Ibanez ATK300...input please?

[mello_bedwetter]

I've been looking at the Ibanez ATK300 mainly for a back-up bass. I haven't had a chance to try one but I do have a Fender Precision. Is the neck on the ATK about the same width and thickness of a Precision or thinner in your opinion? I usually play a precision or a jazz. Where would the ATK's neck compare to these 2 basses? Thanks.

 

[H2ODog]

About the same as a Fender P, thicker then a jazz. The tone is really good and properly setup they play really nice. I had a 305 that played and sounded really good, sold it because i wanted a 4 string and i liked the tone so much i got a 300 a week latter. I think if you get one you will not be disappointed.

 

[mello_bedwetter]

I like Ibanez overall, I just wondered about the neck. I wish it was in between a precision and jazz but I like the width of the P. I may just get the ATK. Thanks.

 

[tomsewell]

I haven't played one of the new ATKs but I did have an original USA made swamp ash ATK when they first came out. It was one of the best basses I've ever owned.

 

[Diogenes]

I'm a huge fan of the P bass and can appreciate their chunky necks. But my ATK has, by far, the best feeling neck. It's not uber-wide yet a think it has a rounder profile than any of my P's.

 

[mello_bedwetter]

So it's not quite as big as the precision?

 

[Diogenes]

So it's not quite as big as the precision?

I'd have to take exact measurements when I get home but the ATK neck doesn't feel wider than my P necks... just fuller.

 

[Cree]

I have a 79 PBass and an ATK and the neck on the ATK is slightly wider, thinner and flat. Not only is the fingerboard flat, but so is the back of the neck.

 

[zeke917]

I've been looking at the Ibanez ATK300 mainly for a back-up bass. I haven't had a chance to try one but I do have a Fender Precision. Is the neck on the ATK about the same width and thickness of a Precision or thinner in your opinion? I usually play a precision or a jazz. Where would the ATK's neck compare to these 2 basses? Thanks.

I own an ATK300. The neck is slightly wider and thicker than a fender P - closer to a EB Music Man. Hope this helps

 

[danomite64]

The nut width on my ATK is 1 5/8". That's thinner than the '80's Precisions I had. It's also more comfortable to me than the '96 P-bass I had (the P-bass was too chunky for my tastes). It feels a lot like a Stingray neck.