The UKS10 is a UK series acoustic ukulele model introduced by Ibanez in late 2009. It was made in China.
The UKS10 features a soprano ukulele body with a laminated sapele top on sapele back and sides with a low gloss finish. The round soundhole has no rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 17-fret rosewood fingerboard with 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 was changed to purpleheart or treated New Zealand pine (depending on market), and the bridge was changed from rosewood to purpleheart or ovangkol. For 2019 the mahogany neck was replaced with okoume and the fretboard and bridge were standardized as purpleheart.
The UKC10 is a similar concert model.
The UKS10 was discontinued after 2021. The similar UKS100 was introduced for 2022.
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- 2010 USA catalog (page 41)
- UKS10 product page 2010, Ibanez USA, archived June 2010
- 2013 North America catalog (page 74)
- 2016 Asia catalog (page 88)
- UKS10 product page 2016, Ibanez USA, archived December 2016
- 2018 USA catalog (page 135)
- 2018 Asia catalog (page 100)
- UKS10 product page 2019, Ibanez USA, archived December 2019
- UKS10 product page 2020, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
- UKS10 product page 2021, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021