Members Coverdale Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 I've seen ATK 300 and ATK 500, I was wondering what this was... Is it any good? The guy is asking 200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Buy it. Right now. 200 is a fair price, 150 is a steal. I will (eventually) come back from the dead and haunt you in your dreams if you pass it up. Ibanez made the ATK in the '90s. It's a really great original design, and shows a much more innovative thinking than some recent Ibbys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coverdale Posted May 9, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Thanks, but it's not for me. If I wasn't saving for buying a rare Strat, I'd have my first bass From what I can tell, reading the specs on harmony central's review, this is the ATK 100... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 yep. it's an atk 100. i got one in black. great bass and they go cheap because it isn't as popular as the 300s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coverdale Posted May 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 What's the body wood, can you tell me? And the bridge, it's the one that can change between regular and string through body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 The body is ash. As for swapping out the bridge, you could remove that massive hunk of metal and fit a string-through unit. I'd keep the original bridge as it's pretty cool IMHO, and I don't think a new bridge would be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coverdale Posted May 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Do you have pics of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Originally posted by Coverdale Do you have pics of yours? I wish. I've played a few, but have never owned one. Ah, well, maybe some day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Originally posted by Coverdale What's the body wood, can you tell me? And the bridge, it's the one that can change between regular and string through body? you can do thru bridge or thru body. the thru bridge option is done a bit different compared to conventional fender approach. but you've got both options available with that bridge. the atk100 was generally made in korea and i hear it was basswood. my atk 100 was probably a early model made in japan. it weighs too much to be basswood. a local luthier looked at the paint chips and at the body wood and concluded my bass body was ash. Originally posted by Coverdale Do you have pics of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coverdale Posted May 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 The guy said the serial number was FC60110082 Could you compare it to yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Mmmm ATK goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by Coverdale The guy said the serial number was FC60110082Could you compare it to yours? mine's FC5050400. i emailed jerry from ibanezregister.com and he said that it was supposed to be a atk300 from japan made in 1995. atk300s have ash bodies so i'm guessing my bass started out with the intention to be an atk300 but ibanez stuck passive pots in them for some reason. the first few alphabets on your serial are the same as mine so i'm guessing (really just an educated guess) that the bass you're looking at is a made in japan ash bodied atk100 as well. however the grain from the pics make the bass resemble basswood more than ash. can you try the bass out? it's a good bass to be had for the price even if it didn't come with the hardcase. if you can afford it, it's a good bass to just play around with stock or you can go crazy with the mods and it will really be a stingray killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coverdale Posted May 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 17, 2006 Any more ATK owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted May 17, 2006 Members Share Posted May 17, 2006 All indicators are that it's an ATK100. I have a pair of 300s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FunkyWilly Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I just bought an ATK 500 KA yesterday. From what I have found online, it appears that it was a limited edition model, offered in 1996 only. Basically it's set up like an ATK 300, but it has an alder body with a beautiful koa top and a transparent pickguard. I'll post photos when I can. -Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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