Hello-
I just got my first baritone uke. I was originally planning to buy a Kala laminate, for a little over $100, but someone here suggested the Rogue baritone as a starter bari, so I bought one, it just came, and I tuned it up.
Something that surprises me. The strings feel very stiff, hard to press down. Much more so than other ukes, and much more so than the first four strings of the guitar.
Is that normal for bari ukes?
I don't know what kind of strings they put on it? If I switch to a set of Aquilas, for example, I think it is very likely that the instrument will sound better. But will the strings still be so stiff? Or might that just be the crappy strings that come on it?
One thing that is different, from what I have played before. On a soprano uke, none of the strings are wound. On classical guitar (which I play) the first three strings are unwound, and the lower three are wound. So, with the bari uke, the third (G) string is wound, whereas it is unwound on a guitar. Well, that only affects one string though, and all the strings feel stiff to me.
Could it also be that the action on the uke is too high? Those here who have the Rogue Bari, please let me know if you found the action too high when you got the instrument? It wouldn't seem to make sense though, to pay a repairman a lot to fix the action, on an instrument that only cost $30.
Any input would be appreciated, on the strings feel very stiff, on my new Rogue baritone ukulele.
Thank you.
I just got my first baritone uke. I was originally planning to buy a Kala laminate, for a little over $100, but someone here suggested the Rogue baritone as a starter bari, so I bought one, it just came, and I tuned it up.
Something that surprises me. The strings feel very stiff, hard to press down. Much more so than other ukes, and much more so than the first four strings of the guitar.
Is that normal for bari ukes?
I don't know what kind of strings they put on it? If I switch to a set of Aquilas, for example, I think it is very likely that the instrument will sound better. But will the strings still be so stiff? Or might that just be the crappy strings that come on it?
One thing that is different, from what I have played before. On a soprano uke, none of the strings are wound. On classical guitar (which I play) the first three strings are unwound, and the lower three are wound. So, with the bari uke, the third (G) string is wound, whereas it is unwound on a guitar. Well, that only affects one string though, and all the strings feel stiff to me.
Could it also be that the action on the uke is too high? Those here who have the Rogue Bari, please let me know if you found the action too high when you got the instrument? It wouldn't seem to make sense though, to pay a repairman a lot to fix the action, on an instrument that only cost $30.
Any input would be appreciated, on the strings feel very stiff, on my new Rogue baritone ukulele.
Thank you.