UB804

UB804 Mahogany Oil Burst

The UB804 Upswing is a four string Upright Bass series electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2018. It is made in Indonesia.

The UB804 features neck through body construction with a maple body attached to a maple and walnut neck with a fretless jatoba fingerboard with offset white dot position markers. Components include a Mono-rail V bridge with 30mm string spacing and special AeroSilk piezo pickups, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines. Included with the UB804 are a custom TAMA RoadPro stand and a gig bag.

For 2022 the brand of strings included from the factory was changed.

The UB805 is a five string version.

Specifications

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Specifications for UB804

Model name: UB804 Year(s) offered: 2018–2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA Made in: Indonesia Finish(es): Mahogany Oil Burst (MOB)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Maple Neck joint: Neck-thru Bridge: Custom MR5P Mono-rail V fixed w/ AeroSilk piezos (30mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black matte	Neck Neck type: UB4 Neck material: 5-piece maple/ walnut Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: Jatoba Fingerboard inlays: Offset white dot Frets: Fretless Nut: Plastic Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Electronics: Active tone Controls: Volume / Tone / Trimpots on rear to adjust piezo gain Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" stereo (rear mounted) String gauge (factory): 2018–2021: .045/.065/.080/.100 2022–2024: .045/.065/.080/.100 (D'Addario ECB81 flatwound) Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Front of body

Rear of body

Videos

Ibanez "Upswing" UB804 Upright Bass featuring Keisuke Torigoe

Ibanez "Upswing" UB804 Upright Bass featuring Hideyan(Calmera)

Ibanez "Upswing" UB804 Upright Bass featuring Juan Garcia-Herreros (SNOW OWL)

Sources

• 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 19)
• UB804 product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2019
• UB804 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
• UB804 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
• UB804 product page, Ibanez Americas and Oceania, archived June 2022
• UB804 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
• UB804 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024