New and confused 😀

Hi all.

I am planning my New Years resolution for 2020. I am pretty good at staying motivated with one good one a year. This year a musical instrument it seems to be. I am trying to decide ukulele or guitalele.

Please correct me if I am wrong about anything.

If I go with a ukulele it in theory should be a quicker learning curve with just 4 strings. But I also look at the guitalele as having two in one. I could learn the ukulele on a guitalele and just us 4 strings. Then add the other two later. So maybe a good fun resolution to give the guitalele a try over the ukulele. Also either ukulele or guitalele high or low G. I feel I would enjoy the low more. Of could this can be changed at any time. Just trying to make sure I enjoy it so i will stick with this.

I have not really played a thing school which is way too long ago

Hi Chevy,

I own and play both ukulele and guitalele so I might be able to help.

Personally, I find uke much easier to play than guitalele. In theory, you should be able to play the bottom four strings of the guitalele to mimic a uke, but it's easier said than done. The string spacing is also much tighter on the guitalele, which makes it more challenging to play.

You can't (easily) string a guitalele high g.

If you get a uke, either high g or low g should be fine. Just choose whatever you feel like. You can usually change them later. (Although, I'm sure people will point out potential pitfalls of changing from high to low g and vice versa, those problems are actually pretty rare.)

Anyway, if you haven't played anything since school (which could be last year or 50 years ago for all I know), I'd start with a uke for the sake of ease and comfort.

Good luck!

Robin

Welcome to UU Chevy. All I can tell you is that I played guitar for almost 50 years, then over 6 years ago I took up the ukulele. I haven't touched my guitars since, it caught me up so completely that I actually gave away my 4 guitars.

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You are just starting out on your musical journey so keep it simple at first......get a ukulele. You can then really become part of a community if you choose. There are Uke Jams where you can play together with others and you would fit right in.

I talk from experience......it is as hard or harder to not play strings as it is to play the correct ones. There will be time later for a guitalele.

DownUpDave said:

You are just starting out on your musical journey so keep it simple at first......get a ukulele. You can then really become part of a community if you choose. There are Uke Jams where you can play together with others and you would fit right in.

I talk from experience......it is as hard or harder to not play strings as it is to play the correct ones. There will be time later for a guitalele.

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Thanks everyone. This feed back is appreciate.

I might have to go with the uke. I am on the road for the new few days. Will take a look at the local shop where I am relocating for work. Also take a look on line for one as well.

Also not 50 year since school but I feel it has been

Welcome aboard, I suggest going with a low G uke, I managed to start playing music with a uke, tried many instruments before, with little success.

(My main instrument these days is chromatic harmonica, but the uke got my musical journey started.)

Welcome Chevy!

If you don't have any guitar background, start with the uke and add a guilele (and/or a real guitar) later. Much easier this way.