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Kala Solid Body 5-String U•BASS
A five-string solid-body electric bass ukulele (U•BASS) with an okoume body, maple neck, 23.5-inch scale and a passive humbucker, made by Kala.
in production Bass · 5-string
Specifications
| Type | Bass |
|---|---|
| Strings | 5-string |
| Scale | Bass |
| Top | Okoume |
| Back and sides | Okoume |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Laurel |
| Frets | 22 |
| Nut width (mm) | 44.5 |
| Pickup | Passive humbucker |
| Finishes | Sunburst, Jet Black, Sweet Cream, Fretless Sunburst, Fretless Sweet Cream |
| Price | $479 street (2026-11-02) |
Restated from the maker's page (or the retailer page named below) as read on 2026-11-02. The price is the figure shown on that page that day; it will have moved.
Not on the page
- specs taken from the Sunburst Fretted page (UBASS-SB5-TB-FS); other finishes were not opened
- finish list taken from product titles in Kala's catalogue data
- controls not listed
- cutaway not listed
- output jack not listed
- tuning not listed
- year introduced not listed
- nut width converted from 1.75 in
- Kala's catalogue lists the Fretless Sunburst at 369 USD and the Fretless Sweet Cream at 479 USD
- price is the kalabrand.com store price; the page does not label it MSRP
Sources
- Kala product page (kalabrand.com). Read 2026-11-02. Covers: body, neck, electronics, price, status.
- Kala catalogue data (kalabrand.com products.json). Read 2026-11-02. Covers: strings, finishes, status.
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