Guitarlele vs Requinto!!! What's the difference?? 🤔

[@julole]

I think el requinto was invented by Alfredo Gil, a Mexican singer and guitar player of El Trio Los Panchos. The name of el requinto is probably because it is tuned 5 semitones above the regular guitar. Quinto means fifth.

[@brunopietoso1498]

Somehow I'm yet to find a tenor sized Guitalele that doesn't sound too "boxy". The baritone guitalele definitely has a much more balanced warm tone to it.

[@tiptonbrett]

I would agree they’re different, but unless a band was looking for a very specific sound that one of the instruments provided, they would probably be interchangeable in most contexts . The average person in the audience is just going to see a small guitar. Surprisingly, the Kanilea sounds a little deeper and more resonant than the bigger-bodied requinto. It may be due to tone woods.

[@roddyg3692]

Requinto means "mini guitar?" I thought you knew your musical instruments, but apparently you didn't do your homework. Requinto means requint (high pitched) in the old Portuguese and Valencian Spanish languages. You had just described it earlier for the other instrument: A high-pitched flute, a piccolo, an E flat clarinet, a high-pitched drum or guitar. Requinto guitars were made famous by the romantic music trios from Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. They are custom made with a neck length between 16 to 23 frets, and with or without a cutaway at the end frets for better access to the higher notes.

[@karlcountry2363]

He literally said it’s a little guitar at 4:40 😜

[@peterbrycen1680]

Instablaster

[@mawlinzebra]

Just looked it up. The modern requinto that everyone knows today was invented in Mexico by Alfredo Gil from Trio los Panchos in the 1940s..

[@LuisRivera-tt2ub]

No one plays a requinto like that

[@AlbertoGomez-oi5ou]

@@mawlinzebra and then the ecuadorian Rosarino Quntero adopted to make the music of Julio Jaramillo and play all south american romantic music, which is beautiful like the mexican bolero, just argentina and peru areas keep with the guitar for romantic music

[@abigailschick9635]

I think ultimately it comes down to what kind of sound you want. The requinto and guitarlele are definitely different instruments, it just depends on if you want more of a guitar sound or more of a ukulele (with more range) sound.

[@SGBass]

The requinto just sounds way better lol. You should sell requintos on your website!

[@bigdee2507]

Sounds too much like a guitar, but it is good for spanish music

[@leodileodileo]

😂

[@PetebolR2r2630]

How Much Ur Requinto Sir?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:56 The Requinto has a Deeper Body than a Standard Sized Guitar

[@Mauitaoist]

I have both Yamaha and a Caramel guitaleles, I put the D'addario hard tension strings I can tune down to F on the Yamaha and E on the Caramel which is a "baritone" 20 inch scale. The Yamaha is a tenor, 17 inch scale. BTW usually play in A tuning on the tenor and E or F on the baritone

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

An Aria Requinto. Aria is best known for their Spanish Guitars (they're great for Classical, Flamenco, even Jazz) and they make a wide variety of instruments.

[@elmaestroinnes2520]

This video is an interesting take on the sonic differences, but it really feels like a missed opportunity. The point of a guitarlele may be playing the strum along music like the sample you chose. I would have really liked for you to explain more of the purpose of a requinto "ray-keen-toe" in the contexts where it is used. It would have been really cool to have someone who does classical guitar or Trío Romántico discuss what the role of the Requinto is in that style and try that style on the guitarlele and then have you try the pop-strumming american stuff you did. Feels like it would be a cool collab with other guitar youtube channels and drive more traffic to both. I like your presentations, but I think this might need a second part where you challenge someone to use the guitarlele for a requinto's job and see if it holds up.

[@boriscat1999]

Yea. Just because they have the same intervals between strings doesn't make them the same instrument. Of course if you play guitar or ukulele, you can very easily move between these different instruments, a lot of your skills will translate well. I think playing some of the Spanish style and flamenco on the little tenor guitalele looked a lot more difficult. The string spacing and size doesn't seem like it's ideal for that. But if you want a ukulele with some spare bass strings, a guitalele is great for that. I have a Yamaha GL1 and its a fine little strummer. Although I usually tune it Open C (GCGCEG)

[@JesusOrtega-ts2ys]

You should check the requinto from the andes and how they play it, you’ll be surprised.

[@rodrodriguez460]

Sure, comparing/contrasting configuration of the instruments is one thing, but defining the difference of the instruments boils down to the style of music each is famous for. Requintos are known for fast decorative ornamentations and runs. I suppose the hybrid guitars could be used when we forgot to pack the requinto for the gig.

[@brumm3653]

Soo... guitarlele is just a miniature requinto :D

[@antoniocorderocordero7830]

I liked the Baritone size Guitarlele how can I buy one in your store.

[@LuisRivera-tt2ub]

Play that requinto the way it’s supposed to be played and you can really show the difference between the the two. No comparison

[@eustace8520]

I feel like he didn't use either to it's true potential. The requinto was made for bolero and jazz music, and trios from the 50s and 60s showed it. Los Tres Ases and Los Tres Caballeros are extraordinary examples. I don't really know what the guitarlele all too well. It's quite an uncommon instrument. Jazz perhaps? Strumming would be more fitting.

[@anastasiocatalan416]

I really looked for this video. I wanted to hear your point of you. Thank you ☺️

[@joell527]

I only play a guitarlele now and I'm super intrigued by the baritone guitarlele. I have the standard Yamaha guitalele now. I couldn't access your store. Do you have any leads on how to find a baritone guitarlele?

[@SGBass]

Buy a 1/2 size classical guitar and change the strings.

[@paulg01]

Probably a stupid question, but why is the baritone guitarlele tuned ADGCEA when a baritone ukulele is normally tuned DGBE? I'd have expected a baritone guitarlele to be tuned in standard guitar tuning.

[@Ukelikethepros]

Baritone refers to the scale length and not the tuning. Most baritones have a 20” scale length. www.ukelikethepros.com/baritone-ukulele-course

[@BS38114]

Good question. Are there Guitarlele strings available for guitar like tuning?

[@brumm3653]

@@BS38114 Yes, there are Aquila 153C strings and I think Hannabach makes some as well.

[@Mithadon]

Smaller body size is more appropriate for the higher A to A.

[@Mithadon]

You'd be going very low at low E for the small body is what I mean. By going ADGCEA you're keeping the DGBE range in the middle of the six strings

[@patricklundquist9869]

I was surprised the Requinto treble strings rang out louder and brighter than either Guitarlele. That is just so counterintuitive.

[@Ukelikethepros]

Great point, you got good ears

[@patricklundquist9869]

@@Ukelikethepros Might it be because longer Requinto strings require more tension to reach pitch?

[@carlosmanuelgonzalez310]

guitarra size 4/4. requinto 3/4 guitar. guitalele 1/4 guitar.

[@tinohernandez9070]

I would enjoy scales for the guitalele or requinto

[@aidanhodgemusic9270]

Where can I get to 20 inch scale guitalele?

[@jessedelagarza8862]

Whats the difference between a Requninto and A Classic guitar? And A flamingo?

[@kbushehri]

Classical guitar is much bigger than a requinto, and it is tuned lower. Flamenco guitars are essentially classical guitars - very minor differences in the eyes of a beginner.

[@JordanICM]

Just in case anyone still wasn't sure, you can spot the difference immediately at 0:01. You're welcome.

[@StringsOfBrian]

What is the most common used name of the instrument? Guitarlele, guitalele, guilele, guile, or guitar-ukulele? What is the most common used name for it?

[@AlexC80]

A requinto is like putting a capo on the 5th fret

[@danilomartinez5207]

Question: Are requinto strings (tuned in A) thinner than regular classical guitar? Please advise. Is there a chart?

[@luc5798]

I tune my 544mm scale requinto in E with high tension fluorocarbone strings (Savarez Alliance Corum or Cantiga). I tune it in F or F# with normal tension strings. And I have perfect normal tension in the strings. So I guess Requinto strings made to tune it in A have to be special very low tension strings strings...

[@bigdee2507]

That requinto sounds good for spanish music

[@punns643]

Yes it is

[@veganshambo]

Requinto for ever 💛

[@Ukelikethepros]

Requintos are pretty cool

[@eduardovalenzuela5925]

The diference is the deep of the sound of the requinto

[@sowts5157]

Is there good place to browse a collection of these instruments the biggest problem i think is the name I've now seen Guitalele (yamaha) , Guitarlele (here) and 6-string ukulele (Luna) which just makes them super annoying to search for...

[@UncleHam1337]

Thomann is quite big in Europe

[@theokanes6981]

3rd and I’m so excited to get my uke

[@cjones7854]

Why didn't they just call it a 6-string Ukulele?

[@jasonfawks7713]

What type of strap are you using on the guitalele?

[@luc5798]

For a small 17" guitalele, a simple shoe lace is enough... 😉

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Requinto Tuning is the same

[@luc5798]

Theoretically... But it depends on the strings used! With the same strings, a 430mm scale guitalele will be tuned higher than a 544mm Requinto...

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@luc5798 The Requinto is also typically played with a Pick

[@EllenSheila-v3v]

26165 Corkery Loaf

[@manury0379]

Que bueno tu vídeo.

[@fartwrangler]

These are two different instruments. The guitalele (there is no "R") is a 6-string ukulele. It sounds like a ukulele. "Requinto (literally "second fifth") refers to a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument: "requinto clarinet" = small clarinet; "requinto violin" = small violin; "requinto flute" = small flute. What you have there is a "requinto guitar" -- a small guitar tuned a forth higher than a guitar: A2 - D3 - G3 - C4 - E4 - A4. It sounds like a guitar. Also, it is not unusual for a guitalele to be tuned a fifth higher than a guitar -- a whole step higher than a requinto guitar: B2 - E3 - A3 - D4 - F#4 - B4 Your tenor-uke- sized guitalele is unusual. Every guitalele I've see up close or handled -- and I've played dozens -- is built around a baritone-uke-sized body.

[@e7thstar]

Just want to state the obvious....that "requinto" ain't a requinto.

[@mariohreyes]

Please do your homework. The requinto is not a mini guitar. It’s an instrument that was created by Alfredo Gil of Los Panchos 1945. The gitalele mimics the sound and it created many years later. It’s a copycat of the requinto

[@jlmiller77]

I bet you would like the tacoma papoose

[@felixgarcia9063]

Absolutely Not! Different sounds. Ukulele sounds boxy high pitch. Requinto is full sounding high pitch and richer!!!

[@Robert_St-Preux]

Trying to decide what's a guitar and what's a ukulele and what's a requinto as though they aren't just different iterations of the same instrument is pointless, in my humble opinion. Put a capo on the fifth fret of a guitar, and you have a requinto or a guitarlele, then ignore the two bottom strings and it's a uke. A uke is an alto guitar. A guitar is a soprano uke. Even if one tunes E-E and the other tunes A-A, the intervals are the same. If you tune your guitar D-D, does it stop being a guitar? Sure, they're different sizes with different pedigrees, but so are dog breeds, and they're all still dogs. Seriously, we don't do this with basses and banjos. A bass is a bass no matter how many strings it has, whether it's short scale or long. A five string banjo and a four string banjo are both banjos. Why do we get into such hair-splitting with guitars?

[@sihernandez7348]

God damn I can’t believe you’re playing universal nothingness on that requinto lol Jesus play something skillful so people know what it actually sounds like. Los tres ases or something

[@thelegend21804]

Why don’t you post a video of you doing it then.

[@StopFear]

Man, talking so fast

[@jameswest8721]

Trying to watch your video sucks, damn commercials every other minute, bye

[@francisco_cl]

la explicacion es terrible, demasiada verborrea