Customer Reviews
For the price... 
2006-01-03
Very inexpensive item, so don't expect a professional quality instrument. It is, however, better quality than a toy instument. Good for someone who wants to learn without breaking the bank. A little adjustment on the tuning gears with a screwdriver helps the uke hold tuning. so, for the frice, I would recommend this uke as an acceptable starter instrument.
Cheap is cheap 
2005-10-04
The company is great to deal with and ships in a very timely fashion. The Ukulele was only $19.00 and looks great and is fine for a small child. It is made in China and the tuning pegs are of a very cheap metal. It will not hold a tune. You have to re-tune it after every song you play which make it not a good choice for someone who plans to accompaniny their singing with a Ukulele. I recommend the company but suggest paying a little more money and getting a better Ukulele.
Buy cheap, get cheap 
2005-09-20
The Rogue Baritone Ukulele KC is made in China and is very inferior. One fret was too loose to fix, all frets had limits to how tight they could be turned, strings had poor support, strings would not hold tuning, even when good frets were tightened, sound quality is very poor. I have an old Martin that was always easy to tune, held its tuning, produced great sound, and had very good frets and supports. I recommend this Rogue ukulele to noone, and warn potential buyers to walk away from the item. I am sorry that Giardinelli "Musicians' Friend" carries such equipment, because it diminishes the company image. Jim Moore drjimmoore@harborside.com
Great buy 
2005-03-28
I used to play a lot of folk guitar years ago and wanted "something with strings", with a small neck (I have tiny hands) to fool around with. I was not really looking for a serious instrument, or to spend much on what would probably be a passing fancy. However, for $25, including shipping, I ended up with what appears to be a decently made baritone uke (4 strings, tuned the same as the 4 lower strings on a guitar - if you can play the guitar, you can play this). No kidding. It has a nicely finished mahogany body, geared pegs, and real strings. The tone even has some resonance and character. The plastic gig bag it comes with zips closed and is junky, but serviceable. For the money, it's really a great deal.
Not bad, but you get what you pay for... 2004-09-26
This is a good starter instrument in my opinion (I'm a beginner so I 'm not sure how much weight that statement carries). It's got a good tone, a nice look (although some of the paint is a bit sloppy) and is easy to tune. The gig bag it comes with is a cheap plastic/vinyl-ish material, and doesn't provide much protection, although it's nice to have anyway.
When recieved, the uke was a bit dusty, and needed some wiping down (especially the strings, because they seemed to have some kind of black grease on them in places, although this may vary as I ordered mine from Musician's Friend at the same price as Amazon). It wasn't anything that a soft cloth and a couple of minutes couldn't fix.
Although I've only had it for about a week, I've learned a couple of chords and I've begun to learn some simple songs. The action isn't very high (the spacing between the strings and the fret board) which makes for several days of playing before I started to feel some tenderness in my fingertips.
Overall, this is a neat thing to have, and fun to play. Don't expect it to be a toy, nor should you expect it to be a pro instrument. It's somewhere on the lower-middle side. The price can't be beat too!
Great starting ukelele! 2008-04-21
This was my frist ukelele I purchased and It goes out of tune quite often you would have to tune it ater about 3 songs Id recommend getting a geard tuning pegs to keep it in tune but a great beginning uke! MAHALO!
I am dismayed 
2008-02-16
I am a beginner, so I was eager to buy a quick, affordable ukulele to learn the basics on. I was fine with the idea of a somewhat low-quality ukulele as long as it lasted at least a month for me to learn what I needed. I am sad to say, it would never tune properly (although this may simply be my lack of practice)and less than a day of having it, the G string snapped. Although in the uke's defense I may have tightened it a bit too much.
On brigher side, the paint job on mine was just fine. I'm going to purchase new strings for it and hope things work out.
Great for the price! 2007-10-20
This is an inexpensive baritone ukulele and as such there is something to be desired as far as quality. But this is a playable instrument and definitely worth the price if you don't expect perfection and just want to experiment with a ukulele.
The action (distance from strings to fretboard) is a little high so it is a little tough on your fingers. But things like that are to be expected for the price.
Unlike the reviewers that say it doesn't hold itself in tune, I found that it just needed to relax in. After a couple weeks it was fine. Nylon strings ALWAYS take time to stretch.
Do not buy this Uke if you are a serious uke player and want a higher quality instrument for years to come.
If you don't know if you will continue with it and you just want to experiment then it will make a great fly-swatter if you give it up for harmonica. Although... as a fly-swatter it is rather expensive. :-P
Great Barri uke 2007-02-20
I'm really enjoying my new barri uke and find it beyond expectations especially considering it's low, low price.
Frank Griffin
you get what you pay for 2006-03-19
I bought this instrument aware of some of its faults. I'm used to new stringed instruments not holding its tune, but have never seen it untune right before my eyes. Stretching the strings didn't help at all. After giving up, I put it back in the included bag, figuring it would take a while until it could work as intended. A couple of hours later I heard it untune in the bag and then a bag; the bridge flew off. I guess that I'll get around to fixing her one day, and to be quite honest, I had her even less than that, but I'm really thinking of returning her despite the nice rich barritone sound I briefly heard before she literally flew apart.
