Recent content by GMaui

Alright, so finally...my local tech put in the replacement circuit board and things seem to work. Cost me $100. Sent invoice to Ibanez. Should get reimbursed. So, if anyone has a similar problem, the circuit board seems to be the issue.

Ibanez has sent me the 'guts' of the pickup and my local guy at Bounty Music is putting it in the bass, and Ibanez has said that they would reimburse me for the costs. Over three months since I bought the thing. Bad timing with the virus and Ibanez being closed, and all. Hopefully, I will get...

No, you can’t play it without a battery. You can’t even leave it plugged in to the amp.

Just following up... I've gotten nowhere with my UB804. It's worse now. Won't even play for two minutes without crapping out. I've put it away. I live on Maui, so the local tech guy is pretty much hunkering down and hard to get ahold of. But I did get ahold of Ibanez and they've been pretty...

Thanks for the head's up on rechargeable. Gonna get expensive with the Duracells. Got an answer from Ibanez. They said to never leave the bass plugged in because it completes the circuit and will drain the battery. Also, sent a drawing of the jack to compare and see if the wiring was done...

I just picked up a UB804 and sounds like I am having similar issues. I thought it was eating batteries, but I am using rechargeables now and they show completely charged. I get about 15 minutes of playing and then it completely craps out. And, if I don't play for just a few minutes, I have to...

Bought this online. A fun bass, but having issues with the preamp. The thing is eating batteries...like one 9 volt per hour. Seems like this is a not too uncommon problem with the electronics. Have reached out to Ibanez, but I'm sure they are closed.