NBD: Ibanez ATK305 Tri-fade

[JoshuaTSP]

*will post pics after work*

Anyway.....seems like a real nice bass unplugged.
Very loud naturally.

I hope it sounds good plugged in.

This will make bass #8.
My #1 is a Peavey Foundation 5.


I sold a SR5 a few months back.....not really looking for 'Ray tones at all.

 

[JoshuaTSP]

Sorry...a little blurry.

a little birdseye

massive bridge

 

[JoshuaTSP]

Got it all set up....nice low action without much buzz....
A quick check of the frets and they're all fairly level.

The neck is fairly chunky.....fairly wide and thick. meaty.

I really dig the tone.
It does a stingray-ish tone in parallel humbucking mode......in this mode it sounds the most active. That high end zing comes through a little more.


To me....the single coil modes sound best. Really clear and punchy.....sorta P like.

It's got the triple coil pickup so all modes are dead quiet.
The preamp seems flexible and the tone controls are centered on the right frequencies.

As always, the true test will be rehearsal Thursday.

 

[Emm9T]

Very nice, could the perfect balance to my active J and Frankenfender that can't pull off a thumpy P. Always great to see ATK's, have fun with the bass!