ATK500

ATK500 Koa (more images)

The ATK500 is a Deluxe ATK series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1995. It was made in Japan by FujiGen. It is part of the Standard line.

The ATK500 features an asymmetric double-cutaway alder body with koa top bolted to a laminated maple neck with a 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot position markers. Components include a single ATK-A triple humbucker pickup mounted in the ATK4 bridge and feeding an Ibanez ATK 3-band EQ powered by a 9V battery, a plastic nut and Wilkinson open gear tuning machines.

The ATK500 was discontinued after 1996.

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Specifications for ATK500

Model name: ATK500

Year(s) offered: 1995–1996

Sold in: USA / Europe 1996

Made in: Japan

Price: MSRP: US$:899.95 (1995) ; US$:949.95 (1996)

Finish(es): Koa (KA)

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Alder w/ Koa top

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
ATK4 (19mm string spacing)

Pickguard:
transparent

Knob style:
Knurled metal dome

Hardware color:
Chrome

Neck

Neck type:
ATK4

Neck material:
3-piece maple

Scale length:
864mm / 34"

Fingerboard material:
Maple

Fingerboard inlays:
black dot

Frets:
22 / medium

Nut:
Plastic (42mm)

Machine heads:
Wilkinson open gear w/ clover key

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
H

Bridge pickup:
ATK-A (H) triple coil

Electronics:
ATK 3-band

Controls:
Volume / 3-band EQ (bass, treble and mid boost/cut) / 3-way triple humbucker coil selector

Battery:
9V

Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mount)

Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

About this table

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1995 Ibanez ATK500-KA ( Rear: Alder body boted to a ATK4 3-piece maple neck and Wilkinson open gear tuning machines )

Additional details

ATK (3-band EQ)

ATK triple coil pickup

ATK500

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