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BTW, that's probably the only meaningful bass review I've ever read. Ever.
Too bad their website's operability is so atrocious.
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REALLY Cheap Ibanez ATK's!
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BTW, that's probably the only meaningful bass review I've ever read. Ever.
Too bad their website's operability is so atrocious.
That one in the pictures is the 750, which has a jazz-style neck pickup along with the ATK one. The 300 is just the ATK pickup on the bridge.
Alright that's it I'm caving and buying a 750. I'll have to sell 2 other basses to do it but this is my dream bass (ok slightly short of it, my dream bass would be a 750 but in seafoam green w/ pearloid guard).
AGREED.
That, and the border between Canada and the States is keeping me from buying it.
Though I have a friend down in the states who travels north of the border quite frequently... hmmm...
Nice pix of the 750 - thanks for posting those.
For those who spend time modding and part swapping, please note that the tuners shown in the back of the headstock photo appear to be very similar to the one used on the Squier VM basses, except they look like they are higher quality than the Squiers.
If the ATK tuners are reversible for L or R (they look like they could be), if you wanted to put different tuners on the ATK, you may be able to nicely upgrade your VM bass with these ATK tuners. (The stock VM tuners are not terrific).
Just reverse the two R side tuners so you end up with 4L for the VM.
When My 700 comes in, I'll check the reversibility of the tuners. They look similar to Grovers in the pic.
For those who spend time modding and part swapping, please note that the tuners shown in the back of the headstock photo appear to be very similar to the one used on the Squier VM basses, except they look like they are higher quality than the Squiers.
If the ATK tuners are reversible for L or R (they look like they could be), if you wanted to put different tuners on the ATK, you may be able to nicely upgrade your VM bass with these ATK tuners. (The stock VM tuners are not terrific).
Just reverse the two R side tuners so you end up with 4L for the VM.
When My 700 comes in, I'll check the reversibility of the tuners. They look similar to Grovers in the pic.
Quadzilla
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The tuners on my new ATK750 were of very high quality. Turn smooth and feel tough. Not sure if they are the same as some other ATKs as the ATK750 is made in Korea and some of the other ATK models are make in Indonesia, so the hardware could be different.
They won't last to long at this rate... Depending on how well I like mine, I might order another...
KT
KT
I ordered the ATK750KOA Tuesday and had the payment immediately verified, but MF is still dithering around getting it out, as usual. That warehouse seems to be on perpetual bong break.
I called and screamed at them for a while about how they ALWAYS take three to four days to get around to shipping my stuff and refuse to honor their guarantee they have on all their pages:
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"Our Delivery Guarantee
"* We ship most verified* orders for in-stock items received by 12 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, the same day.
* If we fall short of our Delivery Guarantee, call us at 800-391-8762, and we will refund your shipping charges and give you a 20% discount on your next order placed within 90 days. (Maximum value for discount is $1,000.00.)"
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After some eloquent ranting, I shamed them into the 20% discount on my next order.
So...hmm...what do you think of this for $240?
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I called and screamed at them for a while about how they ALWAYS take three to four days to get around to shipping my stuff and refuse to honor their guarantee they have on all their pages:
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"Our Delivery Guarantee
"* We ship most verified* orders for in-stock items received by 12 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, the same day.
* If we fall short of our Delivery Guarantee, call us at 800-391-8762, and we will refund your shipping charges and give you a 20% discount on your next order placed within 90 days. (Maximum value for discount is $1,000.00.)"
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After some eloquent ranting, I shamed them into the 20% discount on my next order.
So...hmm...what do you think of this for $240?
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Here, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].
BTW, that's probably the only meaningful bass review I've ever read. Ever.
Too bad their website's operability is so atrocious.
My daughter told me to make a jumpy dude, so ...
Thanks for the PDF. Sounds like good solid bass with the usual issues - sharp fret ends, potentially noisy electronics, and suspect shielding. But, none of these are deal killers and that is one heck of a price right now.
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It looks like the diagram in the review on the Ibanez page is a little blurred, so here's a better look at that pickup selector diagram for the ATK750:
Was it a natural maple top? How is the wood grade?
On the several 750s I've seen pictures of from this sale batch, the tops are about three grades lower grade koa than in the site pictures. I'll not be pleased if mine shows up like that. :scowl:
Out of curiosity, is there a quick reference / set of standards for what makes a Koa wood grade? I'm not questioning at all - just curious.
Wood grade aside - I've played an ATK 700 before and the flame top was absolutely gorgeous.
I just popped for one of the koa's - debated for a couple of days, just couldn't resist.
hoping it's not too heavy, and the koa is awesome...
hoping it's not too heavy, and the koa is awesome...
I ordered one as well, I have been looking for a good 4 banger at a good price, and believe I have found it. I will post a review once I receive it. These will not last, I know of three other people that I have contacted who have placed an order as well.
I'm enjoying my new koa quite a bit. It's real pretty. i added some neck relief and got rid of most of the buzz. the frets are not perfect- someday i might like to have a pro look it over, but for now, as long as i don't dig in sheehan hard its good. This bass is sweet for slap.
It gets a really good Jazz sound with the first 3 pickup settings, and the humbucker style is nice too. The J solo'ed (#1) would be nice for reggae, it's real boomy. Oddly, the middle coil option (#5) sounds a lot better on my ATK305. But it might be the meatier strings giving it a deeper tone.
It gets a really good Jazz sound with the first 3 pickup settings, and the humbucker style is nice too. The J solo'ed (#1) would be nice for reggae, it's real boomy. Oddly, the middle coil option (#5) sounds a lot better on my ATK305. But it might be the meatier strings giving it a deeper tone.
I'm GASing for a Koa soooo bad...I have the money for it and everything. But I've been on a "new bass" search for a couple months now, and it's driving me mental. When it comes down to it, I think it'll be either the Koa, or a Spector Rex 4 Holoflash. I just don't know... 
