All user reviews for the Ibanez ATK300 [1995-1999]

I note that this notice to the first version, made in Japan: Cache truss on the head with real and electronic components.
I really wanted to because I have a Japanese equivalent to 5 strings "made in Japan" which I could test the superiority of the last models made in Indonesia.

Active bass 4 strings.
One micro triple coil
3-band EQ + selector coils.
Good manufacturing, strong, good finish.

UTILIZATION

Having played a lot of his big sister 5 strings, I found my gaming experience (obviously handle thinner and lighter)

SOUNDS

This is where it went wrong ...
I wanted (sorry to repeat myself) the equivalent of my 5-string model.
I thought I would make life easier for the songs "aggressive" does not require SI serious.
4 strings in this model was as close we can be: Same period and same production, same electronics, same strings.

Well quite clearly lacked bass, and general personality in the sound. When I played I felt nothing. It sounded not like my 5 string, nothing to do.
I'm not saying that the sound was bad, I say I could not find what I was looking for.
My theory was probably wrong: Casually between the 4 strings and 5 strings, the body is a bit less massive and less wide handle, and this necessarily influences the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

It was a GOOD bass. But she did not answer to my wishes, I am separated. I should say that I had a happy an Ibanez ATK Japanese resold at this time super-easy secondhand ...

Made in Japan, 22 frets.
Low active humbucker.
Four knobs to adjust the treble, medium and low. Volume
a selector to choose which part of the microphone you want to play. Either alone easel, or nearly all the coils of the handle, what changes still pretty sound.

The concrete and mechanical hyper precise, often my bass does not Disagree repetmalgr between the metro, the car.

UTILIZATION

It has a sustain HALLUCINANTdu ever seen!

We can pass the strings through the body is fixed to the bridge's your choice
It's heavy but low enough so nice play. I can not get enough. His body allows wide enough to have good plate against itself.
The handle is delicious and makes a great precision even in wanders quickly and playing lots of notes. Access to treble is fairly quietly.
One small thing, the rounded top of the microphone is not necessarily great for playing doigtsmoi is the mediator, I am embarrassed Pasma same finger, it's just a matter of habit.

Very quickly, even to take a natural sound really fun scale. This bass fishing, very energetic!

SOUNDS

The sound is more oriented rock, but very versatile in its resolve many knobs.
Tone gerenale the sound quite modifiable allows slap, grunge and reggae (yes I swear).

I think it looks like a lot even when a music man. It could be an imitation, in any case it is close to this.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 9 years. She has a terrible mouth, really, this bass is beautiful and his own personality.
I jou lots of different styles with and I never managed to put it into default. In concert, the quality of my sound is often appreciated and I play often with no corrections on the amp, preferring the direct management of the bass.
Frankly report quality price is excellent, and I do it again this choice without hesitation.

It took me several months to find my bass. I've tried several, all makes and with a broad range of prices (for once I really sub), and I did not want a priori japonaiseje got a slap prices in the store . I'm not an idiot, I changed my mind

The book is beautiful ave a small manual that explains every knob freqence (blah), and especially with all the keys wool (cascricommeca?) To adjust the guitar.

All users I met contentsc'est are a wonder! It has character and you give as much love as what you give!

Bass 4 strings, 22 frets.
Low active, but I rarely change the battery (good battery is more than a year).
The mcaniques are effective, robust (never change in 7 years), prcises and does not move hardly.
It possde 4 knobs (treble, middle, serious and volume) and a selector for the three microphones, the 3rd is perfect for slaps.

UTILIZATION

The handle is really perfect, not too pais, nor too late, the hand can slide over aisment (only default is the freight that gnent some slides during rapid and long). The strings do not curl as they are prs of the handle, which does not need ncessite finger muscle and give us great flexibility.

The interface is simple and ESG ever, remains low against the musician and gives acessibilt the strings without default. Access in acute is strongly facilitated by the dcoupe corp.
For me the three microphones in a block does not impede the game at all the fingers, I can rest my thumb on it unless I put it on the edge of the plate when I want to play more in the center of the body. Location of the handle moves away cre a standard for ease slaps.

Only default body weight, is solid wood it took time I muscle the shoulder and he often gives me the impression of being a prisoner of my strap. Anyway it flies over.

SOUNDS

It is really a low trs polivalente, it should a lot of style. How many times have I not seen this MODEL in the hands of both African and when I use it with rgale in rock. I know even one that uses mtaleux! But all the while with its knobs and its slecteur, all with very wide variations, even when it comes hardly as a trs appropriate sound to metal. In fact I am not yet able to make out at the same time a hollow sound, heavy slap. But I am not trs useful.
Moreover, this is also his full strength as it allows even to a walking trs enjoyable!
The 3rd slecteur offers the most appropriate for slap: with good strings she slams dlicieusement.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 7 years, I bought it without knowledge and now that I have, I keep it at least another 7 years! I used that for the jou trs diverse in styles and I always t happy especially when I could compare it with another.
As mentioned above the default principal is its weight, qualities for cons, it's everything else.
But the most surprising is its price quality ratio, I could sell it the price aisment nine cd 600euro. In addition I have often heard that there are pros said low numbers to double this price that do not equivalent! They taient first tonns.

Everything that if you are looking for an exellent low, with the personality of your budget not Exceeds 1000 euro and you have the opportunity to meet him, Do not hesitate! Not to adopt it would be a matter of taste between objects impccables.
Having said that from 1000 euro, one can find much better bass.

Manufacturing Japan
micro coil with three active electronic
Mechanical without pb

UTILIZATION

Handle fairly large but very pleasant, easy to play
spacing of the strings makes the slap (she does originally designed for the bassist of spin doctors), but does it all
equalization very versatile big sound to go with her to infrabass metal without touching the amp

SOUNDS

It is true that the inspiration is hardly musicman cache (This is a good reference)
the sound is quite powerful but always Dfine and never aggressive (always a certain roundness even in the treble)
very versatile, the only sound that it can be difficult is the sound a bit hollow lightweight with infrabass (style bass) can be achieved with a good jazz bass
any way, we never managed to tie a musicman a jazz bass, it's just completely different
In any case, in his role, the atk 300 is really great. the sound is always flattering and
It's easy to play

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years after having had a atk 100 (the transition to the 300 worth)
I buy a no hsitations
I find the price Excellent quality report. I find again that it is an instrument that has its own personality without making too much aesthetic references to things existing.

The date of my 97 or 98 it's be made in Japan.
The violin is correct trs: fixing the handle into the body by screws 5 with insert, round three sides, button Saddle
Bridge massive and impressive with the possibility to pass the strings through the body for more sustain (if there are slots to lock the strings that allow a change of rope ais.
Electronic active 3-band EQ + slecteur micro (double, split, split + filter).

UTILIZATION

Trs handle quite large but comfortable. 22 boxes so we are no notes ACCS trs acute but dernires Access in boxes and trs correct any fawns I do not tapping crazy (like Pascal Mulot, it becomes what to do?)

A little heavy, bass man what!

SOUNDS

CHARACTERISTICS The principal is held low. quelquesoit the rglages the bass is ultra prcises. Same with her ultra round dub reggae genre, not a drooling, out of the mix is ​​the highlight and it has that of the rappoche musicman for sound. It must be a great advantage over the 5 string version (although I have never practice).
The positions of the trs slecteurs are close in terms of grain, a little more low-level duplicated.

APRS, the highs are good but not mdiums trs properties enhanced by the electronic. The 3-band EQ give the versatile but always with the bass tight and prcises, we can not get the marrow as those obtained with the micro mache certainly a jazz bass because of the abscence of neck pickup (logic you might say) by the way, this one appeared on ATK400 ATK750 later and now I think.
The cot is really punchy and prcis the characters of this bass, ideal for walking, plan the disco or reggae / dub if you search a little precision in the bass.

The Slap is not still the height of the strings and the abscence of a neck pickup gives ACCS ais to pull the strings acute (even if we remove the plate!) But give permanent cot punchy sound a little aggressive (I got).

The precision of his turns aggressive if you attack the strings and really boosting the treble.
Besides, I know why the sound would not please the mtalleux, the precision bass, 3 band eq to cut the treble and boost mdiums makes a good aggressive ...

To test, I replaced the microphone (with a simple CREL JB41) and the bypass and pramp! + mdiums have become the hot treble a little less aggressive, keeping the low prcises. What all good.
The selector currently bypasses the pramp so it's less versatile.

OVERALL OPINION

Lower mid-range well over trs, trs good violin, a little heavy spirit fender / musicman. Typ MusicMan sound, tight bass and prcises. Password trs well in a mix should be a chargd'ailleur point intrressant for mtalleux).
For me, the grain was missing a little heat. The change in micro arrange a little.

For about 450E - 500E is a good low trs, the electronic t have a more caring would have made an excellent bass (but the exchange is electronic!). It was gone MODEL ibanez catalog in favor of the R & D SERIES (ultra ugly incidentally), I'm not as good as the ATK that emerge at this time, it certainly made elsewhere (core ? forcment which is not bad).

When I grow rich j'achterais a G & L, pending the ATK is trs fine.
Those who seek this kind of bass can watch the L2000 G & L Tribute must be versatile with 2 microphones +.

I do not regret this purchase, I will certainly keep (all fawn since I dj a little tinkering) and may be changing the micro and pramp .... one day (or transfer the pramp trs good and put a humbucker splittable ....).

I availing oneself of the old version made in Japan. Mine has a body dyed black and painted in translucent fawn. It's not a black crots 2 cm thick. It dates from 1996 and has a handle pais standard long scale in rble. It gives him a good attack, very hard. Regarding the microphone, the coil of the triple clbrissime atk which is more than enough I think. No need for him to stick a single coil neck is out concept (even it is put Musicman ... fools!). The bass is active and electronics does his job.
The characteristics are close to my Musicman Stingray. Besides, I alternate between the two depending on the mood and ooncerts.
Here I believe I have done the trick. Lack the possibility of dbrayer in passive for me (when the battery is steep, has more laughs).

Hop! I am a small upload my opinion because I bought an ATK Indonsienne of latest generation, I'll be able to compare the two. The instrument is almost identical except that it is a more chouille lgre the Japanese (as against the wood sounds a bit more "hollow". I tested first by the bass "toc -toc "above). The Electronic loads is DIFFERENT (plastoc components). In contrast, ts positive trussroad the regulation of the focus is on the fawn Musicman (and it's nice) and the top of the neck, under saddle, has reinforced t (o is the fit when fit). CASC also the battery is DIFFERENT but it is only the way to see the first glance whether one is dealing a jap 'or another generation.

UTILIZATION

The handle is enjoyable for what I do (big stoner who chih). It is well in hand but has a `very strong terms that can hurt after a while. Ca dpend its paws. Since the goal is not to make arpges the octave, the handle did not t think for CASC to high frtes. So I do not care ... The bass has a healthy weight, you have to do is to rson an instrument. Otherwise take all cardboard. It is well balance.

Using almost identical except that it is a little more lgre ... but as explained above, higher wood Lger sounds more porous thus has less attack. APRS is a matter of taste, but often it is the electronics that has to compensate and lose the sound quality.

SOUNDS

I am therefore of great big rock burn like a Charolais bull. We play in drop C. I need bass not too rough but powerful, treble coming out well but without being garish, and specific on an attack that can pierce the mix ... and a sound that roar like a Harley. I played on a rig Ashdown ABM (evo 500II +4 * 10 +1 * 15) with a pedal Mazette that deals with overdrive. BLEND is the owl with a powerful and specific on the key but it takes me crados stoner. The bass is really (so no need to handle their singlecoil). Treble clap well. The attack is the mediator nickel. Overall everything is a notch below one millimeter of the Stingray, but I think it is very small. And why is this bass is more friendly and above all: Mechanical are more specific on the Musicman (at least in my bass).

So now in sound, we also have a small difference. The sound of the japanese is a bit more serious and wood ... a little more old school in fact. Attack mediator is perfect. In slap it without being specific on nickel and screaming (which I do not like about the musicman actually ... sorry). For the cons Indonsienne has a slightly more modern electronics, so more clearly and aggressively. I can not play with both using the same rglages (it is for some I'm going to change against a Japanese when I have one). A metal fan can find any fact on behalf of, a slappeur who did not sub for a MM but who wants a nice instrument. Slecteur playing with the microphone, you can always find more vintage sounds. So is still a very good bass that makes fun.

OVERALL OPINION

I recently and I made a bargain. I was looking for a long time. The quality-price ratio is incredible. I have a concert this weekend and I do not know yet if I take it that I or my Musicman cluck 3-4 times more expensive. Nothing is thrown away. But be careful, to make the best of the beast, one must evolve in the register of big fat rock spot.

I'm still amazed by the Japanese is not the most low CHRE or more thunder than I had ... but an instrument in runic everything I like. It is a matter of taste. The indonsienne is a good tool but I think that has lost a bit of charm 95 'ATK ... in fact it is a low height for what is done now with a more aggressive and clearer. I want a little more fat person. But I RPTE, the ATK is a veritable instrument for its price, with real wood banging.