Recommend a Guitalele!

KevinTJH said:

That is beyond beautiful! And...beyond affordable too.

I've been searching everywhere on Australian stores to see if I can source the Pepe Romero strings but it seems I can only get them shipped from overseas, which will cost me a fair amount.
I'm considering just settling with the Aquila Reds since I'm just starting out and they're available where I am. The description says that it's E to E (which is what I want at the moment), but it doesn't mention anything about scale length. What would happen if these went on a Baritone Scale guitalele?
https://www.promusicaustralia.com.au/aquila-red-series-6-string-guitalele-string-set-e

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Mate, a baritone scale guitalele tuned E to E is just a small classical guitar.
Those Aquila reds might work, but so will any Classical guitar string.

Since your scale is shorter, simply get a Hard or Extra Hard tension classical guitar string set.
My favourite strings are D'addario Pro Arte nylons, and I highly recommend.


Ukulele strings are interchangeable with Classical guitar strings, because structurally they're closely related.
Classical guitars are just large ukuleles with 6 strings; and Ukuleles are just small classical guitars with 4 strings.

KevinTJH said:

After much consideration, I ended up ordering the Caramel 30" because I just couldn't resist how it looks.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Caramel-Electric-Guitalele-Beginner-Guitarlele/dp/B07RJQTBG3

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If my particular Guitalele is 30", I'm assuming that's in the Baritone range, so I'll be tuning E to E with those set of strings?

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Yes, the Caramel I purchased came tuned E to E. I later switched to the Cordoba set for E to E.
I ordered a different Caramel which had also been photographed with bridge pins. It came, however, with a tie bridge. When I checked the listing the photograph had been changed. Six months later it had been changed back.

KevinTJH said:

What would happen if these went on a Baritone Scale guitalele?
https://www.promusicaustralia.com.au/aquila-red-series-6-string-guitalele-string-set-e

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I'm pretty sure those are designed for 17" tenor scale. Just play what it comes with for a while and see what you think. As others have said, you can get E tuning with hard tension nylons. You can also get G tuning with normal tension nylons. I like these for that purpose:
https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/thomastikcf127.html

These are also ok - a little squeakier but probably easier to find
https://www.daddario.com/products/g...te-lightly-polished-composite-normal-tension/

I'm wondering if extra light gauge (ie 08-38) steel string will work as well for standard guitar e to E tuning?

Probably the volume output will drop a lot.

donluca said:

I'm wondering if extra light gauge (ie 08-38) steel string will work as well for standard guitar e to E tuning?

Probably the volume output will drop a lot.

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Well, it's rarely a good idea to put steel strings on an instrument designed for nylon. Even light gauge, I wouldn't risk it.

If stringing a baritone guilele of 20” scale length tuned E-E take Kissing’s advice. Use classical guitar strings, either nylon or florocarbon in hard or extra hard tension. A normal size classical guitar has a scale length of 26” and as that length decreases down to 20” normal tension classical guitar strings will feel very floppy. By going to hard or extra hard tension it helps with the feel and tone.

All that being said the 20” scale guileless I have played and own sound best tuned G-G. A scale length of 20” is just too short to tension the strings and drive the top. But it doesn’t hurt to try

I love my Gretsch Roots Series A/E. I have big hands, playing everything from ukulele through guitar, and up to a 7/8 sized five string double bass. I find the Gretsch to be playable, well-constructed, and comfortable.