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Guitalele VS 6-String Uke

10/13/2016

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There are two main distinct differences between a traditional 6 string Uke and a Guitalele. One is the tuning the other is the way it strung.

We will start with the 6 string uke. It employs the same standard uke tuning of GCEA. On the 6 string uke the nut is cut to allow a smaller unison string next to the C and another Next to the A. Thus tuned GCCEAA. The six string Uke can be played the exact same way as a stand uke but will have a fuller sound.

The Guitalele, like the Eddy Finn EF-G6  ,has 6 equally spaced strings like a guitar but is actually tuned ADGCEA which would be the same as a Guitar with a Capo placed on the 5th fret. The advantage in this tuning is that you can play it like a guitar, but because of the higher pitch, you can sound like a uke. You can also tune it like a standard guitar but at the lower pitch don’t expect that jangly Uke tone. Still, for guitar players wanting to transition to uke, this is a no brainer.

7 Comments
Don Hudson
10/13/2016 07:44:13 am

I play guitar, but I want one of these too. Thanks for the info

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Jimmy P
10/13/2016 07:51:18 am

Very Cool! That would be great to double with guitar for recording

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Hugh E Rection
10/13/2016 07:52:02 am

This is good to know. I didn't know that there was a difference. Now I need to add a EF-G6 to my collection.

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Allen M.
10/13/2016 08:13:32 am

Thanks for showing me how to tune my six string ukulele. Guitalele seems like it has an odd tuning!

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Michelle N
12/26/2016 02:17:54 pm

What if you cut the A and D strings off of the guitalele, would that make it a uke since the GCEA is the same?

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Jared
4/17/2019 10:23:17 pm

Doing so with the Guitalele would be the same, such that the G of the Uke is low. So, no. Not like a normal Uke, but viable within the Uke range.

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James M.
5/9/2019 10:09:01 pm

Yes it would, with a low G.

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