SOLD Ibanez ATK300 - 1995 - PRICE DROP - $350 Shipped

Up for sale is an Ibanez ATK300 from 1995 in Sunburst w/ black pickguard and maple neck. I believe it was built at the Cort facility in Korea, per the serial number.

This bass plays and sounds great. Extremely solid bass. I have owned many basses over the years (most of which were at price points well above this one), and I have kept this one around as a lot of those have come and gone. This thing just works, and I like the 'mojo' and looks of it. I've owned several Stingrays, and this Ibanez does a great job with that type of tone. It also has more versatility to it with the pickup switching options. I've always felt this is one of the best basses you could possibly get at this price point. I personally feel this bass is completely giggable, solid, pro quality for $350.

The bass has a bit of wear to it on the finish in one specific spot, but I personally really like the way it looks. I believe the noticeable spot on the body finish was "relic'd" intentionally by the previous owner. It has been years since I bought it, but I do vaguely remember hearing that. They seemed to do a good job! No idea how they did it, but it looks good to me. The finish is in good shape otherwise, the only other significant thing is a spot where it looks like a thumb rest was once installed.

Bass weighs in at ~9.65 lbs (see attached picture on scale). I've seen some of these ATKs get up into 11-12lbs+, so this one is pretty reasonable (IMO, YMMV)

PRICE DROP — $350 SHIPPED
PayPal or Venmo for payment
Ships in a gig bag
ONLY trade would be for a Darkglass B7K Ultra. V1 + cash or maybe straight trade for a V2.

 

I'm honestly not the best with the shapes, but seems like a pretty conventional neck profile to me. I've always found it comfortable, it's not as thin as my jazz bass, but not bulky either. I tried doing some searching online but couldn't find the exact specs for the neck shape/profile except for newer ATK models. Not sure if those might be the same neck profile as this one?

Sorry I don't have a better answer there, hope that was at least somewhat helpful!

 

I have decided that I am going to keep this bass after all. Going ahead and closing this thread.

Thanks all!

 

Back on the block. Need to move a couple basses

 

I've always thought the bass played really nicely, I've never had any issues with the action or neck. I like low action, pretty picky about it actually. The bass has always been stable for me, but it may need new strings or a setup to your taste. Nothing major, just tweaks, but I do that to pretty much any bass I buy when I get it

The bass is currently in Kansas with my dad (I was living in KS previously and recently moved across the country, and I left this bass behind with him rather than adding more things to the move). I haven't set it up since I moved, but it played nicely with low action before I did. Hope that helps!

 

You're welcome, hope that helps. It's a really nice playing bass, especially for the price point.

Also, apologies, I didn't see your edit about fret condition yesterday when I responded. There are no issues with fret condition to my knowledge at all

 

Definitely understand, been there many times.

Also, here's a picture of the frets, if that helps!

 

Thank you! I agree, great tone on these basses. Surprisingly versatile too for a 1-pickup bass.

Also, I was trying to think of this video I had seen years ago of someone tearing it up on stage with an ATK like this. It may have been an early Joe Bonamassa video now that you mention it...

 

Thank you very much!

Totally agree that these are very underrated basses. I haven't even played a USA model ATK before, but this one certainly always impressed me. I'd gladly keep it, but I need to downsize a couple.