I got a baritone uke with two metal martin stings on the bottom and nylon on top. Once the buzzing went away after year one it got better with pure tone and vibrato. I do classical, film scores, folk, slow jazz and old pop but only as a solo instrument. But if you ever played guitar, which I never did, I bet you can still accompany and finger pick.
Oh, I go with tuning in 5ths, like a deep mandolin.


PS I'll be Spencer Tracy and Ake can be the prosecutor.