Alvarez RU22 Baritone carries a low price and a nice sound w/ Living Water Baritone Strings

[@toddblankenship3385]

Thinking seriously about buying this as my first baritone!! It simply sounds beautiful

[@wschield608]

Hey ,Todd, I have yet to find a $99 ukulele that sounds better. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Good luck and thanks for watching. Wes

[@Aurora-cv5to]

beautiful tone, thanks for sharing. When I was young I played guitar informally, but for hours most days. someone made off with my guitar when I was 26... I was dead broke and busy, so it didn't get replaced. Now I'm old I'd love to have one again, but thought maybe a uke might be a better place to start. When I learned Alvarez makes a 6 string baritone and that the tuning is the same as a guitar, I was sold - in theory. But music is emotion, not logic, and until I heard this I wasn't sure... this one sounds beautiful. Thanks for posting this, it was really helpful.

[@wschield608]

You’re most welcome and I’m glad it helped. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a baritone ukulele. Many years ago, before my accident, I played an Alvarez 12 string and absolutely loved the sound so I decided to give this one a try and I’ve never looked back. Thanks for both watching and your comment. Wes

[@raykennedy8498]

Thank you Mr. Schield, it's 11:14 AM here in Brazil. I hope your having a great day, and the Uke sounds great. Your playing is fine..

[@wschield608]

Thanks Mr. Kennedy, Brazil, wow! Thanks for taking the time respond and the nice comment, I appreciate it. It looks like we’re in the same time zone. Right now it’s 11:31 AM here in Illinois. From your picture it looks like you’ve got a canoe. 👍🏻 I’m a kayak man myself. At only 45 lbs and my age it’s a lot easier to load in my pickup. lol Take care and thanks again, Wes

[@Bizsmom]

Lovely song and great playing! I was looking for a review of the Alvarez AU70WB bari uke that has a solid spruce top, but now I'll have to look at the RU22 because it sounds really nice.

[@wschield608]

Thanks for both watching and the kind words. I’ve been really happy with this ukulele and I’m betting the spruce top sounds and plays just as sweet! Thanks again, Wes

[@grahammurray6684]

Hi Wes, sounds like a decent Baritone. I was looking at a Baton Rouge, or possibly a flight Baritone. But I'll wait first for the baby Baritone strings to see how I find them. Anyway, for the review 👍

[@wschield608]

Hey Graham, I don’t think they’ll ever replace the baritone but I really enjoy them. Let me know which baritone you end up with I’m sure either will be great! Thanks for the comment, Wes

[@rickberry899]

Sounds really good. Does this instrument have a truss rod?

[@wschield608]

Hey Rick, No, there’s no truss rod in this one. It’s funny but when I bought this ukulele I didn’t even know what a truss rod was used for. So far none of my ukuleles have had one but I haven’t had an issue with any of them. If I can answer any other questions just let me know. Wes

[@rickberry899]

@@wschield608 thanks for your reply.