The Paul Gray ATK, price gouging gone rampant?

If I recall correctly, the neck is like shaved down and finished. And the inlays are pretty detailed, if I'm remembering well.

 

Paul Grey name = $50
Inlays = $100
Laminated neck = $150

total = $300


yep, that's about right...

 

Plus the factory BEAD tuning setup. Yeah. It's justified.

 

It looks cool and I'm not even remotely a Slipnot fan.

 

It may have slightly hotter electronics as well according to Ibanez' description of it. Then again it could be just to hype up the product. Get the ATK 700, it's a nicer bass and as far as the tuning goes thats a minor adjustment.

 

As a lefty, I'm just glad they're offering something nicer than a SR-300.

 

I'm not really sure why he has a signature model in the first place. These companies are going a little overboard with this stuff. Ibanez especially. First a Fieldy sig and now this? I thought a signature model was for guys who paid their dues and did something great for the musical community as a whole. Slipknot is a decent band, but the bass playing doesn't jump out to me at all...

Gay

 

Paul Gray will also be taking a cut of the profits on this bass.

 

Isnt the body wood different?

It doesnt say so on the Ibanez website, but I thought the normal ATKs were Ash and the Slipknot one were Swamp Ash ?

Id personally take an ATK700 or standard 300 over it anyday.

 

I have the 305 it's a super bass. Im absolutely in love with it. Good bass, Go For It!
The string spacing is a little tight 16.5, but I play finger style so I can adjust. If it had 17.5 or 18mm's it would be perfect.

 

Wow, you don't sound judgemental at all about musical tastes that differ from yours... Karma is gonna karate chopzorz you in teh neckz!

 

That is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard! I love slipknot and not because its part of a fad or a phase but for what it is. I also don't include myself as part of that 'phase'. I lesten to Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Lamb of God, jamiroquai blah blah blah. That doesn't mean that I'm part of any of their 'scenes' or that when other people stop listening to them that I'm gonna start listening to them, jus the same as Slipknot. Grow up.

 

Maye eif you two were left in a room together....


zing!

 

The same room as who?

I'm not dissing Slipkot...I just don't think very much of these companies handing out signature models left and right to no talent hacks is really a good impact on the music community as a whole. It promotes the fact that a lot of musicians are in this for the money...not the music. I don't want my children learing that this is what music is all about.

Endorsements are fine...but handing out a signature model to every Tom, Dick, and Harry is just stupid.

Where's my signature model? Oh...that's right EBMM doesn't have signature basses...I wonder why.