Originally Posted by
ClydeClydeson
I know it can be annoying when someone is trying to convince you of something that you made clear you were not interested in, but...
IT has it's own sound, quite different from a six string, but a ukulele is 100% compatible with guitar playing skills you already have. THe standard tuning on a uke (tenor? Whatever are the most common) is basically identical to the four highest strings on a guitar, so any chord you can make on the D-G-B-E strings will also make a chord on a uke (G-C-E-A) but five semitones higher - If you are making a D chord shape you get a G major, etc. Finger picking and strumming and whatever else techniques you know are all useful on a uke too.
All that plus they cost $50 and fit in your panniers.
A baritone ukulele is tuned the same as the top 4 strings on a guitar D-G-B-E. You can get a set of all-nylon strings to avoid string corrosion problems, too. Larger than a tenor ukulele, smaller than a guitar, and the sound is a little deeper and richer than the tenor uke, though not as full as a guitar.