Ortega RU5CE-BA Baritone

As usual with Thomann the ukulele arrived within a few days of ordering. Great service. The first thing I noticed was how light the uke seemed after playing a tenor guitar. All good plus points except I found the action way too high and this needed to be lowered to make it comfortable for playing. Great built in tuner which appears to be very accurate and when plugged in the uke also sounded really good. Overall very pleased with the purchase. If the action was slightly lower it would have had top marks from me.

I have a few of Baritone Ukes now and this is by far the best. Nice full tone, easy to play, set up well and fantastic build quality... I'm not even going to say for the price as I have played more expensive models which didn't feel as good. The fretboard is lovely and the action is easy on the fingers. Great value for money. Pickup output is good to though I don't tend to use it for that, its my writing tool, fun and easy to play as well as being small enough to take anywhere.

On unboxing this ukulele had a wow factor. It looked and felt better than I had been expecting. Once tuned I was really impressed with the sound. It's not my first ukulele but it will be a firm playing favourite.

Not my first ukulele, but the previous one was off Amazon. This one sounds incredible. The frets are clean, well-made, I enjoy the burned in decal, as well. The pick-up isn’t great, the sound that comes out isn’t real clean, but for that price, why would you expect a concert-grade ukulele? Overall, if it’s your first baritone ukulele, it’s a good investment, if you’re looking for a sturdy well-rounded acoustic instrument, this is a good option.

The pickup and tuner are a great addition. Tuning takes a while to settle but after that a great instrument.