This is awesome Pono are in a league of their own. I'm watching all your Pono reviews now

Hi, thank you for your review. I also noticed that a lot of people seem to find a lot of wrong with baritones; in the best cases they called it a failed guitar. I'm just a beginner but I love the baritone exactly because of the way it sounds: dark, mellow, warm: not an Hawaian sound for sure, but beautiful. I like it so much more than "normal" ukes, even tenors.

The look has that vintage vibe very nice 🥀

Baz!!! I am so excited. I have just bagged one of these. Mine has black headstock. The body seems a bit darker but it's a photo so may not be. Used but in mint condition for £175. They are currently selling them brand new at SUS for £540 including VAT.

Superbly detailed and objective review. I have the same uke bought from the same supplier (Southern Ukulele Store) but fitted with a different pickup system. Yours, as you explain, is a Fishman under-saddle strip, mine uses two separate transducers fitted on the underside of the bridge position. The case that the Pono came in via SUS is really excellent. I would REALLY have liked to hear your MB-E played using the pickup as well as acoustically. I think the system I have has a fairly low an output but it would have been useful to make a comparison. I agree with every single comment you make about quality, tone, sustain etc. ... and let's face it, the words 'sustain' and 'ukulele' don't usually go together all that well. I would however, veer more towards a 'C' profile when describing the neck rather than a 'D'. Playing, as I do, with 70 year-old hands and fingers, the neck width at the nut is JUST OK, but I am now finding it just a tad narrow at times. Nothing worrying - but when compared to my cheap (but eminently playable) Brunswick ukulele which has a constant width neck, the Brunswick just wins by points on comfort. (Update - I've now reversed that opinion and am finding the narrowing of the neck to be extremely comfortable. I hope to sell the Brunswick in 2016 and buy a 2nd Pono or similar). The tone created by the blend of Mahogany and matt/silk finish is much less 'toppy' and subtle than usual and is a sound that I really like. I'd like to hear a baritone made with cedarwood as the Admira classical that I have has a solid, satin-finished cedar top and Brazilian Mukali back and sides with a neck made from African mahogany and the tone is similarly well balanced without overtones that are overly edgy. I can only agree that the Pono MB is a fabulous instrument. My own demo and review is very different to yours, but also tries to show the quality of the instrument. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zqpmaa6o0q69YoE.html All the best.

YOU Da Man! love me some Baris, i have 3. Crossroads, Oscar Schmidt, Mainland.

I've heard several people comment on changing the strings of the baritone ukes. No one says changed to what. Are Uke strings all nylon? Since the baritone is bigger with a longer neck than the other ukes does it require longer strings specifically made for baritones?

I like the sound of baritone, very full and rich...Pono is maybe the best brand for the middle price range about baritone ukulele. There is Kala also...but i think that Pono is one step over.

Maybe it's just me, but I find the lead pops out of the socket on my Pono. Strings - Worth Flourocarbons make this uke sound 10 times better. It's expensive, but good. My favourite gig uke.

What baritone strings do you use.

I to am not fond of the wound strings to, it would have been nice to see a split video where you changed the strings and gave it a more mellowed tone , I also think that the quality of pono's instruments are very good they sometimes are over built and are heavy which also makes them play a bit brighter needless to say beautiful uke' ,can you do a follow up with different strings , 👍🏼

I am getting a Aloha soprano ukulele it's Basswood is that a good beginning ukulele?