


DC resistance: 13.5 K       Set: Bridge 13.5 K   Neck 11.5 K   
    
Price:  130 €    Set price: 250 €     (includes VAT 24%)       Currency Conventer

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I accept payment through Paypal and a wire transfer inside EU area. (EU payment)
Orders by email: HERE
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                                                       MB-J  single coil

MB-J single coil pickup replacement. Tapped or non-tapped version available.
Alnico5 rods. The pickup comes without cover. Can be used with original Aria pickup
​cover. Two or four conductor shielded wire.  Jazz bass pickup style tone.


DC resistance: 8.5 K       (Tapped   4.1K and 4.4K)
    
Price:  90 €        (includes VAT 24%)       Currency Conventer

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I accept payment through Paypal and a wire transfer inside EU area. (EU payment)
Orders by email: HERE



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_ Magnets available:
-Ceramic bars
-Alnico5 rods
          
Magnet wire:
-PolyNylon    
Mounting screws available:
-4 x 35 mm stainless steel machine screw
-#4 x 1-1/2", Phillips Head, Nickel, gold or black (P90 size)

Lead:                                                        
-Four-conductor shielded wire
-Two-conductor shielded wire

Bobbins:                                                                        
-Plastic

Baseplate:
-Non


Potting:
-Eboxy coated 

Covers:
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Black or white plastic

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