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Makers · Kala · Plugged-in acoustic · Bass
Kala Wanderer Acoustic-Electric U•BASS (UBASS-WNDR-FS)
An entry-level acoustic-electric bass ukulele (U•BASS) with a mahogany body, made by Kala. It uses UK-500B electronics powered by a 9v battery and metal round-wound strings on a 20.875-inch scale.
Pickup type not yet confirmed.
in production Bass · 4-string
Specifications
| Pickups | unknown |
|---|---|
| Type | Bass |
| Strings count | 4-string |
| Scale | Bass |
| Top | Mahogany |
| Back and sides | Mahogany |
| Cutaway | No |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Frets | 16 |
| Nut width (mm) | 44.5 |
| Preamp | UK-500B (9v battery) |
| Finishes | Satin |
| Price | $269 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
- pickup not named
- controls not listed
- output jack not listed
- tuning not listed
- string count taken from Kala's 'ubass-4-string' collection tag
- nut width converted from 1.75 in
- cutaway taken from Kala's catalogue data ('cutaway:none')
- page says it won 'Best Non-Guitar Fretted Instrument of 2018' from Music & Sound Retailer but gives no introduction year
- page shows 'Out of Stock' and 'temporarily unavailable online' on 2026-11-02
- price is the kalabrand.com store price; the page does not label it MSRP
- pickup type not stated (electronics listed as UK-500B)
- string material not stated ("Kala Round Wounds")
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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