What kind of 'ukulele should I buy, for the classic polynesian tone ?

Question

Concert, tenor, baritone, soprano ?

What I'm looking for most importantly is which ever one will sound the most polynesian,... i'm also curious as to how different they all sound from each other.

I'm a guitarist so the idea of the baritone using standard guitar tuning appeals to me...but at the same time, i don't think i want a baritone if its just going to sound like a guitar.

also, can you tune soprano 'ukes to guitar tuning (..dgbe) ?

Answer 1

that would be a low G ukulele

if you can't find that, get a soprano!

concert is like a guitar,  soprano would be the closest, bariteone and tenor are too low.

yes you can tune the soprano ukulele to your guitar, but the ukulele will always sound a bit higher.