What Is A Guitalele?

by Rodrigo Sanchez, Sep 30, 2022 . 3 min read

Have you ever wondered what is a guitalele and why you should get one? Well, if you have, today is your lucky day.

Simply stated a guitalele is a mix between a ukulele and a guitar. The guitalele combines the portability of a ukulele, with all the possibilities of a guitar. This is because it features six single strings in the same arrangement as in a guitar.

This means that you are able to play guitar chords in a guitalele, and just about anything else you’d do in a guitar, but with a reduced size. 

In other words, you can learn guitar in a guitalele and then take those skills into a full-sized guitar. And to help you, we have the perfect tool in Roadie Coach. This fantastic tool attaches to your instrument and gives you personalized feedback to help you improve. It does this via an integrated high-quality mic and in conjunction with the Coach app. 

Without further ado, let’s dig deeper into what is a guitalele and why you should get one.

Guitalele or ukitar?

Both! In an ideal effort to make it a perfect blend between a guitar and ukulele, this instrument can actually be called both things. However, if we are being truly honest, this is actually a small-sized guitar. 

Why? Because not much from what you learn on the uke can be applied to the guitalele. On the other hand, all the chords, melodies, right-hand patterns, and more will translate perfectly from the guitar into the guitalele. 

This is because it features the exact same string arrangement as a guitar. In other words, you can think of a guitalele as a small guitar, or perhaps we should just call it a ukitar!

Incredibly portable

This is arguably the greatest reason to buy a guitalele. You can fit it just about anywhere with no problems. Whether you’re traveling by plane, going camping, or just wanting to always have an instrument to play, it is hard to beat the portability of the guitalele. 

This instrument is much smaller than a guitar and much more portable. In other words, you get ultimate convenience with a guitalele. 

Inexpensive

If you needed another reason to buy a guitalele, know that they are cheap. In fact, they tend to be far more affordable than guitars, which makes them more desirable for some.

You can get a decent model for less than a hundred dollars, and I don’t think you can say the same about a guitar. 

Now that we have answered why you should get a guitalele, check out a few models here. Besides being portable and inexpensive, guitaleles are very fun to play. They may be particularly useful for children or those with small hands wishing to learn guitar. This is because the distance between the frets is smaller, making them easier to play. 

Whatever your case may be, check this instrument out and see for yourself how much fun it can be!