I have the same Kala Baritone Uke (Yes - it's a great Uke). What many don't realize is that a Baritone is a "2-in-1" Uke: if you capo at the 5th fret, you turn your Baritone into a Tenor (and play tenor chord fingerings). I perform with both a Tenor and a Baritone, but if space is limited or portability is key I will bring only the Baritone because it can serve both needs.
Did you know that if you do that capo at 5th fret with a guitar, you are getting an extended range low g tenor uke? But yeah, that makes Baritone Ukes in my book even more awesome.
@@Traumglanz I am not a guitar player, but own several nice guitars I play as ukuleles with the capo as you described. Of course you have to mute the E and A strings with a little cloth underneath them. It sounds like I’m the greatest guitar player even though I’m really not.
What strings have you fitted your tenor with so that it sounds more like a baritone ? I was advised to use "Pepe Romero Baby Barytone set UBB", unfortunately they are out of stock for the time being. Instead I ordered (not yet received) Aquila 11U Nylgut Tenor High-D TUNING.
Thanks for the answer. I know "Strings by mail". I did not place an order to them because as I'm in France I got from this warning from them : Your country has a customs tax threshold of $0 and a duty threshold of $162. Your shopping cart of $15.00 exceeds one or both and it is possible to experience tax and duty fees. I do not know what the amount of tax could be. @@monoped8437
Ukes are so underrated! And baritone even more underrated! So true about baritone being a gateway uke. It's so comfortable to play. I also came from guitar, and the baritone absolutely re-ignited my passion for music
I was a classical guitar player. I now have arthritis, and find that the lower tension and fewer strings are much easier to play than guitar for casual 'just for fun' times. I also have taught elementary school, and the Bari uke is perfect to use with my kindergarten and first grade students. It fills TWO niches in my musical life!
How wonderful! It's definitely great for kids. So sorry about your arthritis, though. I have carpal tunnel and my guitars are so painful to play now. The baritone uke is great.
I like that I can concentrate on getting the melodic part of a song memorized with only 4 strings, then go to guitar and add in the thumb picking for bass. It's a good way to isolate a specific part of the song to work on.
Awesome video!!! Hi, I am a first timer to your channel, a new subscriber, and I got super excited seeing the title of this video. I am retired and in my late 50's and this past spring I decided to learn the guitar. After 6 weeks I gave up. On TH-cam, I saw that there were lots of talented Uke players out there playing all the guitar songs I wanted to learn to play and they sounded just as good. I wasn't exactly a fan of the Uke sound, but I bought a tenor and started there. It was ok, but it lacked the deep tones of a guitar and even though it was easier to play I wanted more of a guitar sound. I then noticed that some of the online Uke teachers had videos teaching the baritone uke and the sound was just what I was looking for. A nylon guitar sound in an easy to play four string uke! I bought a Kala baritone, KA-SCAC-B and fell in love with it. After a few months of practice, I made enough progress with it to boost my confidence back up to try the guitar again. So I now practice both the baritone uke and my GS Mini everyday for over an hour with each. Thank you for making this wonderful video, we need more exposure and attention brought to the baritone uke as it deserves more love and recognition in the uke community and in all musical circles.
Thank you so much for sharing with me! I'm so glad you found the right sound! I'm a huge fan of the GS mini series as well. There's something so simple and full about the baritone uke though. Are there any tutorials or songs you're interested in learning about? Let me know! I'd love to make more baritone content.
I do remember playing the baritone by accident at a festival. I was surprised by the warm rich sound. Particularly because you could hear all these high ukuleles and the baritone stood out.
Enjoying your enthusiasm. I love all ukuleles particularly the soprano. I have a fairly low voice so I've purchased a baritone. I'm really glad I did as I'm enjoying its mellow tones. Best wishes.
Love this video and your passion for your ukulele! I play mostly on a 8 string Tenor, but you helped convince me to take the plunge and finally get a baritone!
😁 Baritone uke is amazing for many reasons, among them are the fact that it is tuned/operates within the human vocal range, and it is just plain refined in its tonality. Quite warm to the ear!
@@LucyAndLaMer Ha! They ARE fantastic for writing. I just enjoy the warmth of them. By the way, your Kala solid Acacia model is one of the best you can get - especially for the buck! I have one as well, and it just keeps getting better as it continues to break in and age.😁
I like the baritone uke because its so easy to handle, a bit easier to handle 4 strings than 5. Just love to pick it up, it seems to form fit the body much better than my guitar. Im in my seventies, never learned guitar properly. Its a great hobby. Im learning chords now.
Hi Lucy. I agree that Baritone is the best ukulele and fun instrument to play especially chord melody because it sounds like guitar. If you are a guitar player it is also easy to migrate as the chords are the same except that you don’t have the 5th and 6th strings to fret. I own several smaller ukulele and Taylor guitars. Happy strumming
I love the baritone ukulele so much, that I have converted a Dean Playmate 1/3 size steel string guitar from a fraction of the cost. I just had to cut some new groves into the bone nut, and removed 2 tuners and drilled a hole for an end pin (for a strap). With its natural, non reentrant tuning, it works beautifully with GDAE or DGHE tunings, and with strings for electric guitar, classical guitar and proper uke strings too. I like the non reentrant tuning because I can play alone, backing myself with my own chords, while playing the melody on the thinnest string. The chord shapes are not different. They are just 4 tones deeper. Perfect for both uke and guitar players.
my baritone ukulele is a tenor guitar tuned in what tenor players call Chicago tuning. (yep, DGBE). I have 4 sopranos (gCEA), 2 concert scale ukes, 1 a recent wood bodied resonator (Gretsch, also gCEA), and a late 40s banjo uke (same tuning but a *really* skinny neck), and 1 sopranino (cFAD). upshot is I play the same shapes on all of them but the keys are different. since I play a lot of jazz, hokum, etc. there are lots of common progressions, so transitioning between instruments is no great problem. plus, I often learn a given tune to be played on whichever instrument and almost always play that tune on the “proper” instrument. gives my shows a nice sonic variety without straining my aging brain. 😊
@@LucyAndLaMer late 40s or early 50s no-name banjo ukulele might be more accurate. here’s the only video I’ve recorded using it: th-cam.com/video/Kl1IcoOAb0s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=U8Eu-DCw8DyCdEM9
Totally, 100% agree. I'm an advance level guitar player, so why do I spend half my practice time playing my baritone uke? I tell my friends it's partly because the strings are tuned exactly like the top 4 strings of a guitar. So knowledge and skills are easily transferred from uke to guitar, and vice versa. Most of my favorite blues licks can be easily modified for baritone uke.
So please help me understand why I’d want a baritone ukulele when I already own three 6-string guitars. I can see a number of reasons to buy one if you don’t already play guitar, but it seems to me that a guitar player who’s looking for a different sound shouldn’t buy something that sounds like a guitar with two strings missing. Someone made the comment that they bought a baritone and use it as a travel guitar, but both Taylor and Martin make small guitars (Baby Taylor and Little Martin) which would certainly be fuller sounding than a baritone uke and not THAT much bigger. I just don’t get it.
Well, I have to report that I actually DID buy a baritone ukulele! 😮 At 73, osteoarthritis in my fretting hand has given me limited flexibility in my pinky and ring fingers, so there are chords I’m just having trouble playing on guitar. Realizing that I need a narrower fingerboard and shorter scale, I tried several tenor ukes … but all the ones I tried were actually *too* narrow and *too* short. Enter the baritone! The 1.5” nut width and 20” scale are just perfect, and the fact that there are no low E and A strings means that I can (mostly) keep my little finger “out of the equation”. So I wasn’t looking for something new, but I wound up with something new anyway. And now we both know another reason someone might want to own a baritone ukulele. 🙂
My favorite instrument is my baritone. I have 3 guitars, one electric and 2 acoustic, a soprano uke, a keyboard, and a dulcimer. I can barely play any of those other instruments because I just naturally reach for my Bari everytime. Plus I have tiny hands, so I mainly strum. I am trying to learn acoustic guitar feeling I am ready. But still my Bari gets played every night no matter which instrument I practice on. I have found it is my favorite instrument to write on.
I totally relate! It's such a great instrument for writing with...I'm excited to hear how your acoustic guitar journey is going! Do you find it pretty hard to switch?
@@LucyAndLaMer Only because I have the hands of a five year old child. Lol. Right now, I play my acoustic like my Bari. But it's in the shop right now getting a pickup put in it, so it's been a few days since I've played it. My other one, the nylon string Goya, needs it's action lowered.
I started ukulele with a tenor that I put a low G string on and then when I found out there was such a thing as the baritone ukulele, I went to that as soon as I found one in a music store. I started with an inexpensive Cordoba baritone, but I ended up buying a Pono with a radiused fret board. I've always struggled to learn to play a guitar because the strings are too close together for my finger dexterity, the baritone ukulele string spacing is much easier for me to play.
@@LucyAndLaMer I just play a strumming style, I'm not very good at finger picking. I play a variety of songs, mostly older folk rock and some classic rock, with a few newer songs thrown in. I recently learned how to play "Losing My Religion" by REM, "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog, and "Midnight Rider" by the Allman Brothers. I'm not a great player, but I enjoy playing. I was a bass player in a band in the 1980s and 90s.
Did you ever tried 8-string baritone? Ever since I got one it's hard to play anything else because it's easier to play than my guitars yet sounds way better and fuller, it's loud enough to keep up with guitars around a campfire yet so much easier to travel with as well.
I love ur video. Thank u. I am trying to find an easier option for me. I got in car accident and haven’t been able to play my guitar. I was looking into a parlor guitar but it still was hard to play. I picked up a cuatro which was so easy but wanted something the same tuning as guitar so I can continue to train for guitar with much greater ease. I love the sound of the baritone uke. I think I am sold. Also I play fingerpicking style with background in classical so will let me combine the classical influence with the rock influence because I could play bar chords on a uke but not on classical guitar. I think I have found my next love. Thanks for sharing ur thoughts.
I am SO sorry to hear about your accident...how awful :( The baritone is a smaller instrument and very easy to move around. I hope it's a great fit for you! Let me know if you have any questions!
@@LucyAndLaMer thank u. Btw, I got a Kala baritone ukulele a few weeks ago and am LOVING IT. Absolutely the best decision I have made in a long time because I am playing the heck out of it and and also learning the fretboard more than I ever did on guitar. I feel like when I do get back to being able to play that, I will play so much better. Also learning some great new picking patterns. It’s funny how having only 4 strings makes for better picking patterns. I did get my guitar set up and tried playing it and no. It’s still too hard. Maybe after a few months on the uke. I am in love though and able to play it very often.
Just replaced my Mitchell with a Pono, another little trick that’s fun on a baritone, lower your e string about 5 or 6 turns to d and play open g songs (see many rolling stone songs).
I wouldn't want to do different chords than the small ukulele. Can you play it the same way and tune it the same way? I like the sound and size. I looove your dog. So sweet!
Can I ask for some advice? What instrument do you recommend for a 65-year-old beginner? I tend to prefer deeper, lower pitched instruments. I want something easy to learn. I don’t expect I will ever play with others. I want to play melodies for my own entertainment. I’m in a rural area and will need to learn without a teacher. Baritone Uke is my most recent final decision but I’m open to anything. I’m retired because of carpel tunnel syndrome and am concerned that an instrument could cause another flare up of that problem. What do you think?
Pretty much any 150-200 dollar baritone ukulele will fit your need. You can certainly buy a 100 dollar baritone ukulele, but the quality may not be as good. I think a 100 dollar baritone would certainly be playable, but you tend to get what you pay for. You can pay way more for a baritone ukulele, but you don't need to, especially if you're just learning. You want one good enough, but you don't need fancy to learn to play.
The baritone is great. I have wrist problems, and the smaller ukes and larger guitars tend to strain my wrists. The baritone is a great choice! And easier to learn than a 3/4 guitar/junior size guitar.
Another tuning you can easily use on a baritone ukulele is to simply loosen the 1st & 4th strings by a whole tone. Then the open string notes will be C G B D. This is called standard plectrum tuning, which was often used on 22-fret 4-string banjos. The 3 main major chords will be Gmaj, Cmaj, & Fmaj. The C & F chords are fairly easy to barre all along the fretboard, & so are their minor forms.
I play guitar and bass mostly. 6 and 4 strings, respectively. I do have an F mandolin and a tenor ukulele. A Waterman, but not a waterMELON uke like you have 😝💚💗🍉🎸🎵
I can hear the scraping on the wire wound strings. May I suggest baritone strings made by a company called WORTH. They look expensive but they are double length so you get two sets for the price. They also have a great sound.
Hi, I see you have the Kala KA-SA-B Uke, but it has a pickup. I can’t seem to find a version of that model that includes electronics. Did you add one aftermarket and if so, which one?
I love the baritones by Kala! If you're just starting, I'd get an entry level price range to see if you like it before adding anything (like an input for plugging in, or a fancier solid wood)
Yes ❤❤❤ u made my day... Because iam guitarist i want to go for ukulele 😮😮😮 Which is the best baritone ukulele? What baritone ukulele u have? Thanks a ton girl ❤
The baritone is super similar to a guitar (tuning is D G B E)! So if you want a similar sound but smaller body, the baritone is great. If you want a higher pitch "classic" ukulele sound, I'd try a tenor or concert ukulele :) (tuned G C E A)
Hi the Ka-sa-b is an acoustic baritone and I notice yours can also be plugged in. Is yours a different model or did you have the pre amp installed? Thank you. I too fell in love with baritone once I tried one last summer. So fun to play and I love the rich warm tone.
@@LucyAndLaMer I have a Luna High Tide Koa Baritone Acoustic-Electric Ukulele. I got it last year. I’m obsessed. I tried to play guitar and just struggled with it, so I knew most of the chords already and it’s just so much easier and I love the sound.
@@LucyAndLaMer Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Baritone.? Look closely at the peg head. There should be a gold stamped logo. If the logo is tilted about 5 degrees, the instrument was made before 1951. Also, are the buttons on the tuners white or black ? The Favillas are as good , if not better, than Martin ukes. Congrats!
I told an employee at a music store the baritone was my favorite instrument and he was like 🤨 haha not in a bad way just like a "wtf ive never heard that before" way haha
No such thing as best ukulele. Folks picking titles like this to get attention. If we talking about material yes, solid Ukes are great all of them and depends what do you play. I prefer tenor, but not saying is the best. Title clickbait.
Sorry but I have to disagree. A baritone is a small guitar - it is not cheerful, plinky, tropical, quirky or as fun as the smaller ukes. If you love that ukey perky sound, get a soprano, concert or even a tenor. If you like deep, dull and guitar-like, get a baritone. It's fine and has its own puropse, but to call it best is contrary to reality.
I have the same Kala Baritone Uke (Yes - it's a great Uke). What many don't realize is that a Baritone is a "2-in-1" Uke: if you capo at the 5th fret, you turn your Baritone into a Tenor (and play tenor chord fingerings). I perform with both a Tenor and a Baritone, but if space is limited or portability is key I will bring only the Baritone because it can serve both needs.
Yes! I've capo'd my baritone during shows when I don't want to switch ukuleles. You can really play SO much on it!
I also have that same baritone! Love it! Also have the same concert hanging on the wall in back there. Both are great!
Did you know that if you do that capo at 5th fret with a guitar, you are getting an extended range low g tenor uke?
But yeah, that makes Baritone Ukes in my book even more awesome.
@@Traumglanz I am not a guitar player, but own several nice guitars I play as ukuleles with the capo as you described. Of course you have to mute the E and A strings with a little cloth underneath them. It sounds like I’m the greatest guitar player even though I’m really not.
I write all my songs on a baritone. I basically use it as travel guitar.
That’s awesome! Isn’t it perfect for songwriting?
i started with a baritone because it is tuned similar to a guitar. found it to be too big, bought a tenor, and tune it as a baritone. in business.
Love it.
What strings have you fitted your tenor with so that it sounds more like a baritone ? I was advised to use "Pepe Romero Baby Barytone set UBB", unfortunately they are out of stock for the time being. Instead I ordered (not yet received) Aquila 11U Nylgut Tenor High-D TUNING.
@@alainlannier2898, i use the 21U, low D. try 'strings by mail'
Thanks for the answer. I know "Strings by mail". I did not place an order to them because as I'm in France I got from this warning from them : Your country has a customs tax threshold of $0 and a duty threshold of $162.
Your shopping cart of $15.00 exceeds one or both and it is possible to experience tax and duty fees. I do not know what the amount of tax could be.
@@monoped8437
Same here 🎉
Ukes are so underrated! And baritone even more underrated! So true about baritone being a gateway uke. It's so comfortable to play. I also came from guitar, and the baritone absolutely re-ignited my passion for music
I was a classical guitar player. I now have arthritis, and find that the lower tension and fewer strings are much easier to play than guitar for casual 'just for fun' times. I also have taught elementary school, and the Bari uke is perfect to use with my kindergarten and first grade students. It fills TWO niches in my musical life!
How wonderful! It's definitely great for kids. So sorry about your arthritis, though. I have carpal tunnel and my guitars are so painful to play now. The baritone uke is great.
I like that I can concentrate on getting the melodic part of a song memorized with only 4 strings, then go to guitar and add in the thumb picking for bass. It's a good way to isolate a specific part of the song to work on.
Awesome video!!! Hi, I am a first timer to your channel, a new subscriber, and I got super excited seeing the title of this video. I am retired and in my late 50's and this past spring I decided to learn the guitar. After 6 weeks I gave up. On TH-cam, I saw that there were lots of talented Uke players out there playing all the guitar songs I wanted to learn to play and they sounded just as good. I wasn't exactly a fan of the Uke sound, but I bought a tenor and started there. It was ok, but it lacked the deep tones of a guitar and even though it was easier to play I wanted more of a guitar sound. I then noticed that some of the online Uke teachers had videos teaching the baritone uke and the sound was just what I was looking for. A nylon guitar sound in an easy to play four string uke! I bought a Kala baritone, KA-SCAC-B and fell in love with it. After a few months of practice, I made enough progress with it to boost my confidence back up to try the guitar again. So I now practice both the baritone uke and my GS Mini everyday for over an hour with each. Thank you for making this wonderful video, we need more exposure and attention brought to the baritone uke as it deserves more love and recognition in the uke community and in all musical circles.
Thank you so much for sharing with me! I'm so glad you found the right sound! I'm a huge fan of the GS mini series as well. There's something so simple and full about the baritone uke though. Are there any tutorials or songs you're interested in learning about? Let me know! I'd love to make more baritone content.
I love the deep rich sound of the baritone too. I agree it is comforting.
The best
I do remember playing the baritone by accident at a festival. I was surprised by the warm rich sound. Particularly because you could hear all these high ukuleles and the baritone stood out.
It adds an awesome balance to the higher tones! If you've ever seen a ukulele orchestra, you can really hear it
Enjoying your enthusiasm. I love all ukuleles particularly the soprano. I have a fairly low voice so I've purchased a baritone. I'm really glad I did as I'm enjoying its mellow tones. Best wishes.
Rock on! The soprano is fantastic.
I re-string mine low G, C, E, A. Love it.
Ooo fun!
Love this video and your passion for your ukulele! I play mostly on a 8 string Tenor, but you helped convince me to take the plunge and finally get a baritone!
Amazing! Let me know what you think!
Guess bought my first baritone and I am totally in love with it.
It’s the best because it sounds like a classic guitar.
awesome
I've been playing concert uke for 5 years I'm really interested in getting a baritone! this video was v helpful :)
It's a great addition for a ukulele collection!
Sounds great! I LOVE my baritone uke.
The best!
Love the fuller sound of the baritone. Pretty much all I play these days. Great vid! 🙏
Awesome! Thank you!
😁 Baritone uke is amazing for many reasons, among them are the fact that it is tuned/operates within the human vocal range, and it is just plain refined in its tonality. Quite warm to the ear!
I totally agree! So fun to sing along with. I love writing songs on the baritone.
@@LucyAndLaMer Ha! They ARE fantastic for writing. I just enjoy the warmth of them. By the way, your Kala solid Acacia model is one of the best you can get - especially for the buck! I have one as well, and it just keeps getting better as it continues to break in and age.😁
I like the baritone uke because its so easy to handle, a bit easier to handle 4 strings than 5. Just love to pick it up, it seems to form fit the body much better than my guitar. Im in my seventies, never learned guitar properly. Its a great hobby. Im learning chords now.
I have a Kala baritone uke. They are so melodious and soft sounding I wouldn't own anything else.😊😊😊
Awesome. I agree!
Hi Lucy. I agree that Baritone is the best ukulele and fun instrument to play especially chord melody because it sounds like guitar. If you are a guitar player it is also easy to migrate as the chords are the same except that you don’t have the 5th and 6th strings to fret. I own several smaller ukulele and Taylor guitars. Happy strumming
I love taylor guitars! Especially their mini series. What are your favorites?
I love the baritone ukulele so much, that I have converted a Dean Playmate 1/3 size steel string guitar from a fraction of the cost. I just had to cut some new groves into the bone nut, and removed 2 tuners and drilled a hole for an end pin (for a strap).
With its natural, non reentrant tuning, it works beautifully with GDAE or DGHE tunings, and with strings for electric guitar, classical guitar and proper uke strings too.
I like the non reentrant tuning because I can play alone, backing myself with my own chords, while playing the melody on the thinnest string.
The chord shapes are not different. They are just 4 tones deeper. Perfect for both uke and guitar players.
Thanks for sharing!! I agree - it's great for uke and guitar players
I agree and have said so on my channel many times. Really well said and shown.😊😊😊😊
I very much prefer the bari Uke too! I have that same one, the all-acacia, I loooove the tone ☺️
Twinning! Isn't it so pretty?
Also, if you place a capo on the fifth fret, you now have a ukulele in standard tuning (GCEA).
my baritone ukulele is a tenor guitar tuned in what tenor players call Chicago tuning. (yep, DGBE). I have 4 sopranos (gCEA), 2 concert scale ukes, 1 a recent wood bodied resonator (Gretsch, also gCEA), and a late 40s banjo uke (same tuning but a *really* skinny neck), and 1 sopranino (cFAD). upshot is I play the same shapes on all of them but the keys are different. since I play a lot of jazz, hokum, etc. there are lots of common progressions, so transitioning between instruments is no great problem.
plus, I often learn a given tune to be played on whichever instrument and almost always play that tune on the “proper” instrument. gives my shows a nice sonic variety without straining my aging brain. 😊
Hold on - a 40s banjo uke?! I need to hear more about this!
@@LucyAndLaMer late 40s or early 50s no-name banjo ukulele might be more accurate. here’s the only video I’ve recorded using it:
th-cam.com/video/Kl1IcoOAb0s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=U8Eu-DCw8DyCdEM9
Totally, 100% agree. I'm an advance level guitar player, so why do I spend half my practice time playing my baritone uke? I tell my friends it's partly because the strings are tuned exactly like the top 4 strings of a guitar. So knowledge and skills are easily transferred from uke to guitar, and vice versa. Most of my favorite blues licks can be easily modified for baritone uke.
Yes! Love that.
I love this small instruments, It's sounds so nice.
They're great!
So please help me understand why I’d want a baritone ukulele when I already own three 6-string guitars. I can see a number of reasons to buy one if you don’t already play guitar, but it seems to me that a guitar player who’s looking for a different sound shouldn’t buy something that sounds like a guitar with two strings missing. Someone made the comment that they bought a baritone and use it as a travel guitar, but both Taylor and Martin make small guitars (Baby Taylor and Little Martin) which would certainly be fuller sounding than a baritone uke and not THAT much bigger. I just don’t get it.
I think you would have to want to try something new and different :) If you just want a small guitar - get a small guitar!
Well, I have to report that I actually DID buy a baritone ukulele! 😮 At 73, osteoarthritis in my fretting hand has given me limited flexibility in my pinky and ring fingers, so there are chords I’m just having trouble playing on guitar. Realizing that I need a narrower fingerboard and shorter scale, I tried several tenor ukes … but all the ones I tried were actually *too* narrow and *too* short. Enter the baritone! The 1.5” nut width and 20” scale are just perfect, and the fact that there are no low E and A strings means that I can (mostly) keep my little finger “out of the equation”. So I wasn’t looking for something new, but I wound up with something new anyway. And now we both know another reason someone might want to own a baritone ukulele. 🙂
Let's see, it looks like you like the baritone ukulele. Is that right?
I also love the Baritone ukulele and Kala Baritone was my first ukulele I bought.
🤙🤙🤙🤙
awesome! do you still play it?
I have the same Kala model baritone. It's terrific!
The best!
I have a Baritone Ukulele and love it. I also have a plectrum banjo and a tenor guitar so I'm a bit biased.
Guadalupe strings from Mainland Ukulele brings so much depth to the baritone. Great for Spainish style and jazz.
Oo good to know! Thanks!
My favorite instrument is my baritone. I have 3 guitars, one electric and 2 acoustic, a soprano uke, a keyboard, and a dulcimer. I can barely play any of those other instruments because I just naturally reach for my Bari everytime. Plus I have tiny hands, so I mainly strum. I am trying to learn acoustic guitar feeling I am ready. But still my Bari gets played every night no matter which instrument I practice on. I have found it is my favorite instrument to write on.
I totally relate! It's such a great instrument for writing with...I'm excited to hear how your acoustic guitar journey is going! Do you find it pretty hard to switch?
@@LucyAndLaMer Only because I have the hands of a five year old child. Lol. Right now, I play my acoustic like my Bari. But it's in the shop right now getting a pickup put in it, so it's been a few days since I've played it. My other one, the nylon string Goya, needs it's action lowered.
I started ukulele with a tenor that I put a low G string on and then when I found out there was such a thing as the baritone ukulele, I went to that as soon as I found one in a music store. I started with an inexpensive Cordoba baritone, but I ended up buying a Pono with a radiused fret board.
I've always struggled to learn to play a guitar because the strings are too close together for my finger dexterity, the baritone ukulele string spacing is much easier for me to play.
Love this story! What style do you play? Any favorite songs you like playing on the baritone?
@@LucyAndLaMer I just play a strumming style, I'm not very good at finger picking. I play a variety of songs, mostly older folk rock and some classic rock, with a few newer songs thrown in. I recently learned how to play "Losing My Religion" by REM, "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog, and "Midnight Rider" by the Allman Brothers.
I'm not a great player, but I enjoy playing.
I was a bass player in a band in the 1980s and 90s.
Did you ever tried 8-string baritone? Ever since I got one it's hard to play anything else because it's easier to play than my guitars yet sounds way better and fuller, it's loud enough to keep up with guitars around a campfire yet so much easier to travel with as well.
woah thats so cool! I didn't know they had them?!
I love ur video. Thank u. I am trying to find an easier option for me. I got in car accident and haven’t been able to play my guitar. I was looking into a parlor guitar but it still was hard to play. I picked up a cuatro which was so easy but wanted something the same tuning as guitar so I can continue to train for guitar with much greater ease. I love the sound of the baritone uke. I think I am sold. Also I play fingerpicking style with background in classical so will let me combine the classical influence with the rock influence because I could play bar chords on a uke but not on classical guitar. I think I have found my next love. Thanks for sharing ur thoughts.
I am SO sorry to hear about your accident...how awful :( The baritone is a smaller instrument and very easy to move around. I hope it's a great fit for you! Let me know if you have any questions!
@@LucyAndLaMer thank u. Btw, I got a Kala baritone ukulele a few weeks ago and am LOVING IT. Absolutely the best decision I have made in a long time because I am playing the heck out of it and and also learning the fretboard more than I ever did on guitar. I feel like when I do get back to being able to play that, I will play so much better. Also learning some great new picking patterns. It’s funny how having only 4 strings makes for better picking patterns. I did get my guitar set up and tried playing it and no. It’s still too hard. Maybe after a few months on the uke. I am in love though and able to play it very often.
I have large hands and the straight transfer from guitar, made it an easy choice
Yes, if you already know some guitar, you'll be cruising around the fret board!
Just replaced my Mitchell with a Pono, another little trick that’s fun on a baritone, lower your e string about 5 or 6 turns to d and play open g songs (see many rolling stone songs).
Ooo I need to try this
I have a mint 50 year old Gianni baraton ukulele and it plays like heaven.
that's incredible
Have you tried the 8 string Baritone Ukulele. I have the Kala 8 string Baritone and can recommend it.
oh wow! not yet - how is it?! kinda same tone as 12 string guitar??
I wouldn't want to do different chords than the small ukulele. Can you play it the same way and tune it the same way? I like the sound and size. I looove your dog. So sweet!
Aw thanks I will tell my dog you said so :) You can actually use most of the same chord shapes on the baritone!
@@LucyAndLaMer Thanks!
Can I ask for some advice? What instrument do you recommend for a 65-year-old beginner? I tend to prefer deeper, lower pitched instruments. I want something easy to learn. I don’t expect I will ever play with others. I want to play melodies for my own entertainment. I’m in a rural area and will need to learn without a teacher.
Baritone Uke is my most recent final decision but I’m open to anything. I’m retired because of carpel tunnel syndrome and am concerned that an instrument could cause another flare up of that problem.
What do you think?
Pretty much any 150-200 dollar baritone ukulele will fit your need. You can certainly buy a 100 dollar baritone ukulele, but the quality may not be as good. I think a 100 dollar baritone would certainly be playable, but you tend to get what you pay for.
You can pay way more for a baritone ukulele, but you don't need to, especially if you're just learning. You want one good enough, but you don't need fancy to learn to play.
The baritone is great. I have wrist problems, and the smaller ukes and larger guitars tend to strain my wrists. The baritone is a great choice! And easier to learn than a 3/4 guitar/junior size guitar.
is this the Kala KA-SA-B model? if so did you put your own electronics in it?
Yes! And I was lucky to have electronics put in by Kala before my European tour. This thing got me through 6 weeks on stage!
I love playing my baritone ukulele. I also make them. The're the perfect instrument.
Wow you make them?? That's so cool! Where can I find them?
Another tuning you can easily use on a baritone ukulele is to simply loosen the 1st & 4th strings by a whole tone. Then the open string notes will be C G B D. This is called standard plectrum tuning, which was often used on 22-fret 4-string banjos.
The 3 main major chords will be Gmaj, Cmaj, & Fmaj. The C & F chords are fairly easy to barre all along the fretboard, & so are their minor forms.
Oo this sounds like a weekend endeavor
I play guitar and bass mostly. 6 and 4 strings, respectively. I do have an F mandolin and a tenor ukulele. A Waterman, but not a waterMELON uke like you have 😝💚💗🍉🎸🎵
Rock on! I mean, you could add one more? 😇
@@LucyAndLaMer If I get another instrument it will be a 6-string banjo 😎🎸🎶
Can I learn a guitar more quickly if I have a good control on baritone?? Or should I start learning a guitar first?
Have you already learned some guitar chords?
I have a baritone and I love it, too.❤
Amazing! What kind? :)
@@LucyAndLaMerIt’s a Kmise brand that I got second hand.
I absolutely agree!
What model Kala is this?
It’s basically a guitar without the bottom 2 strings (and the g string octave up)
yep! but because of it's smaller shape it does have a slightly different tone
thank you so much
Do you have a link to the ukelele? Interested in buying a bariton but i dont want one that will fall out of tune
Kala makes great baritone ukuleles! They have a ton of options
I can hear the scraping on the wire wound strings. May I suggest baritone strings made by a company called WORTH. They look expensive but they are double length so you get two sets for the price. They also have a great sound.
Your dog was trying to help us understand strumming 😂
He loves to help 😂
Hi, I see you have the Kala KA-SA-B Uke, but it has a pickup. I can’t seem to find a version of that model that includes electronics. Did you add one aftermarket and if so, which one?
They stopped selling them!!!! It's my favorite, so I'm definitely encouraging them to bring it back!
I'm lucky to be endorsed by Kala, so they actually added the electronics for me for my live concerts
I like playing a baritone ukulele but mine has 2 extra strings on it.
haha
The first chord she was strumming sounds like a chord for runaround sue.
Oo I LOVE that song
Sister I m trying to buy Baritone but I m confused which one to buy?any suggestion for begginer?
Thanks
I love the baritones by Kala! If you're just starting, I'd get an entry level price range to see if you like it before adding anything (like an input for plugging in, or a fancier solid wood)
@@LucyAndLaMer ok
Thank you
Does anyone know what exact ukulele ist this from Kala? I cannot find it
Hi! They've unfortunately discontinued it :( It was the acacia wood. They hav e some similar baritone's with comparable tone now
Any tips on transposing standard to bariuke?
Honestly, it can take a little time to get used to! If you read tabs, most websites have a "transpose" option so you can just go up
Yes ❤❤❤ u made my day...
Because iam guitarist i want to go for ukulele 😮😮😮
Which is the best baritone ukulele?
What baritone ukulele u have?
Thanks a ton girl ❤
The baritone is super similar to a guitar (tuning is D G B E)! So if you want a similar sound but smaller body, the baritone is great. If you want a higher pitch "classic" ukulele sound, I'd try a tenor or concert ukulele :) (tuned G C E A)
I may have missed it, but what is the Baritone Uke you are using? I specifically like the tone of this one!
This is the Solid Acacia wood - www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KASAB--kala-ka-sa-b-solid-acacia-series-baritone
Hi the Ka-sa-b is an acoustic baritone and I notice yours can also be plugged in. Is yours a different model or did you have the pre amp installed? Thank you. I too fell in love with baritone once I tried one last summer. So fun to play and I love the rich warm tone.
Which baritone do u use?
I love mine too!
yay! what do you play?
@@LucyAndLaMer I have a Luna High Tide Koa Baritone Acoustic-Electric Ukulele. I got it last year. I’m obsessed. I tried to play guitar and just struggled with it, so I knew most of the chords already and it’s just so much easier and I love the sound.
What Kala model are you playing? ❤
The Acacia wood!
I love your dog. A real pal.😊😊😊
He's the best! His name is Carrot. I have a ukulele song about him coming out on June 7 :)
No mention of Arthur Godfrey and the first Baritone Ukulele made by Favilla for Godfrey.
I have a Favilla! It was my Aunt's when she was just a kid. It's beautiful, but won't hold a tune now
@@LucyAndLaMer Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Baritone.?
Look closely at the peg head.
There should be a gold stamped logo.
If the logo is tilted about 5 degrees, the instrument was made before 1951.
Also, are the buttons on the tuners white or black ?
The Favillas are as good , if not better, than Martin ukes.
Congrats!
Yes, I still my Baritone Ukulele every chance I get.
Which Kala plug-in baritone ukulele do you have in this video?
This is the Kala Baritone with Acacia wood!
@@LucyAndLaMer Thanks. I don't see the plug in version. Perhaps they discontinued it?
I use my baritone for banjo songs.
Oh cool!
I told an employee at a music store the baritone was my favorite instrument and he was like 🤨 haha not in a bad way just like a "wtf ive never heard that before" way haha
Hahaha yeah not everyone knows about them!!
What kind of Ukulele is it? Is it easier to play as a guitar? 😅
I think so! Baritone ukulele
You're so beautiful and awesome, Lucy! Love you 😍🤗😘💚💙💘🌈🎸🎵🍉🦄👸🏼💋🙌🏻
Plus… put a capo on the fifth fret and you’ve got a tenor ukulele!
Haha - voila!
Like your dog
Buy a tenor guitar and tune it like a uke no?
it's almost like its a..... small bass guitar. 😮
Your dawg prefers a "flea"?
No such thing as best ukulele. Folks picking titles like this to get attention. If we talking about material yes, solid Ukes are great all of them and depends what do you play. I prefer tenor, but not saying is the best. Title clickbait.
Just my preference actually! But I think tenors have a great sound. Keep playing!
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She looks like Taylor Swift are wee bit?
so kind
Sorry but I have to disagree. A baritone is a small guitar - it is not cheerful, plinky, tropical, quirky or as fun as the smaller ukes. If you love that ukey perky sound, get a soprano, concert or even a tenor. If you like deep, dull and guitar-like, get a baritone. It's fine and has its own puropse, but to call it best is contrary to reality.
To each their own! :)
a guitar with 4 strings not a ukulele
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Just play a guitar!
I do! I play a fender strat :)
I’m in a ukulele band and guitars tend to be too loud for the ukes but the baritone blends in beautifully
A Baritone Ukulele is just a short scale Tenor Guitar in Chicago tuning, so can the "cool" guitarists stop telling everyone they don't approve.😉