Aria is the trademark of the Aria Company of Japan, which began producing guitars in 1956. Prior to 1975, the trademark was either Aria or Aria Diamond. Original designs in the 1960s gave way to a greater emphasis on replicas of American designs in the late 1970s. Ironically, the recognition of these well-produced replicas led to success in later years as the company returned to producing original designs. The Aria trademark has always reflected high production quality, and currently there has been more emphasis on stylish designs (such as the Fullerton guitar series, or in bass designs such as the AVB-SB).
The Aria company has produced instruments under their Aria/Aria Diamond/Aria Pro II trademark for a number of years. They have also built instruments distributed under the Univox and Cameo labels as well. Aria also offers the Ariana line of acoustic steel-string and nylon-string models.
Instruments currently produced in Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, U.S., and Spain since 1956. Distributed in the U.S. by Dana B. Goods in Ventura, CA. Previously distributed by Hanser Music Group (previously HHI) in Hebron, KY and by Aria USA/NHF in Pennsauken, NJ.

ARIA/ARIA PRO II Electric Guitars Models

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 95 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 95

- offset double cutaway mahogany body, walnut carved top/back, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, fixed bridge, 4-on-a-side tuners, gun metal hardware, 2 Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups, volume/balance/b...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II FL MID Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II FL MID

- offset double cutaway alder body, flamed maple or ash top, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, bridge/stop tailpiece, screened peghead logo, 6-on-a-side tuners, gold hardware, 2 single coil/1 humbucking...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 55 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 55

- offset double cutaway sen body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, standard vibrato, roller nut, 6-on-a-side locking tuners, 2 single coil/1 humbucker pickups, volume/tone control, 5-way & coil spli...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE DLX Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE DLX

- single sharp cutaway alder body, bound flamed maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, three-per-side locking tuners, gold hardware, two humbucker pickup...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II STG STV Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II STG STV

- offset double cutaway Strat-style alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, maple headstock overlay, six-on-one-side tuners, VFT-1 tremolo bridge, white pickguard, two OS-3 single coil pickups (ne...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 100 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 100

- offset double cutaway Avante-style ash body, five-ply maple/nato NTB, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, ash headstock overlay, four-on-one-side tuners, BB204 bridge, one MBS-4 single coil pickup and one MBH-4 humbucker p...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB 68  Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB 68

- double cutaway ash carved body, maple bolt-on neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, matching headstock, two-per-side tuners, one humbucker pickup, four knobs (v, b, m, t), matte chrome hardware, coil-tap and bypass swit...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 60 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 60

- offset double cutaway alder body, maple neck, 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl oval inlay, double locking vibrato, roller nut, 6-on-a-side tuners, gold hardware, 2 single coil/1 humbucker pickups, volume/2 EQ controls, 3-posi...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-DLX/K Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-DLX/K

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with a carved maple top, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, bound headstock with black overlay and pearl logo/design inlays, three-per-s...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 200 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB 200

- offset double cutaway Avante-style alder body, bird's-eye maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bird's-eye maple headstock overlay, four-on-one-side tuners, BB-104 bridge, single Seymour Duncan...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 75 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 75

- offset double cutaway sen body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl oval inlay, double locking vibrato, 6-on-a-side tuners, gold hardware, humbucker/single coil/humbucker pickups, volume/tone control, 5-position an...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE DLX MID Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE DLX MID

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body, flamed maple carved top, set-in maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlay, bridge/stop tailpiece, screened peghead logo, three-per-side tuners, gold hardware, 2 humbucker Duncan De...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB MID 4 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II AVB MID 4

- offset double cutaway alder body, flamed maple carved top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, BST-4 bass bridge, screened peghead logo, 4-on-a-side tuners, black hardware, 2 single coil SJS-04 pickups,...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB 77 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB 77

- offset double cutaway Integra-style alder body, spalted maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, spalted maple headstock overlay, two-per-side tuners, BB-104 bridge, Seymour Duncan AJJ-1 Pro activ...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB SPT Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB SPT

- jazz style maple body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, fixed bridge, 2-per-side tuners, black hardware, P-style/J-style pickups, 2 volume/1 tone controls, available in Alsace Red, Black, Navy Blue, o...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 90 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II MA 90

- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret bound rosewood neck with pearl oval inlay, double locking vibrato, 6-on-a-side tuners, silver black hardware, 2 single coil/Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups, volume/tone contro...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE ELITE Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE ELITE

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with flame-carved maple top, set maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays, original bridge and stop tailpiece, two humbucker (2004-07) or Duncan Designed humbucker (2008-present) pickups...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-EXO Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-EXO

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body, carved spalted maple top, cream body binding with abalone purfling, set maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays with green triangles, spalted maple headstock overlay with...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB CST Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II IGB CST

- similar to IGB SPT, except has sen body, gold hardware and volume/bass/treble/mix controls, available in Blue Shade, Dark Red Shade, Trans. Black, or Trans. White finish, disc. 1993.

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE EXTREME Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE EXTREME

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with flame maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays, original bridge and stop tailpiece, two Joe Barden humbucker pickups with no mounting rings, two knobs, three-way switc...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-GALAXY Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-GALAXY

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with a flamed maple top, black body binding, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12th fret pearl block cross inlay, bound headstock matching finish overlay and &qu...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-GOTHIC Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-GOTHIC

- single sharp cutaway basswood body with a carved top, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, black headstock overlay with logo, three-per-side tuners, original design SPT bridge, original de...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE INSPIRE Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE INSPIRE

- single sharp cutaway, mahogany back, quilted maple carved top, mahogany set neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with block inlay, three-per-side tuners, black headstock, elaborate binding, two Seymour Duncan Humbucker pickups, three-way to...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-R80 "1980 REISSUE" Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-R80 "1980 REISSUE"

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with a carved maple top and maple back, multi-ply body binding, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl cloud inlays, matching finish headstock overlay with "A...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PR-ROYALE Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PR-ROYALE

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with a laminated quilted maple top, multi-ply body binding with abalone purfling, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl diagonally split block inlays, bl...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PR-RX80 Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PR-RX80

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body with a carved maple top and maple back, multi-ply body binding, set mahogany neck with a heel-less joint, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl cloud inlays, matching finish headstock overlay with "A...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE STD Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE STD

- similar to the PE DLX, except has a maple top, chrome hardware, bolt-on neck, available in Black, Cherry Sunburst, See-Through Black, See-Through Blue, See-Through Red, or Vintage Sunburst finish, mfg. 1997-present.

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE STUDIO Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE STUDIO

- single sharp cutaway carved maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays, original bridge and stop tailpiece, two humbucker pickups, four knobs, three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Brown Sunburs...

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-SUPRA Image

ARIA/ARIA PRO II PE-SUPRA

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body, carved maple top, multi-ply body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays with green triangles, black headstock overlay with "Aria Pro II" logo and p...