Strumaround
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Recently bought a baritone uke and I’m loving it. It’s at the lower spectrum of the all-solid type (Kala), but I’m loving playing it anyway. Can’t believe how much I like the warm ‘almost, but not quite’ guitar sound. A step away from the punchy tenor sound, but still a uke. I also love the low string tension and wide neck.
However, I can see that sometime over the next few months, to a year, I’m going to want to start looking at higher end baritones (OK, I admit, I’m already looking). Especially mahogany, or a similarly warm tonewood (what other woods should I consider?)
I won’t be able to afford thousands of dollars, so perhaps (to pick a random range) somewhere between $600-$1,200. However, there seems to be a dearth of baritones to choose from, apart from Pono, which I never really liked when I’ve played around with them in shops. I find the neck too thick and the fretboard too narrow at the nut (I’ve got big fingers). I also find their sound a bit too 'bright', even the mahogany ones.
(I was also considering the Romero Grand Tenor, but I wonder if that would still be too close to a normal tenor in sound and ‘feel’? Has anyone got any experience with both?)
Anyway, thoughts, discussions and recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
However, I can see that sometime over the next few months, to a year, I’m going to want to start looking at higher end baritones (OK, I admit, I’m already looking). Especially mahogany, or a similarly warm tonewood (what other woods should I consider?)
I won’t be able to afford thousands of dollars, so perhaps (to pick a random range) somewhere between $600-$1,200. However, there seems to be a dearth of baritones to choose from, apart from Pono, which I never really liked when I’ve played around with them in shops. I find the neck too thick and the fretboard too narrow at the nut (I’ve got big fingers). I also find their sound a bit too 'bright', even the mahogany ones.
(I was also considering the Romero Grand Tenor, but I wonder if that would still be too close to a normal tenor in sound and ‘feel’? Has anyone got any experience with both?)
Anyway, thoughts, discussions and recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
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