Why the Baritone is Actually THE BEST UKULELE
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- Why the Baritone is Actually THE BEST UKULELE!
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Hello, ukulele lovers and musicians! I love all the ukulele sizes, but this one is my FAVORITE ukulele. You may be familiar with the tenor, soprano, or concert ukulele size, but have your tried the baritone uke yet?
Tuned similarly to a guitar, the baritone has a warm, rich sound. It's great to sing along with, to write songs with, and to add to an arrangement. If you're a beginning ukulele player, or maybe even a guitar player, I highly recommend trying the baritone ukulele.
I've toured an an indie artist and singer/songwriter all over the world with my Kala baritone ukulele! It's easy to play, sounds amazing plugged in, and is perfectly travel size.
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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 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!
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 🎉
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 re-string mine low G, C, E, A. Love it.
Ooo fun!
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 love the deep rich sound of the baritone too. I agree it is comforting.
The best
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 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.
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.
Sounds great! I LOVE my baritone uke.
The best!
I agree and have said so on my channel many times. Really well said and shown.😊😊😊😊
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 absolutely agree!
Let's see, it looks like you like the baritone ukulele. Is that right?
I love this small instruments, It's sounds so nice.
They're great!
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!
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!
thank you so much
I love mine too!
Guadalupe strings from Mainland Ukulele brings so much depth to the baritone. Great for Spainish style and jazz.
Oo good to know! Thanks!
I have a Kala baritone uke. They are so melodious and soft sounding I wouldn't own anything else.😊😊😊
Awesome. I agree!
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.
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?!
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?
Any tips on transposing standard to bariuke?
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 have a baritone and I love it, too.❤
Amazing! What kind? :)
@@LucyAndLaMerIt’s a Kmise brand that I got second hand.
Do you have a link to the ukelele? Interested in buying a bariton but i dont want one that will fall out of tune
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)
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.
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 😎🎸🎶
What Kala model are you playing? ❤
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. 🙂
The first chord she was strumming sounds like a chord for runaround sue.
Oo I LOVE that song
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.
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
Your dog was trying to help us understand strumming 😂
He loves to help 😂
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 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!
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
Plus… put a capo on the fifth fret and you’ve got a tenor ukulele!
🎶😎👏😃
it's almost like its a..... small bass guitar. 😮
You're so beautiful and awesome, Lucy! Love you 😍🤗😘💚💙💘🌈🎸🎵🍉🦄👸🏼💋🙌🏻
Your dawg prefers a "flea"?
She looks like Taylor Swift are wee bit?
so kind
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God Bless Israel 🇮🇱
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