Three Cheap Baritone Ukuleles
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2013
- Short comparison of three of the cheapest baritone ukuleles currently available; the ROGUE, the JOHNSON and the SAVANNAH. All three strung with the same brand of strings, GHS baritone ukulele strings.
The Rogue and the Johnson seem to have identical necks, the Savannah is a bit thicker and heavier. Intonation is spotless on the Savannah, the Rogue is #2, while the Johnson is off, but has better, more mellow sound. The Johnson needed a lot of tweaking to be playable (filing of frets, lowering of action), the Rogue needed lowering of action, while the Savannah was unexpectedly well set up right out of the box. Based on my experience, my rating would be: (1) Savannah (2) Rogue (3) Johnson. The Savannah also seems to be extremely solidly built - a true beater. 
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Man, you tear it up DrBekken! I love that you get down on these entry level ukes....the nicest baritone i've had so far was a Kala solid spruce top....but still it needed a serious set up (action lowered, etc.) when i got it. have a great rest of your week!
Thank you! This was so helpful!
I own a Johnson too, and your description of it is pretty spot-on.
I think your mitts were made for making music! Very entertaining. Thank you.
Another good recommendation: diamond head. For the price they sound pretty solid, a very nice bassy "open" sound.
Thank you for this vid. Very helpful! Gonna go with the Savannah... it's the cheapest one I can find and according to your demonstration, it sounds great!
Depends on your preference...I like both linear and re-entrant DGBE tunings. For the linear, I just use the cheap GHS strings that you hear in the video. For re-entrant, I order heavy gauge strings from the Southcoast company in Louisiana.
Wowwww...you re amazinggg
Very useful demo. Thanks for sharing. I have been looking for a "surrugate" delta blues "guitar" so to speak and keep wondering if a cheapo baritone would be more "true" to the era than an expensive one.
Well, Todd- the most costly uke I have is a Martin OXK soprano. Other than that, I have a certain love for the cheapos.
Nice shootout! From a sound standpoint, I'm (1) Johnson, (2) Savannah, (distant 3) Rogue.
Would be interesting to have you play a high quality baritone alongside say, the Johnson. I'm curious, as a new uke player, as to the sound differences between high and low priced ukes. The Rogue did not sound as good as the other two to my ears. But does an expensive bari automatically beat the Johnson and Savannah just as obviously as they beat the Rogue?
Say, did any of these ukes survive the video? Cause it sounds like he throws each one to the floor after playing it. My cheapo baritone costs 40 bucks, pawn shop, mahogany laminate, no name, just needed strings and some tweaking, not fantastic but I like it.
I'd like a high end baritone too....
Of my three cheapos, the Savannah is the overall best, when it comes to intonation, action, etc.. The tone of the Johnson is the sweetest, but not by much. The Rogue has a somewhat dull sound. Strange to notice that even if the Rogue and the Savannah look very much the same, they are in fact very different instruments.
Seth Williams; it's tuned DGBE
ooops...prices have gone up...
The Rogue still at USD 29, while the Savannah is around 70 and the Johnson a bit more. These are all amazon prices.
I am a beginner and am very happy with my Makala MK - B.
It's a little more expensive (about 70 Euros) but it came with Aquila strings (check with the seller) and ready to go. The sound is really warm and I find it easy to learn with it.
I think I'll keep it until I'm ready and willing to get one of the "expensive" ones.
This is one I'm planning to pick up this week (Makala MK-B) at the Chicago Music Exchange. Things have gone up over the past 7 years since you posted this so now it's $99. I play a Martin acoustic and a Les Paul (learning the Blues) and dipped my toe in to the 3-string cigar-box guitar this summer. My friend and his wife both play the Ukulele and played together once and it was a blast - so now I have to a Uke to mix! Glad to hear you like the MK-B!
now what strings do you recommend for baritone uke. I have seen wound and non wound ones.
I have the rouge baritone.. How is yours tuned?
how much is the Savannah and what's the name brand
What was the third one ?
I read on a comment about the Kala Ubass strings in which someone took a bari Rogue and somehow put on Ubass strings t
Name of song your played?
Thanks for NOT playing it like a guitar
Good
Any sopranos or concerts under $60 I'm not a beginner by the way pls help
Sir obviously it is true that it’s the musician and not thee instrument. Aloha!
how cheap is cheap please
This was cool lol.. I am not sure what i want to go with.. I am going to probably take a trip to my local West Music store next week or so and look at some.. I am a bit older i guess compared to most starting an instrument.. lol.. however I am not really new to instruments in general.. but it has been a long time.. probably about 14 years or so when i was in highschool lol.. but i played a wind instrument.. so this is a bit different for me.. I am probably going to stick to the $50 range if i can..I don't mind having to eventually change out strings either.. I am not sure if i want a soprano or tenor.. the baritone here sounds neat too.. D: man the decisions!.. you play wonderful btw!
Rogue; $29
Savannah; about $60
Johnson; same as Savannah
Where are they made?
@@thespeez all chinese made, I guess
@@drbekken :(
...added a pickup and had an electric ubass impersonator! The real thing costs at least $300...
Try EADG tuning
wow!!! thats cheap unbelieveablly cheap