5-string upright bass with full-length neck and active AeroSilk pickup system
Electric upright Bass with five strings from the Ibanez Bass Workshop series
Satin finish in Mahogany Oil Burst
Neck-through construction with 34" long scale length (864 mm)
Maple body wing
Full-length, five-piece maple walnut neck with openwork headstock
Jatoba fingerboard with white dot inlays
Compound fingerboard radius
"UB5" neck profile with 42 mm nut width and 35 mm thickness at the first fret
Ibanez AeroSilk pickup system with active Preamp and dedicated gain control for each string
Volume and Tone controls for adjusting the sound
Five Ibanez Custom AeroSilk MR5 mono-rail individual bridges
Ibanez Die-Cast bass machine heads
Includes Tama Roadpro Custom stand and Ibanez gig bag
Electric Upright Bass with authentic feel and official double bass sound
The Ibanez Bass Workshop UB805-MOB Upswing Mahogany Oil Burst expands the Bass Workshop series of the innovative company from Japan and a versatile electric upright Bass with five strings. Thanks to the authentic neck profile and the innovative pickup system, the neck-through UB805 offers the authentic feel and sound of a full-grown double bass, with the low B-string providing additional room for creativity. High-quality Hardware and the included Custom stand from Tama also make the Bass Workshop UB805 Upswing Bass a professional companion for stage and recording studio.
The Ibanez Bass Workshop UB805-MOB Upswing Mahogany Oil Burst is an electric upright bass with the feel and sound of an upright bass.
The compact body of the neck-through UB805 Upswing houses the mounting for the included stand.
Neck-through construction with authentic double bass feeling
To get as close as possible to the playing feel of a full-grown double bass, Ibanez relies on an elaborate neck-through construction for the Bass Workshop UB805 Electric Upright Bass. The heart of the Bass is undoubtedly the full-length maple and walnut neckand the long 34" scale length (864 mm), which guarantee a clean string response for both arco and pizzicato playing. The strong and rounded "UB5" neck profile and the tight compound radius of the jatoba fingerboard also convey the authentic playing characteristics of a classic double bass. The small dot inlays also turn out to be a practical detail, with the help of which a clean intonation succeeds.
While the side Volume and Tone controls allow you to adjust the general sound, the piezo pickups of the active AeroSilk system are located in the mono-rail bridges.
AeroSilk pickup system
At the bass amplifier the Ibanez Bass Workshop UB805 Upswing Bass convinces with an official double bass tone, which integrates the low B-string with precise articulation and reproduces bowed arco techniques as well as plucked pizzicato playing with natural dynamics and enormous detail fidelity. Responsible for this is the innovative AeroSilk pickup system with piezo elements in the mono-rail bridges and active preamp. In addition to five gain controls for perfectly tuning the tonal balance of each string, the system offers general volume and tone pots for quickly adjusting the sound on stage.
The openwork headstock of the Ibanez UB805 bass carries die-cast tuning machines for great tuning stability.
Professional hardware equipment
Of course, Ibanez completes the Bass Workshop UB805-MOB Upswing Bass Mahogany Oil Burst with professional hardware components that will handle even punishing tours and recording sessions with unlimited reliability. While the special design of the Custom AeroSilk Mono-Rail bridges promises a secure hold for the factory-wound bass strings, their extensive adjustment options guarantee precise setting of intonation and string action. On the openwork headstock, meanwhile, encapsulated Ibanez Die-Cast tuners keep the electric upright Bass securely in tune. The high-quality Tama Roadpro Custom stand included with the UB805 not only promises a secure stand for the upright bass, but also allows precise adjustment of a comfortable playing position.
The included Tama Custom stand guarantees a secure stand and a comfortable playing position of the UB805 Upright Bass.
