Oh, yes! The Baritone kings are coming! These are the best ones for me: 0:28 UMA Baritone Ukulele 0:47 DUKE Baritone Ukulele (With a vintage look!) 1:12 LANIKAI Baritone Ukulele… The one that I fell in love with! 1:34 OHANA Baritone Ukulele (With EQ) 2:25 The funky one! (HINT: it’s totally different from the rest!) 3:34 OHANA Baritone Ukulele… OMG, look at this! 5:05 Sound Demonstration :) 5:29 Baritone #5 5:50 Baritone #4 6:09 Baritone #3 6:28 Baritone #2 6:46 Baritone #1 7:04 The secret Bonus! Do you like the baritone ukuleles? Did you know about the existence of these beauties?
I bought the Lanikai baritone last year from your recommendation. I am a songwriter and primarily a tenor ukulele player, but I've recently been converting my songs from tenor to baritone. Thank you for your helpful videos.
I bought an antique GIANNINI at a thrift store, had it professionally reconditioned and am learning from scratch. Thanks to you and all the wonderful tutorials on RUclips I am able to learn how to play this amazing instrument!
Bernadette, I love your videos. I decided I wanted to get a Baritone ukulele to go along with my other ukuleles. I found an absolute gem, a 1961 Gibson Baritone that is in near mint condition. I received it yesterday and I am infatuated and can't wait to learn how to play it. The Ohana with the curved plastic back is very reminiscent or similar to the parabolic shape of the back of Ovation guitars. Hearing you play the Ohana it sure sounded sweet! The 8 string sounded really cool as well. By the way, my wife and I are in our 60's and we both take ukulele lessons every Saturday morning. Although we take separate lessons our teacher does get us jamming together and learning some songs together. Typically I'll play the chords and my wife plucks out the notes. We enjoy playing the ukes. I truly enjoy watching your videos. You seem to talk to me, not at me. By the way, I bought my wife one of your UKU LELE tee-shirts off your merch site. Thanks again!
Thanks for the reviews! I just ordered a Lanikai Spruce top Baritone from our local shop based on your recommendation. I will post a pic on our FB group when it comes in!
I loveee the deep sound of baritones. Don’t have one sadly but since I now have a low G on my concert it in a way kind of mimics the deep rich sound of a baritone!
I have the Ohana BK- RB rounded back baritone. I love it. The solid spruce top gives great tone and the composite back and sides allows for clear and loud projection. I like the narrow depth. Very comfortable to hold and play. I converted the strings to GCEA low g.
SO-O-O happy the bari uke's getting some love. When I started a year ago, I opted for the baritone for its rich, near-guitar-like sound. After lots of research, settled on the Cordoba 21B. Love it! Added strap buttons and good to go. Thanks for shining the spotlight. Your videos are awesome, but pleeeeease more baritone instructionals!
I recently got a Kala baritone travel (thin body) spruce top uke. I like it a lot. I tune it to CGCE which is fun. Also playing a Kala tenor resonator GCEA, and a Kmise tenor travel gCEA. I like all of them. The inexpensive Kmise stays in tune and sounds pretty good. It even has two strap buttons. I like your videos. Thanks.
Bernadette Teaches Music How nice to hear from you. I do enjoy your channel. The tuning is an open C tuning and is similar to open tunings on guitar such as Open - D or G or C. Open D (DADF#AD) and G (DGDGBD) are pretty common guitar tunings for blues and slide guitar - Bob Dylan also did a lot of Blood On The Tracks in open D. I like open C on guitar (CGCGCE), so I tried it on the baritone uke. It does well for blues but also for British Isles folky stuff. That said, I mostly improvise on any instruments I play. Something I appreciate about your channel is the content to work on some real repertoire. I like both low and high G on my regular tuned tenors. Again, thanks for your work and for saying Hi. Stephen
I have a Snail S60B and I absolutely love it. It has a 35 m nut width which is great for those of us with shorter fingers and it has a lovely mellow sound
I didn't want to get a baritone ukulele because I knew the DGBE tuning would confuse me when I switch back and forth with a tenor or concert with GCEA tuning. I recently got a baritone and I absolutely love it. I love the sound, the size and the string action. I have to really keep on my toes for the chords when play one then the other but I'm so glad I now have both.
hi Ms. B! Im hoping my next uke will be a baritone. I love how deep and full the sound is. Then maybe i could pickup guitar! Who knows though im not a fan of thinking ahead!
Hi Heyab! Nice new profile photo. I almost didn't recognize who I was talking to! The baritone is a nice transition instrument. If you can get one, I totally recommend it ;)
I have a solid mahogany Mainland Ukulele. Excellent action and set up makes for ease of playability! Great sound! Looks fantastic! My 3rd Mainland, each one a ukulele I will have for life! Would love to her a finger style sample on those baritones please.
I have just got a Lanikai Curly Koa Baritone. Bought cheaply with no strings. Aside from attempting to play an octave lower than intended for a couple of days - it is fast becoming my favourite uke.
I have an Older satin mahogany Ohana model of the one you demonstrated without the cutaway with a high D and a Pono Baritone Nui tuned low D. Both were second hand finds and I am truly blessed! I really love playing Baritone. I am happy with both of them, if I were to get another baritone I would get a Kaniela. Thanks for the Baritone challenge, I am looking forward to it. ❤️️
I have a Kmise baritone uke. Got it about a month ago and of my four ukes (one of each size) it has quickly become my favorite. I love the sound and feel of it. I like the size and heft when I hold it. I like that it forces it me to practice more now on at least two ukes a day, to keep the chords straight between the GCEA and DGBE tunings. I am looking forward to the Baritone Course! And maybe I'll post a video someday...
I've got a Clearwater roundback baritone ukulele-- it's just like the Ohana but the plastic is flat black rather than glossy-- it's cheaper than the Ohana-- sells for around 180 euros. The Clearwater also comes with a passive pickup.
Hi Bernadette, I have three Baritones all tuned differently one from another. One is made from bamboo and were only available from a Ukulele club in Moseley in the Midlands here in the UK. I have it tuned according to a video I saw on RUclips. I also have two Kala baritones. One I tune with a special stringset to low G tuning and one is standard baritone DGBE I have tuned that one up two whole tones higher that standard from time to time as worth tell me their strings will stand this and for some songs I find it more comfortable to sing to. So four possible tunings in all. The low G tuning makes it easier in a group situation than trying to work out the different chord shapes in my head. Because I'm an old polar bear and I don't think too quick anymore 🤔🤣
Oh wow! So one could say you're a fan of baritone ukuleles, huh? I think there are string options that are one octave lower than standard tuning. I heard those strings once and they sounded so rich and warm. I loved them.
@Nigel Davey, I don't have a baritone uke myself but you mentioned you have it tuned according to a video you saw here on RUclips. Could you possibly link to it? It may be helpful for other bari players.
@@stevefarrell7440 it is something I saw a while ago. Suggest you try a search for alternative tunings for baritone ukulele as I don't have a link. Edit; I do remember that one of the vids is on a channel called " don't tell smith" and he's has several posts about Baritones.
Oh what? i have two same baritones like you. I have the lanikai and the roundback one, but my is from clearwater... I just love the spruce top sounds. I'm happy that you make videos about the baritons, thank you for that.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I play the roundback at home and the Lanikai at work. I work in a Kindergarten and play and sing with kids from 1 till 6 years. So i think i play more the Lanikai cause the sound is more balanced. After that i hade a Question to you. In the futere i want to make a own channel with kids songs, many parents ask me:"how works this song and this song..." The sound in your Videos are very nice, what kind of Microphone do you use?
Hi Bernadette, I have 2 baritones: the caramel ebony and a luth-uke. I tuned the luth uke with a high D and the caramel with a low D. I love them both! I also had a 8 strings tenor but I changed it to 4 strings because I felt that it was very hard to press 8 strings, especially bar chords, and therefore i never played it. What I love especially about the baritone is that it allows me to change key easily, because I'm a singer and when some songs are out of my voice range I just grab the baritone and play the same chord shapes as the gcea uke but it changes the key without me having to think about transposing.
Hi Magali! 👋🏼 (I love your name, by the way) That is so clever. You’re right. Having both ukes makes it super easy to switch key. Which one do you like better? Your low D or high D?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I really love both. It depends on the songs. I like to play classical music sometimes and then I do it with the high D luth uke, that way I can follow gcea tabs and it has that baroque sound that makes it really interesting. I prefer the low D for strumming and singing. And thanks for the name, it's sweet of you to say so! (it comes from the latin word margarita that means pearl.)
Magali Liberal 😭😭😭 I love the meaning too!! It’s gorgeous!!! I want to play classical on uke. How are you doing it? Did you buy a book or are you arranging stuff yourself?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I started with books, the first one I recommend because it's pretty easy is the Classic ukulele by Javier Marco le Ukulele Classique: Pièces faciles de Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, ainsi que d'autres compositeurs www.amazon.fr/dp/1500116777/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zTItEbB0JYZZK Another good book : John King, the classical ukulele and of course Ukulele Mike's books. But I also find great tabs on rockclass101.com and from a guy named Colin Tribe (he has a RUclips channel) who has arranged a huge amount of songs and I buy them from him directly. Currently i'm working on Clair de lune from Debussy and the Sarabande from Haendel. It's challenging but I get better every day and I'm learning so much about music that way ! Going back to strumming songs feels so easy after that!
Would love to learn some classical on the uke because I started out on classical guitar. Interested to know if there are any good books out there. Maybe a video, Bernadette?
Thank you for your videos, they’re going to be such a big help to me as I learn to play! I’ve ordered a Caramel and a Luna eclectic baritone to test out. I’ve just received the caramel and it sounds nice but I can’t wait for the Luna!
Shelby Gendusa I think my next uke will be a baritone, so thanks for the reviews :) also I play at my church so I would need to be able to plug in, which one would you recommend?
I am totally into Baritones! I have Kala Big Earl and a Cheap China made model. This was a great video. I like what I heard out of the spruce tops. That round back one is cool also. Reminds me of Ovation Guitars. (I'm old enough to remember when Ovation hit the guitar market). Glad you're gonna give more luv to Baritones!
I don't play guitar at all. I would like to play the ukulele. I have a baritone given to me, should I start with that or should I start with a smaller one ?
I lovvvvve my Bari. My mom had one when I was growing up and it’s what I chose to start I last year. I like the way I can use guitar chording. It’s a nice full sound. Thanks for demo-omg these. I am digging that 8 string!!
Hi Bernadette, I have bought an Oscar Schmidt by Washburn, and look forward to leaning how to play it with your Baritone Ukulele challenge coming soon. In Australia we get Amazon Prime, but unfortunately we are unable to buy many of the Ukuleles you recommend or use. I get upset, as I always want what you recommend lol, and I just love the way you teach and challenge us to learn. Thank you for building my passion in wanting to play ukulele's.
OMG thanks a world for this video!! i currently have Kala KA-SA-B mahogany wood, and same as you..i think we need more LOVE for the Baritones! that 8 strings. LOVE IT!! I think I'm going to get it ..is tooo coolll!
I have a beloved Beaver Creek baritone and converted one of my tenors to baritone. So my Leho tenor is a baritone now. Cannot wait for Baritone tutorials. It is so hard to piece my own learning materials together.
I bought a Kala baritone uke, which sounds wonderful, but I will definitely be checking out some others. I love the sound of the 8 string - I am also a bass player and have always loved the sound of 8 string bass - Thanks John Entwistle (The Who) and Tom Peterson (Cheap Trick). I have also seem some electric baritone uses (solid body) which I am also interested in.
My first ukulele was a Lanikai tenor, which was about as small as I could play. Then I found out about the baritone ukuleles, and managed to find a couple in a music store to try out. I ended up buying a Cordoba 20BM, which is a pretty decent baritone that isn't horribly expensive. I've had that for a year or so, and I'm looking to buy another baritone that has a pickup of some kind so that I can plug it in for recording. This video showed up on my google search, so that worked out well. That 8 string is awesome!
i have a Mahimahi MB 7G baritone ukulele and Kala ABP-CTG 8 8 string baritone. Both are wonderful. I am Polish and I cannot afford very expensive ones but the tho I have are great. Cheers from Poland.
Ms. B - I started the challenge with my 8-string Kala, but found it difficult when picking (I still LOVE it though). So after watching this I bought the Duke and it is so gorgeous looking and sounding and is easier to learn to pick. Thank you for your recommendations. I'm so happy with my choice. I even installed my own strap button for the first time! Continuing with the challenge now!
These baritone ukuleles are pure magic! 😍 The UMA Baritone has a special place in my heart with that vintage vibe. And that Lanikai Baritone? Total love at first strum! 🎵 Oh, and the funky surprise at 2:25? Mind-blowing! 🎉 Playing around with these ukes must be an absolute blast. Can't wait to dive into the world of baritone ukuleles myself. Thanks for the awesome recommendations! 🙌
Oh how I adore the sound of the 8 string. About 6 months ago I wanted to buy a baritone. I thought I had chosen one and then went to a local store that had a Kala 8 string baritone. The moment I played it my heart felt full. I went back to try the 4 string and said nope. I bought the Kala and haven't looked back (and supported my local store). The sound it magnificent. I am a beginner so getting my brain to switch chord shapes is a challenge but I'm working it. Thank you for this comparison and for sharing the 8 string.
Hello Bernadette, I love this demo of Baritone Ukuleles. I am a beginner and have followed your 30-day challenge with my Enya Concert. Now that I have heard you play those baritones, I need to get one! I particularly like the Ohana Baritone Ukulele (Model No. BK-70RB). I have been looking everywhere for it online here in Canada but nobody has it in stock anymore. Do you know if Ohana still makes that beautiful model??? It is so beautiful, it would be a shame if it had been discontinued...also, why doesn't Enya make Baritones??? Thank you so much for your great teaching! Thanks to you, I have discovered a new passion at 65 years young! Please keep Baritone tutorials coming!
Hi Bernadette , thanks for the baritone reviews , my favorite would have to be the Lanikai with spruce top , the spruce seems to resonate and blend the tones so much better. I think we are going to see a huge year for baritone ukuleles , and a lot with built-in sound effects , guitars too. It only makes sense to evolve it that direction , kind of minimalist thing and take where you go and not need an amp for camp fireside play or just to travel with and park somewhere and play !! , Take care , thanks again , Gary
I bought a bari uke for 10 bucks from my best friend. It's a harmony baritone ukulele made in the 60's it was used to teach kids for 3 decades so obviously it had its far share of dings and dents. I am restoring it to it's former Glory. Wish me luck!!
I have a vintage Pheonix childrens guitar that I customized into a baritone ukulele. All wood with original machine tuners. Sounds great with nylon or nylgut strings. Currently experimenting with flourocarbon...
Hi there! I’m completely new to ukulele and instruments in general. I have been researching ukuleles all day and I’m incredibly drawn to the baritone ones! They speak to my soul! More tutorials on them would be SPLENDID
Thank you , would love to get my husband a baritone ukulele. Would love him to play ukulele with me . He says my ukuleles are just to small for his hands . I will look into the baritone for him . Thank you 😊
Ah, I think the baritone would be great for him! I like to use it to introduce people to the ukulele world. Once he gets used to baritone, tenor will only be a hop and a skip away :)
Read my comments to Bernadette, you might find them useful. Worth strings make a suitable set for tuning standard and also low G and high g. Living water strings will sell you a custom set for Gcea or gcea. Also find a tenor with a radiused fretboard and a broad nut width. I have large paws and have only just found a long neck concert that I can play. The Hawaiian makers make models with 38mm nut width. Even us polar bears can handle that. Edit: I have been informed by Bonanza Ukuleles that they make 38mm nut Ukes as standard now and for a first Ukulele their models would be much more affordable than say, a Kanile'a.
Thank you for your comments . I been playing for little over a year . I have even bought him a tenor thinking that would be good . I would just love it if we could jam in the evenings together. I will also look for that 38 mm nut . Thank you again 💞
@@amberyooper all Cocobolo ukuleles have a 12inch radius and I believe that the Godin multiuke has a radius fretboard too. Bonanza might do them to order I think and some of the individual luthiers do or will. On the budget side and for purposes of seeing how you feel the Enya nova u is raised and reasonably priced. Hope this helps.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic It's wonderful! Such a joy to play!...also the color and detailing remind me of the 24 Italian Songs and Arias book from my vocal days 😂
Yay, thanks for giving BariUkes some love. I think I would love the 8 string to give me a chorus effect and the rounded back. If you can get your hands on an electric Baritone that would be amazing. I converted my shortscale electric guitar into a BariUke. I love it but I’m looking forward to getting a custom made electric soon
Hiiii!! I read the last comment you wrote about giving bari some love and moved this one higher on the publishing list ☺️ Thank you for that. Custom made electric!? That sounds amazing!!!
Speaking as an old codger - I’m significantly past four score - I love my baritones. I have a baritone resonator with steel strings from barebones folk instruments from New Zealand - so rich in tone, and a Gold Tone banjolele which similarly has steel strings. Between the two, any music is great.
I bought Makala baritone just to add that size to my collection. It was very cheap and plain looking, tone was too deep compared with other ukes I have and tbh, I didn't like it at all. But I strummed it here and there and got used to it. Now it's my favorite and I want to buy another baritone. I really like ohanas 8 strings and round back you showed us 🙂
Rainbow Unicorns hey!! I have heard other people really like their makala baritone as well. I used to have one before moving. It worked well, I just needed to change the strings x
Just received a Baritone ukulele for Christmas 2019. The buyer was a novice, not knowing what to buy, only the least expensive...it's a Makala, cost was about $90 (carrying case not included). I'm enjoying the deep sound, but I'm just having trouble switching between the soprano to the baritone chords because the finger chords are different and I need to memorize a different set of chords for the baritone. The first song I learned was La Bamba (3 chords). I bought a song book for the Baritone ukulele...popular songs with only 3 chords. I need to practice learning more chords and also chord switching. I understand there are different ways to make the C chord, possible making it simpler to jump from a Gb to a C. I also have not explored the world of "picking" since I don't have long finger nails, only fat fingers. I'm having sweet fun with my new Berry.
Eva Gall hi Eva!! Yes, the Makala is the least expensive but I have heard lots of people are happy with it! It is tricky to switch from soprano to baritone, but it gets easier when, like you said, we memorize chords.
Cool video! Went into the local music store on Valentine's Day to order some strings, and I was trying out the ukes in the store. Their baritones didn't feel as big as my tenor (my tenor is much wider at the nut), so I didn't even realize at first that they weren't just low G tenors. I keep thinking about one of the used Baris they had there and your upcoming Bari challenge. Lol The price was really good, but I have to keep reminding myself that I'm currently broke. Still, it was quite a revelation that the baritone wasn't necessarily too big for my hands.
Thank you for the nice presentation of the uks :) im interested on Ohana Baritone Ukulele (Model No. BK-70RB) but i dont find it on any shops in norway :( or other shops
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Please check out One Finger Ukulele on FB. It's great for those who cannot do standard fingering shapes fo reasons we won't go into, but you end up playing all Barre chords for almost any song.... And It fits somehow! Great for Seniors with Arthritis and other malady's .
I just got a Caramel CB305 flame maple spruce top acoustic electric. I've been noodling around on a Fender acoustic guitar. The baritone sounds almost as rich, so I'm not sure the guitar is worth the pain and effort. I'm really excited about the challenge 😄
Hola gente linda... Hice un experimento por cuenta propia, pues no encontraba quien me diera respuesta a mis preguntas; logrando con un éxito por encima de lo deseado en el primer intento... Ukelele baritono: 1ra. Cuerda = Mi 4 ( 2da. Cuerda = Si 4 3ra. Cuerda= Sol 3 4ta. Cuerda = Re 4 (con la colocación de la 3er. Cuerda de la guitarra) Aunque al principio me costó y creía que no iba a ser posible, en un término de aprox. 12 horas, logré una afinación más presisa y un tensado más consistente) Saludos desde Argentina... 🇦🇷
I have a Makala MK-B and a Caramel. I tune them to open G tuning, the E string tuned down to a D. Open G is the basic Bluegrass Banjo tuning, and since I already played banjo, I didn't have to learn new chord positions.
Thank you for this review! My 6y.o. son is learning Baritone Uke because he wants to play guitar. He has been learning on a Tenor Uke with Baritone strings made for tenors, but since he has been committing to practicing and going to lessons, we're thinking about an upgrade. I'm wondering which of these (or other!) baritones would be the easiest, low action, for very little fingers? (Like the Flight travel uke in Soprano ❤). Thanks for any suggestions!
It would help me the most if you’d say whether the wood is solid or laminate and what of wood is on the back and sides. That way I could learn what type of wood makes what kind of sound. Thanks!
Great info. Thanks a lot. You really did this the right way and I could appreciate it better than with any other place or person. They talk too much in between showing each uke’s sound. Great job.
Oh, yes! The Baritone kings are coming!
These are the best ones for me:
0:28 UMA Baritone Ukulele
0:47 DUKE Baritone Ukulele (With a vintage look!)
1:12 LANIKAI Baritone Ukulele… The one that I fell in love with!
1:34 OHANA Baritone Ukulele (With EQ)
2:25 The funky one! (HINT: it’s totally different from the rest!)
3:34 OHANA Baritone Ukulele… OMG, look at this!
5:05 Sound Demonstration :)
5:29 Baritone #5
5:50 Baritone #4
6:09 Baritone #3
6:28 Baritone #2
6:46 Baritone #1
7:04 The secret Bonus!
Do you like the baritone ukuleles?
Did you know about the existence of these beauties?
Thank you so much, Mari!! :)
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As a basic beginner i Very recently discovered this beautiful instrument and intend to learn one ❤❤❤❤
I bought the Lanikai baritone last year from your recommendation. I am a songwriter and primarily a tenor ukulele player, but I've recently been converting my songs from tenor to baritone. Thank you for your helpful videos.
Could you PLEASE do an updated version of this
Got the Duke Bari and the awesome volume and projection even without the pickup.
Excellent review, no rambling and great sound test - very helpful - thank you
I love that Ohana ( four string round back ) the best. Wow!!
Yes! I love love love that one too! I liked the 8 string and that one best :)
I just got the Lanikai Baritone today and I love, love, LOVE it! I can’t wait to go through your baritone tutorials. Thanks for your awesome videos!
Loved your baritone demonstration. Have played the Bari since 1964 and truly love it. Now teaching a new generation of middle schoolers!
I bought an antique GIANNINI at a thrift store, had it professionally reconditioned and am learning from scratch. Thanks to you and all the wonderful tutorials on RUclips I am able to learn how to play this amazing instrument!
Bernadette, I love your videos. I decided I wanted to get a Baritone ukulele to go along with my other ukuleles. I found an absolute gem, a 1961 Gibson Baritone that is in near mint condition. I received it yesterday and I am infatuated and can't wait to learn how to play it. The Ohana with the curved plastic back is very reminiscent or similar to the parabolic shape of the back of Ovation guitars. Hearing you play the Ohana it sure sounded sweet! The 8 string sounded really cool as well. By the way, my wife and I are in our 60's and we both take ukulele lessons every Saturday morning. Although we take separate lessons our teacher does get us jamming together and learning some songs together. Typically I'll play the chords and my wife plucks out the notes. We enjoy playing the ukes. I truly enjoy watching your videos. You seem to talk to me, not at me. By the way, I bought my wife one of your UKU LELE tee-shirts off your merch site. Thanks again!
Thanks for the reviews! I just ordered a Lanikai Spruce top Baritone from our local shop based on your recommendation. I will post a pic on our FB group when it comes in!
I loveee the deep sound of baritones. Don’t have one sadly but since I now have a low G on my concert it in a way kind of mimics the deep rich sound of a baritone!
Van Anh Ho 🤔 we should find a way to get you a baritone. Let me think!
I have a low G on my Aklot tenor. Sounds great, but nowhere near as rich as a baritone.
mabell3yah Yeah I could imagine. A low G really can’t compete against a baritone
Bernadette Teaches Music Ahh that would be so awesome! 😭
That round back Ohana is reminiscent of Ovation guitars.
I like the sound of the Duke.
I have the Ohana BK- RB rounded back baritone. I love it. The solid spruce top gives great tone and the composite back and sides allows for clear and loud projection. I like the narrow depth. Very comfortable to hold and play. I converted the strings to GCEA low g.
I got a Fender Tenorcaster for Christmas. I’m looking forward to Baritone lessons
Oh wow! Very nice :)
I bet you have a really nice collection of ukus!
Thank you for inspiring and teaching!
Thank you so much for being here :)
I have a spruce top Cordoba with ebony back and sides. Love it!
SO-O-O happy the bari uke's getting some love. When I started a year ago, I opted for the baritone for its rich, near-guitar-like sound. After lots of research, settled on the Cordoba 21B. Love it! Added strap buttons and good to go. Thanks for shining the spotlight. Your videos are awesome, but pleeeeease more baritone instructionals!
I've got a Caramel cb103 and a Melokia uk42. Baritone ukulele is my favorite instrument just started playing a few months back but it's so much fun.
hi there, you are amazing, thanks for being there on youtube and inspiring us, have a great day, keep smiling.
Thank you so much for always being here and for being so encouraging :)
I recently got a Kala baritone travel (thin body) spruce top uke. I like it a lot. I tune it to CGCE which is fun. Also playing a Kala tenor resonator GCEA, and a Kmise tenor travel gCEA. I like all of them. The inexpensive Kmise stays in tune and sounds pretty good. It even has two strap buttons. I like your videos. Thanks.
Hi Stephen! Thank you so much for letting us know about your ukuleles!
I'm curious about the CGCE tuning :)
Bernadette Teaches Music How nice to hear from you. I do enjoy your channel. The tuning is an open C tuning and is similar to open tunings on guitar such as Open - D or G or C. Open D (DADF#AD) and G (DGDGBD) are pretty common guitar tunings for blues and slide guitar - Bob Dylan also did a lot of Blood On The Tracks in open D. I like open C on guitar (CGCGCE), so I tried it on the baritone uke. It does well for blues but also for British Isles folky stuff. That said, I mostly improvise on any instruments I play. Something I appreciate about your channel is the content to work on some real repertoire. I like both low and high G on my regular tuned tenors. Again, thanks for your work and for saying Hi. Stephen
Man i LOVE this channel. Keep the great work up!
I am not really a Ukulele player, but I am restoring a baritone Giannini right now. Can’t wait to see how it’ll turn up. Enjoyed watching your video.
I have a Snail S60B and I absolutely love it. It has a 35 m nut width which is great for those of us with shorter fingers and it has a lovely mellow sound
I didn't want to get a baritone ukulele because I knew the DGBE tuning would confuse me when I switch back and forth with a tenor or concert with GCEA tuning. I recently got a baritone and I absolutely love it. I love the sound, the size and the string action. I have to really keep on my toes for the chords when play one then the other but I'm so glad I now have both.
hi Ms. B! Im hoping my next uke will be a baritone. I love how deep and full the sound is. Then maybe i could pickup guitar! Who knows though im not a fan of thinking ahead!
Hi Heyab! Nice new profile photo. I almost didn't recognize who I was talking to!
The baritone is a nice transition instrument. If you can get one, I totally recommend it ;)
I have a solid mahogany Mainland Ukulele. Excellent action and set up makes for ease of playability! Great sound! Looks fantastic! My 3rd Mainland, each one a ukulele I will have for life!
Would love to her a finger style sample on those baritones please.
I have just got a Lanikai Curly Koa Baritone. Bought cheaply with no strings. Aside from attempting to play an octave lower than intended for a couple of days - it is fast becoming my favourite uke.
I CAN’T WAIT!!! I have a Kala baritone made of Koa wood...oh it’s warm sweet goodness! Looking forward to the challenge! (Leah)
I have an Older satin mahogany Ohana model of the one you demonstrated without the cutaway with a high D and a Pono Baritone Nui tuned low D. Both were second hand finds and I am truly blessed! I really love playing Baritone. I am happy with both of them, if I were to get another baritone I would get a Kaniela. Thanks for the Baritone challenge, I am looking forward to it. ❤️️
Ukulele Momster Ukulele Momster!!! You’re the cuuuutest. I have never heard a high D baritone!! 🤭 I am so curious.
I have a Kmise baritone uke. Got it about a month ago and of my four ukes (one of each size) it has quickly become my favorite. I love the sound and feel of it. I like the size and heft when I hold it. I like that it forces it me to practice more now on at least two ukes a day, to keep the chords straight between the GCEA and DGBE tunings. I am looking forward to the Baritone Course! And maybe I'll post a video someday...
Hi Ed!
Yes, baritone became my favorite pretty quickly as well. There’s just something so special about it!
Hi Bernadette, I have the Clearwater round back baritone ukulele and I love it.
I've got a Clearwater roundback baritone ukulele-- it's just like the Ohana but the plastic is flat black rather than glossy-- it's cheaper than the Ohana-- sells for around 180 euros. The Clearwater also comes with a passive pickup.
Hi Bernadette, I have three Baritones all tuned differently one from another. One is made from bamboo and were only available from a Ukulele club in Moseley in the Midlands here in the UK. I have it tuned according to a video I saw on RUclips. I also have two Kala baritones. One I tune with a special stringset to low G tuning and one is standard baritone DGBE I have tuned that one up two whole tones higher that standard from time to time as worth tell me their strings will stand this and for some songs I find it more comfortable to sing to. So four possible tunings in all. The low G tuning makes it easier in a group situation than trying to work out the different chord shapes in my head. Because I'm an old polar bear and I don't think too quick anymore 🤔🤣
Oh wow! So one could say you're a fan of baritone ukuleles, huh?
I think there are string options that are one octave lower than standard tuning. I heard those strings once and they sounded so rich and warm. I loved them.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I'm just a fan of the Ukulele in general but I cant play a soprano with my paws 🤣
Nigel Davey thank you for this information, very helpful.
@Nigel Davey, I don't have a baritone uke myself but you mentioned you have it tuned according to a video you saw here on RUclips. Could you possibly link to it? It may be helpful for other bari players.
@@stevefarrell7440 it is something I saw a while ago. Suggest you try a search for alternative tunings for baritone ukulele as I don't have a link. Edit; I do remember that one of the vids is on a channel called " don't tell smith" and he's has several posts about Baritones.
I have an Applause tenor ukulele. 20 years old but simply an amazing instrument.
Oh what? i have two same baritones like you. I have the lanikai and the roundback one, but my is from clearwater... I just love the spruce top sounds. I'm happy that you make videos about the baritons, thank you for that.
Fleischmagnet oh wow! Which of the two do you play the most?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I play the roundback at home and the Lanikai at work. I work in a Kindergarten and play and sing with kids from 1 till 6 years. So i think i play more the Lanikai cause the sound is more balanced. After that i hade a Question to you. In the futere i want to make a own channel with kids songs, many parents ask me:"how works this song and this song..."
The sound in your Videos are very nice, what kind of Microphone do you use?
I love the sound of the baritone! If you will teach it I will buy one.
Hi Bernadette, I have 2 baritones: the caramel ebony and a luth-uke. I tuned the luth uke with a high D and the caramel with a low D. I love them both! I also had a 8 strings tenor but I changed it to 4 strings because I felt that it was very hard to press 8 strings, especially bar chords, and therefore i never played it. What I love especially about the baritone is that it allows me to change key easily, because I'm a singer and when some songs are out of my voice range I just grab the baritone and play the same chord shapes as the gcea uke but it changes the key without me having to think about transposing.
Hi Magali! 👋🏼
(I love your name, by the way)
That is so clever. You’re right. Having both ukes makes it super easy to switch key.
Which one do you like better? Your low D or high D?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I really love both. It depends on the songs. I like to play classical music sometimes and then I do it with the high D luth uke, that way I can follow gcea tabs and it has that baroque sound that makes it really interesting. I prefer the low D for strumming and singing. And thanks for the name, it's sweet of you to say so! (it comes from the latin word margarita that means pearl.)
Magali Liberal 😭😭😭 I love the meaning too!! It’s gorgeous!!! I want to play classical on uke. How are you doing it? Did you buy a book or are you arranging stuff yourself?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I started with books, the first one I recommend because it's pretty easy is the Classic ukulele by Javier Marco
le Ukulele Classique: Pièces faciles de Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, ainsi que d'autres compositeurs www.amazon.fr/dp/1500116777/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zTItEbB0JYZZK
Another good book : John King, the classical ukulele and of course Ukulele Mike's books.
But I also find great tabs on rockclass101.com and from a guy named Colin Tribe (he has a RUclips channel) who has arranged a huge amount of songs and I buy them from him directly. Currently i'm working on Clair de lune from Debussy and the Sarabande from Haendel. It's challenging but I get better every day and I'm learning so much about music that way ! Going back to strumming songs feels so easy after that!
Would love to learn some classical on the uke because I started out on classical guitar. Interested to know if there are any good books out there. Maybe a video, Bernadette?
Thank you for your videos, they’re going to be such a big help to me as I learn to play! I’ve ordered a Caramel and a Luna eclectic baritone to test out. I’ve just received the caramel and it sounds nice but I can’t wait for the Luna!
Shelby Gendusa
I think my next uke will be a baritone, so thanks for the reviews :) also I play at my church so I would need to be able to plug in, which one would you recommend?
Oh wow! That's awesome :)
The ukulele no. 2 Ohana Baritone Ukulele (Model No. BK-35GCE) might be the one for you!
Thanks! :)
Thank you for this review Bernadette! I got the electro acoustic Duke. I'm in love with it!
I am totally into Baritones! I have Kala Big Earl and a Cheap China made model. This was a great video. I like what I heard out of the spruce tops. That round back one is cool also. Reminds me of Ovation Guitars. (I'm old enough to remember when Ovation hit the guitar market). Glad you're gonna give more luv to Baritones!
I don't play guitar at all. I would like to play the ukulele. I have a baritone given to me, should I start with that or should I start with a smaller one ?
I lovvvvve my Bari. My mom had one when I was growing up and it’s what I chose to start I last year. I like the way I can use guitar chording. It’s a nice full sound. Thanks for demo-omg these. I am digging that 8 string!!
Love the sound of the 8 string!
Hi! Based on your review I have just ordered myself the Kala KA-ABP8-CTG! 8-string baritone here I come!
Yes I'm seriously looking toward the Kala acacia baritone ukulele 🌹
Hi Bernadette, I have bought an Oscar Schmidt by Washburn, and look forward to leaning how to play it with your Baritone Ukulele challenge coming soon. In Australia we get Amazon Prime, but unfortunately we are unable to buy many of the Ukuleles you recommend or use. I get upset, as I always want what you recommend lol, and I just love the way you teach and challenge us to learn.
Thank you for building my passion in wanting to play ukulele's.
OMG thanks a world for this video!! i currently have Kala KA-SA-B mahogany wood, and same as you..i think we need more LOVE for the Baritones! that 8 strings. LOVE IT!! I think I'm going to get it ..is tooo coolll!
Once I can play a “standard” ukulele, I’d love to try a baritone. The 8 string is amazing! Thanks for the inspiration Bernadette.
You don't have to be able to play the "standard" one first. Start wherever you want to start.
First time listening to 8 string uku it hits a different space 💥💥💥💥💥
You just earned a like from me when you said Lanikai made you fall in love with baritones! I am so in love with my Lanikai Bari!!!❤❤❤
I have a beloved Beaver Creek baritone and converted one of my tenors to baritone. So my Leho tenor is a baritone now. Cannot wait for Baritone tutorials. It is so hard to piece my own learning materials together.
I bought a Kala baritone uke, which sounds wonderful, but I will definitely be checking out some others. I love the sound of the 8 string - I am also a bass player and have always loved the sound of 8 string bass - Thanks John Entwistle (The Who) and Tom Peterson (Cheap Trick). I have also seem some electric baritone uses (solid body) which I am also interested in.
Those all sounded awesome! My fav was probably the one with the rounded back.
I own an Oscar Schmidt Aloha OU53 and a Lanikai FM-CEB.
I love this. Thank you for sharing this!
Try the Kala. I love it. They now have a cutaway baritone. Wish I waited.
I have a Lanikai...The Duke looks really beautiful!
Which Lanikai do you have?
Yes, the bari is amazing. Love love love it :)
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I have the LU21B, which is an old model.( Lanikai is kinda popular here in Brazil.)
My first ukulele was a Lanikai tenor, which was about as small as I could play. Then I found out about the baritone ukuleles, and managed to find a couple in a music store to try out. I ended up buying a Cordoba 20BM, which is a pretty decent baritone that isn't horribly expensive. I've had that for a year or so, and I'm looking to buy another baritone that has a pickup of some kind so that I can plug it in for recording. This video showed up on my google search, so that worked out well.
That 8 string is awesome!
WOW I'm a guitarist and after seeing this I really want a baritone ukulele xD they look like lots of fun
Can’t wait for baritone easy tutorials 😍 from YOU❤️
i have a Mahimahi MB 7G baritone ukulele and Kala ABP-CTG 8 8 string baritone. Both are wonderful. I am Polish and I cannot afford very expensive ones but the tho I have are great. Cheers from Poland.
Ms. B - I started the challenge with my 8-string Kala, but found it difficult when picking (I still LOVE it though). So after watching this I bought the Duke and it is so gorgeous looking and sounding and is easier to learn to pick. Thank you for your recommendations. I'm so happy with my choice. I even installed my own strap button for the first time! Continuing with the challenge now!
These baritone ukuleles are pure magic! 😍 The UMA Baritone has a special place in my heart with that vintage vibe. And that Lanikai Baritone? Total love at first strum! 🎵 Oh, and the funky surprise at 2:25? Mind-blowing! 🎉 Playing around with these ukes must be an absolute blast. Can't wait to dive into the world of baritone ukuleles myself. Thanks for the awesome recommendations! 🙌
8 string is on my list. Sounds beautiful
Oh how I adore the sound of the 8 string. About 6 months ago I wanted to buy a baritone. I thought I had chosen one and then went to a local store that had a Kala 8 string baritone. The moment I played it my heart felt full. I went back to try the 4 string and said nope. I bought the Kala and haven't looked back (and supported my local store). The sound it magnificent. I am a beginner so getting my brain to switch chord shapes is a challenge but I'm working it. Thank you for this comparison and for sharing the 8 string.
How is tuning the 8 string? love the sound but how difficult is tuning?
Hello Bernadette, I love this demo of Baritone Ukuleles. I am a beginner and have followed your 30-day challenge with my Enya Concert. Now that I have heard you play those baritones, I need to get one! I particularly like the Ohana Baritone Ukulele (Model No. BK-70RB). I have been looking everywhere for it online here in Canada but nobody has it in stock anymore. Do you know if Ohana still makes that beautiful model??? It is so beautiful, it would be a shame if it had been discontinued...also, why doesn't Enya make Baritones??? Thank you so much for your great teaching! Thanks to you, I have discovered a new passion at 65 years young! Please keep Baritone tutorials coming!
So sorry we don’t have any in of them in Brazil. Thanks for the great sounds.
Hi Bernadette , thanks for the baritone reviews , my favorite would have to be the Lanikai with spruce top , the spruce seems to resonate and blend the tones so much better. I think we are going to see a huge year for baritone ukuleles , and a lot with built-in sound effects , guitars too.
It only makes sense to evolve it that direction , kind of minimalist thing and take where you go and not need an amp for camp fireside play or just to travel with and park somewhere and play !! , Take care , thanks again , Gary
I love the ohana with the round back! Baby gots back! I also love the 8 string Baritone! Happy Strumming! Queen Bee 🐝
I bought a bari uke for 10 bucks from my best friend. It's a harmony baritone ukulele made in the 60's it was used to teach kids for 3 decades so obviously it had its far share of dings and dents. I am restoring it to it's former Glory. Wish me luck!!
I have a vintage Pheonix childrens guitar that I customized into a baritone ukulele. All wood with original machine tuners. Sounds great with nylon or nylgut strings. Currently experimenting with flourocarbon...
I have a Pono steel-string Baritone. UL4-1, which is my best friend.
Steel string? All 4 strings?? Cool!! 😎
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Yes, all 4 steel. I love the sound of it. Totally different to my other ukes.
I love the shirt and the Lanikai bari.
Hi there! I’m completely new to ukulele and instruments in general. I have been researching ukuleles all day and I’m incredibly drawn to the baritone ones! They speak to my soul! More tutorials on them would be SPLENDID
I have a Kala ziricote baritone uke and I love it..!
Thank you , would love to get my husband a baritone ukulele. Would love him to play ukulele with me . He says my ukuleles are just to small for his hands . I will look into the baritone for him . Thank you 😊
Ah, I think the baritone would be great for him! I like to use it to introduce people to the ukulele world. Once he gets used to baritone, tenor will only be a hop and a skip away :)
Read my comments to Bernadette, you might find them useful. Worth strings make a suitable set for tuning standard and also low G and high g. Living water strings will sell you a custom set for Gcea or gcea. Also find a tenor with a radiused fretboard and a broad nut width. I have large paws and have only just found a long neck concert that I can play. The Hawaiian makers make models with 38mm nut width. Even us polar bears can handle that. Edit: I have been informed by Bonanza Ukuleles that they make 38mm nut Ukes as standard now and for a first Ukulele their models would be much more affordable than say, a Kanile'a.
Thank you for your comments . I been playing for little over a year . I have even bought him a tenor thinking that would be good . I would just love it if we could jam in the evenings together. I will also look for that 38 mm nut . Thank you again 💞
@@nigeldavey1043 Where do you find a ukulele with a radiused fretboard? That would really be helpful for my playing!
@@amberyooper all Cocobolo ukuleles have a 12inch radius and I believe that the Godin multiuke has a radius fretboard too. Bonanza might do them to order I think and some of the individual luthiers do or will. On the budget side and for purposes of seeing how you feel the Enya nova u is raised and reasonably priced. Hope this helps.
I've got the Lanikai, love it!
Chelsea Munoz hi Chelsea!! The lanikai is something else, isn’t it!?
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic It's wonderful! Such a joy to play!...also the color and detailing remind me of the 24 Italian Songs and Arias book from my vocal days 😂
Yay, thanks for giving BariUkes some love. I think I would love the 8 string to give me a chorus effect and the rounded back. If you can get your hands on an electric Baritone that would be amazing. I converted my shortscale electric guitar into a BariUke. I love it but I’m looking forward to getting a custom made electric soon
Hiiii!! I read the last comment you wrote about giving bari some love and moved this one higher on the publishing list ☺️
Thank you for that.
Custom made electric!? That sounds amazing!!!
I play a baritone but in GCEA tuning .Low G . Sounds great .
Speaking as an old codger - I’m significantly past four score - I love my baritones. I have a baritone resonator with steel strings from barebones folk instruments from New Zealand - so rich in tone, and a Gold Tone banjolele which similarly has steel strings. Between the two, any music is great.
I bought Makala baritone just to add that size to my collection. It was very cheap and plain looking, tone was too deep compared with other ukes I have and tbh, I didn't like it at all. But I strummed it here and there and got used to it. Now it's my favorite and I want to buy another baritone. I really like ohanas 8 strings and round back you showed us 🙂
Rainbow Unicorns hey!! I have heard other people really like their makala baritone as well. I used to have one before moving. It worked well, I just needed to change the strings x
favoring the Alvarez AUB70WE/6 right now.
Just received a Baritone ukulele for Christmas 2019. The buyer was a novice, not knowing what to buy, only the least expensive...it's a Makala, cost was about $90 (carrying case not included). I'm enjoying the deep sound, but I'm just having trouble switching between the soprano to the baritone chords because the finger chords are different and I need to memorize a different set of chords for the baritone. The first song I learned was La Bamba (3 chords). I bought a song book for the Baritone ukulele...popular songs with only 3 chords. I need to practice learning more chords and also chord switching. I understand there are different ways to make the C chord, possible making it simpler to jump from a Gb to a C. I also have not explored the world of "picking" since I don't have long finger nails, only fat fingers. I'm having sweet fun with my new Berry.
Eva Gall hi Eva!! Yes, the Makala is the least expensive but I have heard lots of people are happy with it! It is tricky to switch from soprano to baritone, but it gets easier when, like you said, we memorize chords.
Cool video! Went into the local music store on Valentine's Day to order some strings, and I was trying out the ukes in the store. Their baritones didn't feel as big as my tenor (my tenor is much wider at the nut), so I didn't even realize at first that they weren't just low G tenors. I keep thinking about one of the used Baris they had there and your upcoming Bari challenge. Lol The price was really good, but I have to keep reminding myself that I'm currently broke. Still, it was quite a revelation that the baritone wasn't necessarily too big for my hands.
Oh, that’s good! Thank you for letting us know about your revelation. There may be other people here who have the same concern
Thank you for the nice presentation of the uks :) im interested on Ohana Baritone Ukulele (Model No. BK-70RB) but i dont find it on any shops in norway :( or other shops
I have 2, One is a Kanaloa, tuned DGBE, and a Mitchell tuned CGCG
Oh, interesting tuning on the Mitchell!
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Please check out One Finger Ukulele on FB. It's great for those who cannot do standard fingering shapes fo reasons we won't go into, but you end up playing all Barre chords for almost any song.... And It fits somehow! Great for Seniors with Arthritis and other malady's .
Phil Harris that is SOOOO COOL!
I like it when you talk Baritone !😄
colin uk 😊😊😊 get used to it! There’s more bari coming
Barry is my middle name ! 😄
I just love how the Barton's sounds.
I have yet to try a bari but I already know it's the instrument for me!!! ❤❤❤
I just got a Caramel CB305 flame maple spruce top acoustic electric. I've been noodling around on a Fender acoustic guitar. The baritone sounds almost as rich, so I'm not sure the guitar is worth the pain and effort. I'm really excited about the challenge 😄
Hola gente linda... Hice un experimento por cuenta propia, pues no encontraba quien me diera respuesta a mis preguntas; logrando con un éxito por encima de lo deseado en el primer intento...
Ukelele baritono:
1ra. Cuerda = Mi 4 (
2da. Cuerda = Si 4
3ra. Cuerda= Sol 3
4ta. Cuerda = Re 4 (con la colocación de la 3er. Cuerda de la guitarra)
Aunque al principio me costó y creía que no iba a ser posible, en un término de aprox. 12 horas, logré una afinación más presisa y un tensado más consistente)
Saludos desde Argentina... 🇦🇷
I have a Makala MK-B and a Caramel. I tune them to open G tuning, the E string tuned down to a D. Open G is the basic Bluegrass Banjo tuning, and since I already played banjo, I didn't have to learn new chord positions.
Thank you for this review! My 6y.o. son is learning Baritone Uke because he wants to play guitar. He has been learning on a Tenor Uke with Baritone strings made for tenors, but since he has been committing to practicing and going to lessons, we're thinking about an upgrade. I'm wondering which of these (or other!) baritones would be the easiest, low action, for very little fingers? (Like the Flight travel uke in Soprano ❤). Thanks for any suggestions!
Well done.👍
It would help me the most if you’d say whether the wood is solid or laminate and what of wood is on the back and sides. That way I could learn what type of wood makes what kind of sound. Thanks!
Omg! I love love love the 8 string! 😍
Right!!!?!? I loooooooved that one as well
I have a Kala baritone uke. It sounds so smooth.
I have a Caramel and a Kmise baritone and love them both. I'll have to take a look at some Ohana ukes!
I’ve heard great things about that Caramel lele but I haven’t tried the Kmise.
Ohana has some niiiiiiice ukes ;)
Omg I need that Duke!!😍😍
Great info. Thanks a lot. You really did this the right way and I could appreciate it better than with any other place or person. They talk too much in between showing each uke’s sound. Great job.