If you’re ordering online, buying a soprano ukulele is your safest bet.
If you’re just starting out and you’re worried about how small the soprano is because your hands are pretty big, go with a concert ukulele.
You can still perform with a soprano and a concert ukulele, but the sound might not carry as well.
If you’re just starting out, don’t try a baritone. Wait until you’ve had some practice on a more classic ukulele size.
Plastic ukuleles won’t warp in high temperatures or high humidity like their wooden counterparts, but they also don’t have the depth of tone that wooden ukuleles do. You can always start with a plastic ukulele and then move onto a wooden one once you save up some money.
Solid wood ukuleles will give you a better tone, but they are more vulnerable to temperature and can warp if the humidity is above 60%. Laminate wood is less expensive and not as vulnerable to temperature and humidity, but ukuleles made out of this material may not have a quality tone.
Electric-acoustic ukuleles are usually more expensive, so if you’re buying one for the first time, you may want to stick with a full acoustic one.
Professional-grade ukuleles can range from $250 to $1000. You can find ukuleles online for $25 to $30, but they aren’t good quality and probably won’t sound great.
You may also want to read the reviews before you purchase your ukulele. Try finding ukuleles online from reputable music shops, like Sweetwater or Guitar Center.
If the elbow on your strumming arm feels uncomfortable or trapped, you may need a smaller ukulele. If your fingers can’t move between frets very well, you may need a smaller ukulele. If your fingers are too large to hold 1 fret at a time, try a large ukulele size.
Damaged ukuleles may not sound as good and could become unusable very quickly.
The frets are the metal lines on the neck underneath the strings of the ukulele.
