[quote]this is something that annoys me. ibanezes are SO underrated, i'd go for an ibanez over a fender, gibson, lakland etc. any day. they're much cheaper for a better quality - £350 worth of ibanez will buy you a fast neck, lightwieght bass with three band EQ and bartolini pickups new. £350 of fender will buy you a bog standard mexican precision or jazz new. and people still choose to buy fenders! AGHHHH!!!! (by the way, i've got nothing against fenders... they're just completely over rated)[/quote]
Yeah +1.
But I also considered Ibanez for their (quite unknown) Custom shop !
I have a BTB 5 custom that I sell for the only reason that I play more on 4 string basses than 5er.
(also sell an ATK 405 but not offering it on this forum due to posting fees)
For sure, as few people here, I prefer ATK basses sound than Musicman one.
Moreover, I also play Fender precision, which is quite different. But Ibanez