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 ....).