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Kill.kenada:
Hi,
I'm looking to buy a ukulele.

I've never played one before, but I'm competant with guitar. Are they drastically different and if so, are they easy to learn how to play?
I've been reading up on them and there are a few different types. Like tenor, baritone and soprano.

What are the differences between them all?

Thankyou x

Ballard:
They're as different as two fretted, hollow-body, acoustic string instruments could be. Knowing how to play guitar won't help you at all with ukelele unless your fingerstyle is decent.

Tenor, baritone, and soprano tell you the relative pitch of the instrument. A baritone will emit lower pitched sounds than a soprano, etc.

They're no easier or harder to learn than any instrument, really.

Johnny C:
It's important to find one that tunes and strings properly though. A lot of ukes you can find for cheap are just shitty toys, really.

Kill.kenada:
Right, I was gonna be quite weary of that

How much will I be looking to spend and can you reccomend any brand names?

Also, baritone Ukes are apparently tuned to the top 4 strings on the guitar. Surely this makes transfering guitar knowledge easy?

Ballard:
Well, sure, but then you're just playing a baritone guitar.

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