Arcticfox35

I have put my other guitars away, and play my Aria RS Knight Warrior exclusively.   I now record with it exclusively too.  Here is a recent song I had mastered.  Recorded all guitar parts, and the bass, with the Aria.  Alex Ray - Loud and Clear (rumble.com)

I can speak about guitars from the 80's.   I have a 1985 RS Knight Warrior; bought it used in '87 for $125.    Two years later I bought a Fender Strat, and put the Aria away...until last year.  I began playing it again because the neck agrees with my hand (pain from middle age, lol).   I never thought it was on par with my Fender, however, the neck is top notch! And just a tad narrower than Fender.  At 35 years old, everything still works!  It stayed in tune sitting in the case for years.  I feel the pickups are, well, subdued.  Not good or bad necessarily, just...subdued (compared to others).   But I recently recorded a couple songs with it, and I think the sound quality is just fine.  I have a link below if you want to hear what it sounds like.  I played all the guitar parts (and Bass) with the Aria, through a Peavey Vypyr amp.  I would buy another.

Alex Ray - Better Times (rumble.com)

Hope this helps.