Aria Pro II PE-F80 Reviewed by Sam Bell

The history of Aria Pro II was started in 1975.
The first PE model of PE-1500 was released in 1976 and since then
various PE model guitars were continously produced and been played by earnest guitar players all over the world including Neal Schon of Journey, Gerry Cott of Boomtown Rats, Andy Summers of The Police.
PE-F80 is a budget friendly version of “PE-R80″ which was originally launched in 1980. The PE-F80 inherits the genuine elegance of what “PE-R80” offers such as strong curved body top with recessed control knobs and switch, cloud shaped fingerboard inlays, heel-less cutaway neck joint while contoured flat body back is reducing the entire body weight.

[@MdNafisAli-f1t]

Aria are good guitars.1975 .Good for hardrock performance on stage.Used Aria way back those days.Crazy rockin' 70s and 80s.Keep rocking Aria.Yeah.!

[@ALIASZARDOZ]

In my side, this is the best of the best of Aria Pro 2 Guitar. The Shape and Sound is Great. I play also with the Aria Pro 2 Super Twin ST1504: Fantastic ! Huge Double Neck Guitar ! Sublime ! I like very much Aria. All my Best. Phil from Dunkirk

[@SergiFlorenciano-y9s]

Sounds and looks amazingly perfect❤❤❤

[@SamBellGuitar]

This was such a cool guitar to play!

[@waltercalvey8965]

WELL DONE, BROTHER ! ! ! ! ! !

[@mask1405]

thanks for your react from japan

[@danbaumann8273]

That's a beautiful 😍 guitar. Sound, color, everything. 👌

[@Poldek.Misiak]

It looks and sounds really cool. I like their kinda quirky 80's design. When will they be available in Europe outside the UK?

[@dairyoma]

really wonderful sound! I owned PE-R80 and PE-R60 in the past and regret that I sold them, so I have decided to buy PE-F80 this time in Japan, which is much lighter than the old PE-R80. PE-F80 sounds sweeter than PE-R80 perhaps due to softer wood than PE-R80 which used (hard) maple a lot even for its neck. I have played PE-F80 for a few months and really love it including its sexy shape.

[@US_John]

I own. 30 + years.

[@clotban]

Thank`s 👋 🤛

[@ALIASZARDOZ]

Where can we buy it ?!?...

[@claudevieaul1465]

I have 3 PE's that I simply love to use: Matsumoku PE-60 ('82 trapezium inlays) and PE450 ('80 in violinburst) and a Korean PE Anniversary. All completely original, quite different from one another, and they all absolutely blow any Gibson LP clean out of the water that I've ever tried... If I could add an 80s PE Supra (white with Kahler) to my little hoard I'd totally be over the moon... 😎👍

[@cieraloves7605]

Yeah I think aria have the edge over gibsons even there Les Pauls ring out a warmer, bell type sound, much prettier

[@EASLIMITADA]

Hermosa guitarra, esta semana en Chile

[@FreddyMarshall]

👍🏼Beautiful guitar sound🎸 Which (boost and crunch) pedal do you use? 👍🏼🎸

[@toddmoore2324]

Sweet!

[@jwguitar]

This is one of my favorite guitars that I own. I was so impressed with it when I saw it at the NAMM show that I purchased one for myself! Here is a video of me playing the PE-F80 I bought: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6G6eIOXlrhohqM

[@edoardodimacco9325]

it is me or probably the PC sound, but I don't feel that much of a difference between the parallel and series mode for the humbukers. With same PC (so terrible sound quality anyway) in the review of PRS 594 model with split coils, the difference was very much noticeable instead...is there a reason for that?

[@imacmadman22]

Are there any Aria dealers in the United States stocking these guitars?

[@ariaguitarsworld]

Thank you! Please contact to our US distributor LPD MUSIC. www.lpdmusic.com/

[@dragan4658]

I like the Pe350cst in the cream color. The website doesn't display the weight of any of the guitars and unfortunately only a couple of the strats have a maple neck option. I have a LP style I purchased from Japan and it's under 8 pounds, which is very appealing and the beadstock is the open book style. I do not like the new headstocks. Thanks for sharing!

[@dragan4658]

These guitars have admirable modern appointments like the belly cut & and the ability to run pups parallel. The quality looks to be a high standard also.

[@Topnotchguitars1]

What is the weight? cheers

[@boddumblues]

😍🤩🥰

[@reddsshaker3477]

Definitely an ebony board, not rosewood.

[@jadamosx]

Spider hands 🙂

[@JoUtan01]

Love everything about PE except the headstock, many times I wanted to buy 80's-90's PE but always been put off by the headstock design, Aria should redesign the head or maybe do a headless PE, lol. I think a Fender master series Esprit headstock would look good with the PE body...I'd buy that !

[@Thrashologist]

bit of a hot take but I love it so much, id honestly prefer these over the epiphone headstocks, but def not over a gibson headstock, something special about gibson headstocls

[@stairwaytoheaven413]

Headstock is AWESOME❤

[@brotherhawk3228]

I 2 like head , stock that is lol It's not tying to pretend it's a Gibson .

[@PabloMars99]

Dude what. I’d rather have an odd headstock than no headstock 😂