Bajo
Sexto Guitarron®
The
bajo sexton a a rather large twelve string guitar
used mainly in Mexican music as bass or accompaniment.
The
guitarron is an enormous
Mexican acoustic bass guitar, with six strings
tuned ADGCEA, from low to high. The guitar has
a huge and deep body to project its low bass notes.
Two
strings are usually played together in octaves
to increase their volume. The guitar is strapped
over the shoulder, much like an electric guitar.
The
guitar shown here has a violin style head and
pearl markers on the fingerboard. It originally
had eight strings.
