Down Up Dick
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I’ll bet we see a rise in UU Baritone ukulele sales pretty soon.
But maybe the ones tuned to GCEA will be keepers—I dunno . . . ld:
But maybe the ones tuned to GCEA will be keepers—I dunno . . . ld:
I’ll bet we see a rise in UU Baritone ukulele sales pretty soon.
But maybe the ones tuned to GCEA will be keepers—I dunno . . . ld:
No bari experience here, but from your post, it seems that some folks tune them GCEA, like a smaller uke. Is that to avoid needing to learn new chord shapes, you like the sound better, both, or some other reasons? Thx in advance.
I'm quite happy with DGBE tuning. In fact it gives alternative shapes for chords which is useful. I already had tenors tuned dGBE when I got my baritone.
I like the lower pitch and the linear tuning for finger picking accompaniment.
Funny, cause' I couldn't sell a mint cedar topped Kala baritone with Mi-Si pickup for $325 on the UU marketplace to save my life... just sayin'.
I’ll bet we see a rise in UU Baritone ukulele sales pretty soon.
But maybe the ones tuned to GCEA will be keepers—I dunno . . . ld:
Interesting comments Dick. If I am reading this right you feel people buy a baritone realize how different it is then end up selling it, is that correct?
My first baritone was an inexpense used Gianinni, it sat mostly unplayed for the first year because it was different and more difficult to play, longer stretchs. As I progressed and improved I played the baritone more and more to the point I enjoy it as much of more then my linear tuned tenors. I love a deep resonant guitar like sound. I can see someone coming from reentrant sopranos being taken back by the huge differences.
..........As mentioned already, the fact the baritone is tuned DGBE has caused confusion for my son and his ukulele teacher.
I haven't found much baritone uke music online and the teacher has so far not taught him the new chord names for the same shapes.
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Yeah, Bro, that’s what I meant. Baritones seem to be a new fad on the UU, but the different tuning leads players to retune to GCEA, and then it’s not a baritone any more. The baritone is specifically a low pitched uke tuned DGBE. I realize that folks don’t care about stuff like that, but I just wonder how happy they are with just a bigger GCEA ukulele.
I really like the baritone “as is” a lot. I’ve even been thinking about a tenor guitar. What happened with yours? ld:
I agree that strumming sounds better with reentrant tuning. I have a tenor tuned dGBE with a high D.