Details & History
ATK300, s/n: F9721387
Made in Japan in 1997
This is the first ATK I bought. I was fortunate to find
it new in a shop in 2002. So this bass had been on the shelves for quite a
while by then. And there it was, the bass I was eager to try out for as
long as I played bass. And,... I didn't like it AT ALL. It both played and
sounded really bad. I went back a week later and gave it another shot. I
realised that it would be better with new strings and a set up. It's my
main bass since that moment I decided to make it mine because I gigged
with it the same day I bought it.
So it's an amber burst ATK with a Birdseye maple covered headstock. I've
never seen this headstock on another ATK. It makes the bass look very
classy. It sounds awesome too!
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ATK600, s/n: F602375
This is my second ATK. I got this one from the German
eBay this year. I sold my BTB405 a while before to fund another 4
stringer. I got it for a nice price.
I didn't like the pearl pickguard and white trussrod cover so I got them
off. I wanted to see more of that very nice maple top.
I'm positive that the fretboard isn't rosewood. It looked suspiciously
dark when I got it. Later I showed it to my grandfather and he identified
it as cocobolo. He made furniture all his life so there's a big chance
he's right. And cocobolo on a fretboard isn't unthinkable.
Recently I detuned this bass to B (tuning: BEAD) which was why I bought it
in the first place. It B-string turned out to be tighter than the one I
had on the BTB405!!
Great basses, I'm searching for a reason to buy a third ATK. :-D
ATK600
