Anyone know where to find ATK pickups?

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Ub3rsold

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So. Recently, on my search for new basses, and after a bit of a fan moment with Kyuss, I've been searching for an Ibanez ATK300, and without being able to find one at a reasonable price, I'd thought I'd look for the next best thing, the pickup. I found this german page with good prices, but I'm not too sure about it's fiability, anyone knows about this page and if it's trustworthy? Any idea of where to get the pup? Thanks!
 

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Yahboy said:

Ibanez Bass Pickup 3PU2SC0014 - Drums Etc.

Ibanez Bass Pickup 3PU2SC0014 ATK Double Humbucker for Ibanez Basses Compatible with ATK1200, ATK200TP, ATK200, ATK800, ATK810 models (among others) *Please Note* Some Parts Are Special Orders. You Will Receive A Projected Shipping Date For Special Orders Before Your Order Is Processed.
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For some reason this page won't allow me to access it, it says I'm blocked from it, is that happening to you too?
 
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These seem to be the later model ATK pickup, which is a regular humbucker rather than the triple coil pickup of the original ATKs. The third coil was, if I recall correctly, a dummy coil to avoid single coil hum with the pickup switched to single coil mode.

Now, it's important to remember that the preamp and the pickup switching options in the ATK play a part in the sound of the bass, so just finding the right pickup isn't automatically going to transform any bass into an ATK. That said, you could probably get pretty close with any MM-style humbucker in the same position as an ATK pickup, combined with a 3-band preamp. Compared to a triple coil ATK, you'd get some single coil hum if you decided to wire in a coil splitting switch. I'm not sure if the late model ATKs with the conventional humbucker had a coil splitting option.
 
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ravelax said:
These seem to be the later model ATK pickup, which is a regular humbucker rather than the triple coil pickup of the original ATKs. The third coil was, if I recall correctly, a dummy coil to avoid single coil hum with the pickup switched to single coil mode.

Now, it's important to remember that the preamp and the pickup switching options in the ATK play a part in the sound of the bass, so just finding the right pickup isn't automatically going to transform any bass into an ATK. That said, you could probably get pretty close with any MM-style humbucker in the same position as an ATK pickup, combined with a 3-band preamp. Compared to a triple coil ATK, you'd get some single coil hum if you decided to wire in a coil splitting switch. I'm not sure if the late model ATKs with the conventional humbucker had a coil splitting option.
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Didn't knew there was a MM style ATK pickup, thought that everyone of them had that triple coil configuration. And about what you said about the need for the active eq, I'm aware of that, I was thinking about maybe a mod for a sterling switching the pickup of the original bass for an ATK one, using the active eq from the sterling, maybe is just dogpoopie but who knows. Any idea where to find triple coil ATK pups?
 
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Ub3rsold said:
Didn't knew there was a MM style ATK pickup, thought that everyone of them had that triple coil configuration. And about what you said about the need for the active eq, I'm aware of that, I was thinking about maybe a mod for a sterling switching the pickup of the original bass for an ATK one, using the active eq from the sterling, maybe is just dogpoopie but who knows. Any idea where to find triple coil ATK pups?
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The original Musicman Sterling also used a triple coil pickup I think, I guess that's what inspired Ibanez to design the ATK that way. About the ATK MM pickup, that's pretty much what the one discussed in this thread is (see the mounting ears on the sides, just like on MM pickups. The triple coil ATK pickup didn't have these). I have no idea how to source a triple coil ATK pickup unfortunately. You could try reaching out to Ibanez or their distributor in your country, but these pickups haven't been in production for many years now. Otherwise, just keep your eyes open on the second hand market. I think it would be easier to find a complete ATK bass than just the pickup.
 
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ravelax said:
The original Musicman Sterling also used a triple coil pickup I think, I guess that's what inspired Ibanez to design the ATK that way. About the ATK MM pickup, that's pretty much what the one discussed in this thread is (see the mounting ears on the sides, just like on MM pickups. The triple coil ATK pickup didn't have these). I have no idea how to source a triple coil ATK pickup unfortunately. You could try reaching out to Ibanez or their distributor in your country, but these pickups haven't been in production for many years now. Otherwise, just keep your eyes open on the second hand market. I think it would be easier to find a complete ATK bass than just the pickup.
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Yeah I'm looking really hard for an ATK right now, seems like there is no inbetween for the price, people either get it for dirt cheap, like a guy that posted yesterday that got one for 100 bucks, or sell the bass for it's weight in gold, anyway, thanks for the heads up, I had no idea about this!
 
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ravelax said:
The original Musicman Sterling also used a triple coil pickup I think, I guess that's what inspired Ibanez to design the ATK that way. About the ATK MM pickup, that's pretty much what the one discussed in this thread is (see the mounting ears on the sides, just like on MM pickups. The triple coil ATK pickup didn't have these). I have no idea how to source a triple coil ATK pickup unfortunately. You could try reaching out to Ibanez or their distributor in your country, but these pickups haven't been in production for many years now. Otherwise, just keep your eyes open on the second hand market. I think it would be easier to find a complete ATK bass than just the pickup.
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Ibanez created the triple coil pickup for the Iceman guitar.
 
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