I think el requinto was invented by Alfredo Gil, a Mexican singer and guitar player of El Trio Los Panchos. The name of el requinto is probably because it is tuned 5 semitones above the regular guitar. Quinto means fifth.

Somehow I'm yet to find a tenor sized Guitalele that doesn't sound too "boxy". The baritone guitalele definitely has a much more balanced warm tone to it.

Requinto means "mini guitar?" I thought you knew your musical instruments, but apparently you didn't do your homework. Requinto means requint (high pitched) in the old Portuguese and Valencian Spanish languages. You had just described it earlier for the other instrument: A high-pitched flute, a piccolo, an E flat clarinet, a high-pitched drum or guitar. Requinto guitars were made famous by the romantic music trios from Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. They are custom made with a neck length between 16 to 23 frets, and with or without a cutaway at the end frets for better access to the higher notes.

@karlcountry2363

3 жыл бұрын

He literally said it’s a little guitar at 4:40 😜

@peterbrycen1680

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster

@mawlinzebra

2 жыл бұрын

Just looked it up. The modern requinto that everyone knows today was invented in Mexico by Alfredo Gil from Trio los Panchos in the 1940s..

@LuisRivera-tt2ub

2 жыл бұрын

No one plays a requinto like that

@AlbertoGomez-oi5ou

2 жыл бұрын

@@mawlinzebra and then the ecuadorian Rosarino Quntero adopted to make the music of Julio Jaramillo and play all south american romantic music, which is beautiful like the mexican bolero, just argentina and peru areas keep with the guitar for romantic music

I would agree they’re different, but unless a band was looking for a very specific sound that one of the instruments provided, they would probably be interchangeable in most contexts . The average person in the audience is just going to see a small guitar. Surprisingly, the Kanilea sounds a little deeper and more resonant than the bigger-bodied requinto. It may be due to tone woods.

This video is an interesting take on the sonic differences, but it really feels like a missed opportunity. The point of a guitarlele may be playing the strum along music like the sample you chose. I would have really liked for you to explain more of the purpose of a requinto "ray-keen-toe" in the contexts where it is used. It would have been really cool to have someone who does classical guitar or Trío Romántico discuss what the role of the Requinto is in that style and try that style on the guitarlele and then have you try the pop-strumming american stuff you did. Feels like it would be a cool collab with other guitar youtube channels and drive more traffic to both. I like your presentations, but I think this might need a second part where you challenge someone to use the guitarlele for a requinto's job and see if it holds up.

The requinto just sounds way better lol. You should sell requintos on your website!

@bigdee2507

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds too much like a guitar, but it is good for spanish music

@leodileodileo

Жыл бұрын

😂

@PetebolR2r2630

Жыл бұрын

How Much Ur Requinto Sir?

I think ultimately it comes down to what kind of sound you want. The requinto and guitarlele are definitely different instruments, it just depends on if you want more of a guitar sound or more of a ukulele (with more range) sound.

Soo... guitarlele is just a miniature requinto :D

I have both Yamaha and a Caramel guitaleles, I put the D'addario hard tension strings I can tune down to F on the Yamaha and E on the Caramel which is a "baritone" 20 inch scale. The Yamaha is a tenor, 17 inch scale. BTW usually play in A tuning on the tenor and E or F on the baritone

4:56 The Requinto has a Deeper Body than a Standard Sized Guitar

An Aria Requinto. Aria is best known for their Spanish Guitars (they're great for Classical, Flamenco, even Jazz) and they make a wide variety of instruments.

I really looked for this video. I wanted to hear your point of you. Thank you ☺️

I liked the Baritone size Guitarlele how can I buy one in your store.

I only play a guitarlele now and I'm super intrigued by the baritone guitarlele. I have the standard Yamaha guitalele now. I couldn't access your store. Do you have any leads on how to find a baritone guitarlele?

@SGBass

2 жыл бұрын

Buy a 1/2 size classical guitar and change the strings.

Sure, comparing/contrasting configuration of the instruments is one thing, but defining the difference of the instruments boils down to the style of music each is famous for. Requintos are known for fast decorative ornamentations and runs. I suppose the hybrid guitars could be used when we forgot to pack the requinto for the gig.

You should check the requinto from the andes and how they play it, you’ll be surprised.

I would enjoy scales for the guitalele or requinto

3rd and I’m so excited to get my uke

Play that requinto the way it’s supposed to be played and you can really show the difference between the the two. No comparison

@eustace8520

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like he didn't use either to it's true potential. The requinto was made for bolero and jazz music, and trios from the 50s and 60s showed it. Los Tres Ases and Los Tres Caballeros are extraordinary examples. I don't really know what the guitarlele all too well. It's quite an uncommon instrument. Jazz perhaps? Strumming would be more fitting.

Is there good place to browse a collection of these instruments the biggest problem i think is the name I've now seen Guitalele (yamaha) , Guitarlele (here) and 6-string ukulele (Luna) which just makes them super annoying to search for...

@UncleHam1337

3 жыл бұрын

Thomann is quite big in Europe

Question: Are requinto strings (tuned in A) thinner than regular classical guitar? Please advise. Is there a chart?

@luc5798

2 жыл бұрын

I tune my 544mm scale requinto in E with high tension fluorocarbone strings (Savarez Alliance Corum or Cantiga). I tune it in F or F# with normal tension strings. And I have perfect normal tension in the strings. So I guess Requinto strings made to tune it in A have to be special very low tension strings strings...

Where can I get to 20 inch scale guitalele?

Yes it is

Probably a stupid question, but why is the baritone guitarlele tuned ADGCEA when a baritone ukulele is normally tuned DGBE? I'd have expected a baritone guitarlele to be tuned in standard guitar tuning.

@Ukelikethepros

4 жыл бұрын

Baritone refers to the scale length and not the tuning. Most baritones have a 20” scale length. www.ukelikethepros.com/baritone-ukulele-course

@BS38114

4 жыл бұрын

Good question. Are there Guitarlele strings available for guitar like tuning?

@brumm3653

4 жыл бұрын

@@BS38114 Yes, there are Aquila 153C strings and I think Hannabach makes some as well.

@Mithadon

2 жыл бұрын

Smaller body size is more appropriate for the higher A to A.

@Mithadon

2 жыл бұрын

You'd be going very low at low E for the small body is what I mean. By going ADGCEA you're keeping the DGBE range in the middle of the six strings

Que bueno tu vídeo.

What is the most common used name of the instrument? Guitarlele, guitalele, guilele, guile, or guitar-ukulele? What is the most common used name for it?

Whats the difference between a Requninto and A Classic guitar? And A flamingo?

@kbushehri

3 жыл бұрын

Classical guitar is much bigger than a requinto, and it is tuned lower. Flamenco guitars are essentially classical guitars - very minor differences in the eyes of a beginner.

I was surprised the Requinto treble strings rang out louder and brighter than either Guitarlele. That is just so counterintuitive.

@Ukelikethepros

Жыл бұрын

Great point, you got good ears

@patricklundquist9869

Жыл бұрын

@@Ukelikethepros Might it be because longer Requinto strings require more tension to reach pitch?

What type of strap are you using on the guitalele?

@luc5798

2 жыл бұрын

For a small 17" guitalele, a simple shoe lace is enough... 😉

guitarra size 4/4. requinto 3/4 guitar. guitalele 1/4 guitar.

That requinto sounds good for spanish music

Requinto for ever 💛

@Ukelikethepros

2 жыл бұрын

Requintos are pretty cool

The diference is the deep of the sound of the requinto

Just in case anyone still wasn't sure, you can spot the difference immediately at 0:01. You're welcome.

Why didn't they just call it a 6-string Ukulele?

I bet you would like the tacoma papoose

These are two different instruments. The guitalele (there is no "R") is a 6-string ukulele. It sounds like a ukulele. "Requinto (literally "second fifth") refers to a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument: "requinto clarinet" = small clarinet; "requinto violin" = small violin; "requinto flute" = small flute. What you have there is a "requinto guitar" -- a small guitar tuned a forth higher than a guitar: A2 - D3 - G3 - C4 - E4 - A4. It sounds like a guitar. Also, it is not unusual for a guitalele to be tuned a fifth higher than a guitar -- a whole step higher than a requinto guitar: B2 - E3 - A3 - D4 - F#4 - B4 Your tenor-uke- sized guitalele is unusual. Every guitalele I've see up close or handled -- and I've played dozens -- is built around a baritone-uke-sized body.

Just want to state the obvious....that "requinto" ain't a requinto.

The Requinto Tuning is the same

@luc5798

2 жыл бұрын

Theoretically... But it depends on the strings used! With the same strings, a 430mm scale guitalele will be tuned higher than a 544mm Requinto...

@RockStarOscarStern634

Жыл бұрын

@@luc5798 The Requinto is also typically played with a Pick

Please do your homework. The requinto is not a mini guitar. It’s an instrument that was created by Alfredo Gil of Los Panchos 1945. The gitalele mimics the sound and it created many years later. It’s a copycat of the requinto

Absolutely Not! Different sounds. Ukulele sounds boxy high pitch. Requinto is full sounding high pitch and richer!!!

Trying to decide what's a guitar and what's a ukulele and what's a requinto as though they aren't just different iterations of the same instrument is pointless, in my humble opinion. Put a capo on the fifth fret of a guitar, and you have a requinto or a guitarlele, then ignore the two bottom strings and it's a uke. A uke is an alto guitar. A guitar is a soprano uke. Even if one tunes E-E and the other tunes A-A, the intervals are the same. If you tune your guitar D-D, does it stop being a guitar? Sure, they're different sizes with different pedigrees, but so are dog breeds, and they're all still dogs. Seriously, we don't do this with basses and banjos. A bass is a bass no matter how many strings it has, whether it's short scale or long. A five string banjo and a four string banjo are both banjos. Why do we get into such hair-splitting with guitars?

Man, talking so fast

God damn I can’t believe you’re playing universal nothingness on that requinto lol Jesus play something skillful so people know what it actually sounds like. Los tres ases or something

@thelegend21804

5 ай бұрын

Why don’t you post a video of you doing it then.

la explicacion es terrible, demasiada verborrea

Trying to watch your video sucks, damn commercials every other minute, bye