Which Ukulele Should You Buy? | Reverb Buying Guide

[@MiEleBooker]

this just told me to make an impulse buy and i just did

[@MiEleBooker]

Update: my uke came yesterday. and im learning riptide of course. how do people switch chords so fast 😭😭 the transition to g is difficult

[@crimsonclover1588]

I just did that so called impulse buying and also I can’t go anywhere right now due to lockdown still but on the other hand I think I will enjoy this👍

[@gracebrb]

Mi'Ele Booker which one did you buy? is it good?

[@aprilhenry3501]

@@MiEleBooker I was watching someone who does tutorials and one of her suggestion was to not depend on your index finger as your dominant finger and not to be afraid to get your ring finger in there. I'm sure you've probably already figured this trick out by now!

[@sirdagwood9154]

Haha. I came to this video with the full intent for an impulse buy.

[@goldensleeves]

Quick listening comparisons: Soprano 2:58, Concert 4:10, Tenor 5:15, Baritone 6:33

[@angelifere2005]

Thank youuu!!

[@GBH420]

Good person, quite seriously you should receive more blue hands with thumbs up 😊

[@tyesenia04]

Thank you kind sir

[@tyesenia04]

Or ma’am, of course 😂

[@psssh.8514]

can someone tell me the name of the song he played on the baritone?

[@unitoftemp]

Why does a minor chord sound happy on a ukulele.

[@smugcat2521]

@trollaccount ok essay man

[@KeizerHedorah]

Because of its harmonic resonance is tonaly in relation to the diminished 7ths in a common cycle or 4 bar section, as it fits within the circle of 5ths of course.

[@bendynoodlecuminbitch4547]

@@KeizerHedorah damn

[@jasonclarke7422]

Because it is not old and bitter.

[@rayvincent]

Right?

[@EnclaveDesigns]

I love the sound of the baritone, I settled for the tenor I wanted a uke for the higher noise my guitar can't make, maybe I'll get a baritone in the future, really lovely sound.

[@Covers-and-Commentary]

Enclave I play the baritone mostly, if u get one get a Kala brand. They sound amazing

[@nafeeznor9927]

Concert is the best hehe

[@vomitextract]

@@Covers-and-Commentary thank you!

[@vomitextract]

thank you for helping me finalize my decision. and to the creator of this video! i'm going to get the baritone :)

[@AnkurPandeyef]

God I want them all..

[@andrewmurphy5310]

You could buy 4 and still spend less than most instruments

[@user-vo7nf1my1n]

Fr tho

[@RAAAAIIIIN]

😂😂

[@tyesenia04]

The baritone sounds.... so dreamy, my goodness

[@daniellescheepers3957]

This was the most fun review I've watched. Bravo sir

[@e.miller8943]

What gives the uke its charistic sound is the reentrant G string, which is higher than the C and E strings. Some people prefer to use a "low G" string so that it plays more guitar like, so you can buy sets of either.

[@aubreywarneck7227]

Yes!! Just got a bari Uke last weekend and I feel like it’s SOOO much easier than guitar, but SO similar! Great for a beginning guitar player!!

[@cesarequevedo8943]

I bought me about 5 years ago a KALA Solid (just the TOP is the Solid part) Spruce Mahogany Long Neck Soprano (Model: KA-SSLNG). This is excellent because it has the classic Soprano sound but a concert long neck that allows you to play more notes. Amazing little Uke!

[@jukes4499]

Since he didn't say it in the video, the U-Bass by Kala is tuned like an electric bass (E-A-D-G), has rubber-like strings, and has electronics. Also you can get it in different woods, with 5 strings, or fretless.

[@CarlCiullaBenavides]

I mostly play flamenco/Spanish guitar and my Baritone Uke is perfect for this kind of playing and music!

[@deeman524]

I use my tenor for Jamming, and my Baritone for mellow playing

[@budandbean1]

I love my baritone uke’s! I use two now. Larger scale makes is so easy for full fingered folks. One is set up with standard DGBE tuning but the other is set up with Aquila 23U Strings in high GCEA tuning. Actually I’ve found that if you are using the GCEA strings, you could tune down to DGBE and it still sounds pretty good although it’s so convenient to have the two ready to go. The baritone with the GCEA strings sounds pretty amazing, especially if it’s a good mahogany or koa ukulele.

[@Avocetexotics]

I love ukes! For my first one I got a Ranch brand Tenor ( it was around $70 ) so not the best quality, but it still sounds pretty good and I love it! I want to get all the sizes of uke all the way up to the ubass! They are so addicting! Once you have one, you want them all!

[@kungkungx3]

ooo, how long did it last you? I'm thiknin of buying one too but i cant afford to spend anything over like 80 bucks USD. Did you end upswitching or anything or if the quality hindered your learning process in any way?

[@valenciasantos8236]

Don’t worry my uke was $40 ;P

[@chriserony]

Aight boy. Tabs for what you played at 3:00

[@edmundpotrzeba6094]

I love the fact that you don’t spend 10 min telling me what your going to tell me ❤️

[@mrbrian826]

4:51 I own this tenor Uke. Kala KA-T. It has great sound, light body and a strong neck.

[@damaygo1742]

Pavarotti 😂. I personally sport an electric Concert Lanikai with a Low G tuning. Love love love it

[@raceface_m2579]

Actually owned one of those gretschs. Really great ukes. Although I wounldnt go for the long neck version. The tiny bridge pulls and lifts because of the string tension. Owned one and got rid of it because of that. The regular version should be just fine.

[@Plugzombie]

Thank you so fucken much, I was so overwhelmed looking at all the different types but I’m so relieved I found this video 💛💛💛💛

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

Baritone is what ill be getting, the others seem to upbeat for me lol

[@philippinefandango2859]

Great vid, Bro... Never knew there were so many options... Thanks...

[@faisalashik5277]

That did make me HAPPY.. I heard that part over 10 times, REPEATEDLY 👍👍

[@missli160]

I love how you play those strings. 😍

[@buckyBitBoy]

Dude awesome explanation, now I'm really interested to buy one

[@KeizerHedorah]

Yew Kah lay lee. When it comes to traditionally acoustic instruments like ukulele or sitar for example I've often found that "electrifying" them takes away much of their unique sound and that one is probably better off trying to make their guitar sound like those instruments than buying an electric version of them. There are obviously ways to amplify/mic acoustic instruments, I am specifically talking about instruments like the so called electric sitars/ukuleles.

[@Miracle7Seven]

Not to be a downer, but the size difference with soprano - tenor, doesn’t make the sound any deeper, but more resonate. Now baritone, with the appropriate string set, is actually deeper. Also your hand size doesn’t matter. My big fat fingers can play a soprano perfectly, and even get to the higher frets with no trouble. Now with that said, you should definitely look into getting a ukulele. Everyone should have a ukulele.

[@pranomo9714]

the soprano ukulele reminded me Pokemon Rangers i don't really know which exactly pokemon ranger game but there was a Pichu with an ukulele

[@IoannaTsagari-BlackCottonDoll]

Tenor is the best! Sound and size wise! I bought a soprano which sounds dreamy already but yeah its too small and u can't play loud

[@babynieve9612]

What brand?

[@sanddab]

@@babynieve9612 Martin Tenor ukulele

[@WolfenX4]

0:19 already fell in love with the video

[@mrsfeathermusicteacher]

5:31 - sold on the tenor!

[@kieraflowers9928]

I love my baritone uke.

[@soundknight]

You should give it back to him...

[@kbushehri]

Hey! How easy was it to learn? I want to pick up something easy then eventually move up to a guitar - even tho i love the range and versatility of the baritone, im worried the baritone is harder than the other ukes lol. Also- can i play the cheery songs you’d usually associate with other ukes on it? Thanks so much!!

[@kieraflowers9928]

@@kbushehri I was learning it as I was learning the guitar and a lot of it is transferable due to the set up. It has the top 4 strings of the guitar (DGBE) and if you add the capo at 5, you’ve pretty much got a ukulele sound (GCEA) so you can play songs associated with it too. It’s helped a lot with my guitar playing especially for soloing, and even for music theory. It has made it a bit hard to go back on to the guitar because I’m comfortable with the baritone and so when I’m playing the guitar, unless it’s a barre chord, and the normal open chords, I tend to neglect the bottom two strings (EA) so be aware of that. But that’s my own experience. I hope it’s helpful to you! Any other questions, just ask 😊

[@kbushehri]

@@kieraflowers9928 omg thank you so much! I did not expect such a detailed response. My hope is to one day be able to use the entire guitar including the EA strings lol. You will get there too, I’m sure. I actually do have a few questions before I go ahead and order a baritone😊i hope you can answer them for me. How far do you think I’d get on a baritone in say, 6 months? I hear people say they “mastered” the ins and outs of a ukulele in 6 months, im wondering if the baritone is the same way. If its not, i might want to get a regular ukulele since the whole point is wanting something easy to start with. Also, are you self taught? If so- do you have any recommended youtube channels / resources? Im especially interested in fingerpicking, if that matters.😊 Thank you!!!

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

7:05 That Is A Backpack Sized Ukukanikapila (Hawaiian: Fiddling Flea), But It Got Bass Stringed Uku = “Flea” Lele = “Leap”, “Jump” Kanikapila = “Fiddling”

[@Light555_]

I'm looking to play mxmtoon songs mostly, does anyone know what would be best for that?

[@tylerpham4797]

Connor Shepherd she uses the Luna ukuleles and I would recommend a concert type :)

[@distilledrose9431]

I love her

[@PhoenAstra]

From playing some of her songs, she uses a mixture of concert and baritone ukuleles, also a lot of guitar.

[@mackenzie7738]

a soprano or concert use would be great and wood will sound nicer

[@nebulaa3997]

i have a concert size ukulele and the mxmtoon songs sound great on it

[@maxinesmuts8428]

And lastly we have the *BARITONE* 😂

[@brandxsavior]

I bought a Hula Ukes 8-string ukulele in Maui; four double course strings with both octave and unison tuning.

[@soundknight]

Double the torture then...

[@brandxsavior]

@@soundknight not really. I'm not a fan of ukuleles by any stretch, but being in Maui it seemed appropriate to give one a try, and when I saw the 8-string, and heard how it sounded more like a mandolin than the usual thin ukulele sound, with the mellow tone from the nylon strings, I was impressed.

[@revdocjim2002]

Others have probably already pointed it out multiple times, but the scale length of a baritone is not 30". That's the overall length. The scale length is usually 19".

[@hopefulhyena3400]

"Is it a bass ukulele" The Kala U-Bass is actually a contrabass ukulele. RN the only company that sells a "true" bass ukulele is Luna, and I can only assume it's because nobody wants them. I mean I do but I'm nobody. Contrabass tuning is the same as a bass guitar, while bass tuning is the same raised by an octave. That makes it the same as the bottom four strings of a guitar, which you may also know from the CBG world as "arkansas tuning". If you want a bass uke but you don't wanna buy from Luna, you can buy a contrabass from kala and restring it with guitar strings, though if you want that change to be permanent you'll want a professional luthier to replace the nut so that you have an appropriate action.

[@ivannovotny4552]

Thank you for your educational and informative video. Greatly appreciated.

[@millions2nette]

Love the baritone sound.

[@Disposableshark1]

What's the song

[@psssh.8514]

@@Disposableshark1 i need the song as well

[@cheftan888]

Thank you so much for educational video, now i know what i will give for my husband , for Valentine's Day 😊👍

[@arieswaters]

Some very nice playing here

[@ellenyip5207]

What would be a good ukulele for beginners? I’m okay with piano but want to open up to string instruments.

[@elainebrackin]

Very informative, and interesting enough for me to watch all the way to the end. Thanks !

[@tiafighter]

This dude is an entire vibe 🤣. I want to pick up a ukulele for my brother as the holidays are coming. Which one do you think it the average one to get for a starter?

[@ajnvbtucson5346]

That's some nice strumming and love the hat!

[@tanyushmusic]

thank you! love the way you played Kala tenor and the Cordoba barritone (which would be my choice but a bit pricey)

[@joshuagreencorn5578]

Thank you so much very useful information! 🙏 Love reverb, shop on it all the time! 😄

[@sanddab]

I highly recommend the tenor size.

[@KM-nc2io]

Thanks! Now i have the idea on which one i should buy.

[@musicman3141]

Kayla is another great option. I love my kayla uke.

[@alfredorodriguez6635]

Trying to get into guitars. And just found you guys and I love this video. SUBSCRIBED! lol

[@benmobi]

Excellent presentation, thank you!

[@kahiauandkeeaola808]

Ukulele (ooh•koo lēh•lēh) not lay•lay, not lay•lee. It’s pronounced “lēh•lēh” Otherwise, great video! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@denaeelise6127]

kahiauandkeeaola808 I’ve always wondered how to pronounce it, thanks :)

[@AyaBookz]

💯

[@sudarshanrai3194]

Lay Lee is more English pronunciation ??

[@zinkolotl]

Google telling me it's yoo ·kuh ·lei ·lee.......

[@cloover-jg5zd]

i could swear it was you killed hailey

[@zanea.1116]

Thx I needed to know what I was buying now ik what to look for

[@ibalrog]

The constant use of scale length in place of overall length ("a baritone ukulele has a scale length of thirty inches") makes me want to tune a short scale bass to D1-G1-B1-E2.

[@idothings5384]

Me who plays banjo “ ah yes let’s look into learning ukulele.”

[@Rhinzi]

i barely know anything about instruments, but i love to sing to myself, i wanted to play bass but i think ukelele's might be great for me! i love the size of a baritone tho

[@LifeinGlow]

thank you for the video! do you have a more in-depth comparison of the models that you showed here? wow that Cordoba barritone sounded gorgeous! and I loved the tenor as well when you played it :) (so far bought an affordable donner uke which gets out of tune fast and a string popped fast). I am a total newbie here ))

[@stuartconlon6295]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for making :)

[@hyunjungkchoi8099]

Anyone knows the title of the song at 2:58? It sounds beautiful.

[@rethabilemosia8200]

Replying so I can get the answer too

[@jvallury]

Even I would like to know ☺️

[@moskus820]

Same

[@psgouros]

Your scale lengths seem to be off by about 6” or so. Sopranos scales are around 13” Concert roughly 14”-16” Tenors scale length is 16”-18” (I generally build to 17”) Baritone 18”-20” Bass ~21” For comparison, guitar scale length tends to be in the 24”-26” range and bass guitars 31”-34”

[@ordinaryextraordinary9484]

I chose the one I thought was pretty It was actually a good purchase so I guess it all worked out

[@HaydenMZ79]

Scale length is different than over all length. A soprano is typically 21 inches long all together while the scale length is the length the strings are able to vibrate and be played, nut to saddle.

[@yourthefun1785]

can someone help me what song he was playing on the soprano ukulele 2:57

[@TheProseRose]

Great video! I'm switching to uke from classical guitar bc I have hypermobile finger joints and I find it hard to press down the stings on a guitar but uke seems easier to press down the strings, at least the soprano I tried. I am actually wanting a Tenor, would you say the amount of pressure required to press down the stings on a tenor is more similar to a soprano uke or a classical guitar? Thanks!

[@marciamcdavid149]

I love you. I, also, say Ukulele rather than Ooooohkulele. I own and play a lovely baritone and hope to buy a tenor.

[@dito1344]

How is the song called that you played on the bariton ukulele? It sounds so beautiful :)

[@scottvanllee2453]

wanna know too

[@psssh.8514]

seriously i need to know

[@sinemozbey7762]

I would like that as well

[@moskus820]

Gotta know

[@davidchereneimmel8820]

Super good video very informative thank you.

[@biggerteddybears]

you are brilliant. Love watching and listen to you :)

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Did you know there are $1500 uke's? Was at a custom uke shop in hawaii.... great info, I'm interested in getting an ukulele but didn't know what kind to get

[@coming_out_97]

Ur skills are great man❤️

[@francoaranda6499]

getting a fender venice soprano on ebay i found for around 40$

[@madanbomjan7979]

Probably plastic

[@francoaranda6499]

@@madanbomjan7979 it's actually a pretty good beginner uke, getting a better one soon tho, I need a concert size

[@jimhowerton7970]

"Pavarotti ukulele" - I loled

[@dannown]

I liked you cause you said "the correct way to say it is ooooo-ku-le-le but I'm gonna be saying 'yukulele'".

[@MrRabi001]

Why Baritone has separate tunning system than other three types

[@weirdface3838]

it is deeper pitch

[@user-et2tw9bn4o]

I shall tenor one😊😊

[@manishabhosley]

I purchased a soprano ukulele 2 years back and now I'm pretty much well versed with the chords. Which ukulele should I upgrade to? Concert or Tenor?

[@Jasmin-iq7qz]

Which ukulele shoul i buy for.. Cody Simpson - la da dee Vance Joy - riptide Concert or soprano?

[@arsam9460]

What did you buy at the end ?

[@carlosalfaro6618]

What did you play in the Soprano? (The first one)

[@cowprintsanddogpiss0492]

I’m looking to play Cavetown songs so..👀

[@eugene8425]

Hi does anyone know what are the songs played on the Soprano and Baritone? I am in love with the two of them!

[@eugene8425]

6:33

[@moskus820]

Got the same question.

[@bwhog]

The Baritone Uk sounds a lot like a classical guitar. It also doesn't seem far off from a 3/4 scale acoustic.

[@UnravelingDaily]

The fender zuma is good but it comes with bad strings, it sounds great if you replace them with Aquila nylgut strings

[@20Hikecdt23]

Thank you!

[@LawyerBred]

I’m VERY new to the ukulele so I dunno what this means and I’m wondering what to buy 1. Does the ukulele need a pick like the guitar? 2. I don’t know what size I want. Yeah if you can answer some of these questions please comment

[@WilliamKoonce]

Neither need a pick

[@glick278]

HareKrsna&GodBless❤️🙏

[@emilygrace1960]

I would give the world to learn how to play my ukulele like I sit down and play the piano - or similar to how people would play a classical guitar. Soooo many youtube channels on here that are great for chording and singing along, but I'd sure love to learn a finger picking style to simply sit down and enjoy just playing pretty songs on my ukulele. Do you offer that? (I'm looking for actual videos that teach how to play popular songs with finger picking...)

[@barcellona66]

I have just bought a kala tenor!

[@ignacejanssens7165]

Are you happy with it? I'm looking to buy one too so...

[@barcellona66]

@@ignacejanssens7165 yea it s a good uke

[@MahiSamsami]

Thanks

[@markrose53]

Thanks. Curious why it called a “concert” ukulele instead of an “alto” as it likely would have been if it were a sax.

[@giorgiosantolini8346]

The melody you played on the soprano, how is it called?? Where can I learn it? That's awesome

[@betspath]

So cool! 😊

[@felixl.7687]

So you are saying I should get at least 2 ukuleles? 😅 Baritone sounds so nice

[@cosmicninja8901]

I'm into ukuleles because of Tiny Tim.

[@madi1718]

I Just bought tenor ukulele today and i began with chepest i cant wait. I'm a beginner. Why is it deeper ?

[@cececreates1343]

Christmas list complete

[@psssh.8514]

whats the song he played for the baritone, please

[@chandapanda9862]

I got a uke for 50 bucks and it has plastic strings. Are they all like that or was it that one uke. I got it from guitar center

[@joemartins5082]

Chanda Panda yeah, the strings are a lot softer, not like a guitar’s string. I thought it was weird at first. Too

[@PalmdaleGal]

Nylon strings are normal.