pdxuke
Well-known member
Hello Friends:
I have Martin, Favilla and Kamaka baritones. Lovely, wonderful instruments.
But I gotta tell you,I get a heck of a lot of fun out of my cheap Barrys, especially the Kala/Makala variety. When it came time to buy a uke to ship to my family home in tampa, where I visit several weeks a year, it was a no brainer: Makala MK-B. Under $90, nice sound, pretty bomb proof. I notice no sharp edges on the frets--nice. Well set up from the factory.
Not crazy about the strings. Aquilla, which are fine, but I may try something else. I think I'll string it in C instead of the traditional Baritone stringing. It sounds better on higher frets with these strings, and I think it might improve with a C tuning.
Anybody else play an inexpensive Baritone, and if so, what tunings and strings do you like?
I have Martin, Favilla and Kamaka baritones. Lovely, wonderful instruments.
But I gotta tell you,I get a heck of a lot of fun out of my cheap Barrys, especially the Kala/Makala variety. When it came time to buy a uke to ship to my family home in tampa, where I visit several weeks a year, it was a no brainer: Makala MK-B. Under $90, nice sound, pretty bomb proof. I notice no sharp edges on the frets--nice. Well set up from the factory.
Not crazy about the strings. Aquilla, which are fine, but I may try something else. I think I'll string it in C instead of the traditional Baritone stringing. It sounds better on higher frets with these strings, and I think it might improve with a C tuning.
Anybody else play an inexpensive Baritone, and if so, what tunings and strings do you like?