A Baritone That Plays Like a Uke and Thinks Like a Guitar
If you've ever wanted to pick up a ukulele but kept finding yourself reaching for your guitar out of habit, the Cordoba 20BM might be exactly what you've been looking for. Baritone ukuleles are tuned DGBE — the same as your guitar's top four strings — so the chords you already know transfer over immediately. Same shapes, same muscle memory, genuinely different instrument.
Cordoba built the 20BM as their first entry into baritone ukulele territory, and they brought their classic acoustic sensibility with them. The solid mahogany top gives this uke a warmth and resonance that's hard to find at this price point, and the natural satin finish keeps everything looking clean without that plasticky gloss you often see on entry-level instruments.
Whether you're a guitarist easing into ukulele, a uke player ready to explore the lower register, or someone who just wants a travel-friendly instrument that sounds genuinely good — the 20BM is an easy recommendation.
Solid Top, Real Tone
The 20BM's solid mahogany top is the heart of what makes it sound the way it does. Solid tops vibrate differently than laminate — they open up over time, and the tone only gets richer with regular playing. For a baritone uke in the ~$200 range, a solid top is a meaningful spec, not a given.
The mahogany back and sides complement the top with warmth and depth, keeping the overall voice balanced across the DGBE range. Baritone ukes sit lower than their soprano or tenor cousins, and the all-mahogany build leans into that with a full, slightly woody character that's well-suited to both fingerpicking and strumming.
Built to Play, Right Out of the Box
Cordoba sets the 20BM up in DGBE tuning — the most popular baritone configuration — and strings it with Aquila Nylgut strings, including wound 4th (D) and 3rd (G) strings and nylgut 2nd (B) and 1st (E). Aquila Nylgut is a trusted string choice among ukulele players for its tuning stability and responsive feel.
The rosewood fingerboard has a smooth, comfortable feel, and pearl inlays at the 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets keep you oriented without any guesswork. The 20.125" scale length hits the sweet spot for baritone playability, and the 1.5" nut width gives your fretting hand plenty of room without feeling too wide.
The Details That Round It Out
A natural herringbone wood pattern rosette surrounds the soundhole — a tasteful touch that gives the 20BM a handmade-feeling aesthetic at a production instrument price. The satin finish on both the body and neck feels good in the hands: not sticky, not slippery, just right. The rosewood bridge rounds out the natural wood look consistently from top to bottom.
The mahogany neck is joined to the body cleanly, and the overall fit and finish reflects Cordoba's background in classical and acoustic guitar building — they care about how an instrument feels under your hands, and it shows.
Product Features:
- Size: Baritone
- Top: Solid Mahogany with natural satin finish
- Back & Sides: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood with pearl inlays at 5, 7, 10, 12 frets
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Rosette: Natural wood dual-herringbone pattern
- Scale Length: 20.125" (511mm)
- Nut Width: 1.5" (38mm)
- Tuning: DGBE (matches top 4 strings of a guitar)
- Strings: Aquila Nylgut (wound D & G, Nylgut B & E)
- Electronics: None (acoustic only)
Brand: Cordoba
Model: 20BM
SKU: 99-761-0340
Condition: New
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