im stuck between concert and tenor. I like the sound of both but only have enough money for one. i play guitar but i want to learn ukulele. i love the ukulele sound and i feel that both are portable enough but i may need it for portability
rabbit.panda
For newbies like you, these are the following recommended ukulele brands:
1. Lanikai particularly the LU-21 Lanikai ukuleles
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2. Kala particularly their KA-S ukuleles
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3, Makala ukuleles
Visit: http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/makala-ukuleles/
4. For Electric Ukulele, you may choose from Ovation Applause ukuleles
Visit: http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/applause-ukulele-ovation/
All of the links mentioned above presents to you some of the soprano ukuleles with the best reputation for beginners. They are sturdy type of ukuleles, with nice colors. As a beginner, you may also want to visit http://ukulelehunt.com/ and http://ukulelehunt.com/2010/02/24/beginner-ukulele-lessons/ to be guided in learning the ukulele. Or you may purchase this book http://strum.in/dummies made for beginners. Hope it helps.
Mr. Smartypants
One's a little bigger, one's a little smaller, but they're tuned the same. My advice would be to try both of them and see which one you like better. Personally I'd go for the tenor because one problem I have with ukes is that the frets are so close together. But that's me, not you. The difference isn't really that much.