Got this last Friday. The Aria Cardinal Series has 24.75" scale, neck is a bit thicker than most of my guitars, but plays really nice. I have yet to take it apart, clean, and put new strings on it. Not in bad shape for a 37 year old guitar. Wanted the set neck version.
There was a pawn shop [ they did their own financing, and guess where the owners made money ] outside the main gate of the base many, many years and the owners sold Aria guitars from the cheap all the up to the higher quality models. I remember trying a couple and saying to myself ....... these are nice ... I'd rather have an LP. Now, I think to myself that I really should have bought one or two of them.
Nice score. Those are unique and nice playing guitars.