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The IUKS5 is a UK series acoustic ukulele Jampack kit introduced by Ibanez in late 2011. It is made in China. The kit includes a UKS5 ukulele, a gig bag and a clip-on tuner.

The UKS5 features a soprano ukulele body constructed of laminated sapele top, back, and sides with an open pore finish. The round soundhole has no rosette. The mahogany neck joins the body at the 12th fret and has a 17-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and white dot position markers. Components include an ivory plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, a plastic nut and Ibanez open gear tuning machines. A gig bag is included.

For 2015 the body material was changed from sapele to mahogany. For 2018 the top, back and sides were reverted to sapele, the rosewood fretboard and bridge were changed to purpleheart. For 2019 the mahogany neck was replaced with okoume.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for IUKS5 kit / UKS5 ukulele
Name: IUKS5 kit / UKS5 ukulele
Year(s) offered: 2011–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2013–2018 / Europe 2012–2015 / USA
Made in: China
Finishes: Open Pore Natural
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert ukulele body
Dimensions:
  Body length: 235mm/ 9¼"
  Width: 169mm/ 6⅔"
  Depth: 59mm/ 2⅓"
Top:
  Material:
    2011–2014: Sapele (laminated)
    2015–2017: Mahogany (laminated)
    2018–2024: Sapele (laminated)
  Finish: Satin
  Binding: Ivory
Back/sides:
  Material:
    2011–2014: Sapele (laminated)
    2015–2017: Mahogany (laminated)
    2018–2024: Sapele (laminated)
  Finish: Satin
Soundhole shape:
Round
Neck
Neck profile:
IUKS
Neck material:
2011–2018: 1-piece mahogany
2019–2024: 1-piece okoume
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
12th fret
Scale length:
350mm/ 13¾"
Fingerboard:
2011–2017: Rosewood
2018–2024: Purpleheart
Inlays:
White dot
Frets:
17 nickel silver
Nut:
Ivory plastic (35mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez open gear
Components
Bridge:
2011–2017: Rosewood
2018–2024: Purpleheart (13mm string spacing)
Saddle:
Ivory plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
.022/.028/.032/.022 black nylon
Factory tuning:
1A,2E,3C,4G

Images[]

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IUKS5 kit
IUKS5 Jampack contents
2021 IUKS5 packaging
Retail packaging
2021 IUKS5 accessories
Included accessories

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