How to Play a Bajo Quinto (for Guitar Players) | feat. Max Baca of H. Jimenez
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- As a guitar player, how do you play these things anyway? Is a quinto tuned like a guitar? How should I approach playing it? These are all great questions that our friend and Bajo expert Max Baca is here to answer. Check it out!
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Bajoquinto is a gorgeous instrument especially for mexican northern music 🔥
When my Dad first heard the bajo, he said that the bajo fills a hole that most don't know is there, until the bajo is heard.
Damn. That is exactly what I feel. Finally, finally, I found the source of that sound. Gringo, who misses California, but it got too crazy there. Love Max.
It's perfect for German Oompah Music
There's a fullness that an octave string adds that you don't get with a single string. It's the reason many renaissance instruments like lute and baroque guitar featured double strings.
respect to that dude for not selling his father’s bajo to Keith Richards
All my family likes the sound of it. As the non-conformer in my family, I listened to and played thrash metal. 😂😂 but it's time I learn it and wow I'm so glad I saw this video!
That is a cool instrument. It sounds like Johnny Cash’s “I walk the line.” 😄
It's great for that song
Pretty much. Cash did get a lot of Spanish influence when he was stationed in Texas.
Johnny Cash lived in San Antonio for a while. He might have picked up his sound from there. Ring of Fire sounds like a mariachi song.
@JMAG710 that bass line came to mexico from German instrument makers
People who play this style of genre or corridos are guitar heroes. Guitar heroes exists
Definitely curious to try one of these. I love how it's all in 4ths so any bassy chord from a standard tuned guitar will translate well.
Yea pretty much you can translate anything from a guitar to a bajoquinto the position will be a little different but it will sound great 👍
0:20 There's Guitarists who are looking for this sound and the great thing about the Jiminez Bajos is that they're built to where the neck is similar to a Guitar neck.
6:36 It creates a nice Harmonic progression that makes it really sing
Thank Y'all, Sam Ash & Max Baca, for making this Excellent video!! I'm super glad I didn't see this Years after it came out too! 😂
Tejano Por Vida!!
Keith mostly plays an open G tuning: G-D-G-B-D (low to high).
This is identical to the tuning of a Bass-Waldzither like the one I play.
You could certainly easily use the Bajo Quinto with special strings in this tuning and I think that's what Keith had in mind.
Just bought the same Bajo ! I snagged an old Puerto Rican Cuatro last month , this was just a no brainer. Nice vid gents, helped me put together what ill be doing tmrw !
1:47 The 1 Chord is like a Barred G Major on Guitar
A: 3 (5th)
D: 3 (Root)
G: 5
C: 5
F: 4
1:18 Just remember because it's in all fourths tuning, you should stay on the 5th Fret when tuning up.
The Tuning used on the Bajo Sexto is all Fourths Tuning which is essentially the same as on a Guitar but an Octave down.
They have that Bass-Baritone Voice. The Bajo Sexto looks very similar to the 12 String Guitar due to its shape but there are differences. The Neck is Shorter and meets the body at fret number 12, the body is thicker, and so are the strings which are all wound.
3:43 the 5 Chord C7 (Same as the D7 on a Guitar)
A: 3 (Low Octave Root)
D: 5 (5th)
G: 5 (Root)
C: 4
F: 5
Is there a difference between “El músico” and the “El Patron” models? Hope to hear back real soon!
The El Patron Model is very ornate due to its intricate binding and pickguard, while the El Musico Model looks more like an Acoustic Guitar.
Plus the El Patron Model has a Slotted Headstock
They do Growl like a bear. I call it a Bass-Baritone Guitar cause it has a Bass Baritone Voice.
Is sound better as bajo quinto
@@subscriberswithoutavideo-iv5qm It's actually a great name for it. Bass-Baritone Guitar is a very good name cause of the kind of voice it has. My Mom was in choir, and some of her friends were a Bass-Baritone.
@@subscriberswithoutavideo-iv5qm Yes and it does have a Bass-Baritone voice. My Mom was in Choir and some of her friends were a Bass-Baritone.
@@subscriberswithoutavideo-iv5qm It sounds like a Mandocello because of the Doubled strings
These bajos sound amazing! they growl !!!
es mas mejor el hernandez cacari jesus sevillano el pasaye y el masias hechos en tijuana paracho mich y en monterrey nvl y en san antonio esos pinches bajos pedorros estan echos en china
The sound of these things remind me of a Mandocello
It kinda has a Bass-Baritone Voice making it sound like a Male Choir.
The Thin Bodied Bat Model Acoustic-Electric Bajo Quinto sounds exactally like a Mandocello cause its body is just as thick as a Mandocello body.
@@RockStarOscarStern634- Mate... you have a lot of comments on this video.
These instruments are tuned an Octave below a Standard Guitar giving them that rich resonant sound. As low and lovley as it sounds, some of them don't have the Low E Strings, there are some that have the Low E Strings & they could be good for Movie Works.
The bajo sexto has the low E, the quinto only goes down to A (same as the A on a bass guitar).
@@thumbstruck I see & the strings are Steel wound in Metal
5:00 I can't imagine how the low e would sound on a sexto when the A on this bajo quinto here sounds really buzzy and terrible. Do you guys not think that it sounds buzzy and terrible? I love conjunto music but I am having second thoughts about buying one.
@@greeneking77 That can be if the action isn't correct.
I want one of those guitars
Bajo quinto
Not a guitar
@@emmanuelvelazquez9640 pa los gabachos es una guitarra ellos no saben del norteño 🤷🏽♂️
@@_el_del_bajo5_ wow cool kid alert
@@NormalGrump I kno right 😂
The tuning on a Bajo Quinto is the same as the bottom 5 Strings of a 7 String Guitar tuned down a whole step.
Sam Ash Music The Bajo Sexto looks like a 12 String except that the neck is shorter, & the body is thicker to help those deep notes resonate.
Sam Ash Music I would use it for Broadway punk covers like You can't stop the Beat from Hairspray.
On Bajoquonto the strumming also has its way of doing it and is different then a guitar strumming
It's a rather special strumming.
So on a Bajo Quinto it's actually the same as the bottom 5 Strings of a 7 String Guitar (or the bottom 5 pairs of strings on a 14 String Guitar) tuned down a Step. On a Bajo Requinto (14 Strings, 2 Octave pairs, 5 Unison pairs, all pairs are wound except the High D cause the High A Strings are wound 17s) it adds two more pairs of Strings tuned to A and high D making it super useful. The 16 String version adds on a Low E pair tuned in Octaves.
@@vrai3078 It's called "14 String Guitar".
@@vrai3078 The string making technology has advanced and tuning to E5 on a 25.5 in scale 12 string or longer is becoming way more practical these days.
I GOT TO GET ONE OF THOSE GUITARS
4:37 Little outta tune I'll go get a Tuner to tune these up
Whenever I pickup a Bajo Sexto, I play my favorite songs to get an idea of what it sounds like.
Sam Ash Music Every Guitarist wants that sound.
All the strings on a Bajo Quinto/Sexto are Wound because it gives the notes more clarity.
3:55 the 5 Chord is kinda like our D7.
Keep on mins this, the F, C, G and D are the same strings that are the G, D A, E on guitar and that extra A String is like the D string of the 4 Bass strings tuned down to A.
It's more like the B String of a 7 String Guitar tuned down a step plus a normal Guitar A String.
Sam Ash Music I've wanted to play "You Raise me Up" on a Bajo Sexto
1:18 Keep in mind that all Fourths tuning is simple cause you stay on the 5th Fret.
cool guitar, but it will be a long while before I get one of those guitars. Im just trying to learn the regular 6string and chords (basics)
Guitarists want this sound, & H Jimenez Bajos are designed to where the neck is like a Guitar neck, & the string spacing is the same.
True bro but to be honest the sound of this Jimenez are not that great you want a real sounding Bajosexto Macias Bajos are the best
@@juniorruiz7950 I know but they look cool.
@@juniorruiz7950 yeah theres a lot of good ones. Jesus Sevillano, Zalapa, Fortaleza, etc. Depends on the sound you want
This instrument is very popular in Northern Mexican music too.
got a have a strong vice grip on those things they are thick.
They have thick necks because of those super big strings.
Thx for the lesson 👍👍
Every Chord is there on the Bajo Quinto & Bajo Sexto.
Are there any American songs that have the Baja quinto that I may have heard.
the devil wears a suit and tie,colter wall
I think it’s awesome you didn’t sell it to him. Keep it in the family
Whats better a bajo sexto or bajo quinto
Well, over time the bajo sexto became the bajo quinto because of the lack of use of the sixth pair of stings, people used to remove the sixth entirely. I prefer a bajo quinto because there is less tension on the quinto, so it makes the strings slightly better to play. Majority, if not all, of songs can be played on a sexto can be played quinto. There is no reason to get a bajo sexto since you are most likely to not use the sixth string often, but again, its all in your preference.
When Norteno/Tejano Comjunto music was first emerging it was usually a duet one playing accordion one playing the bajosexto. One would do lead vocals and one would harmonize or do what is called segunda or second voice. Electric basses were in their infancy . The stand up bass (Tololoche) in Spanish was added making it a trio. Drums and the electric bass came next. With the electric bass you do not need to do the boom chuckof the 6th string although some players still do. Here is a you tube link to one of the pioneer groups of Norteno/Conjunto Music. In Northern Mexico it is called Norteno in Texas it is called Conjunto. Same instruments slightly different flavor . ua-cam.com/video/HMARU1njTSQ/v-deo.html. Also check out Los Tigres Del Norte considered the Mexican Beatles by many ua-cam.com/video/BnvNfE9fOv4/v-deo.html They have together for over 50 years.
Song hi record with the stones?
is there a channel where to learn more
7:08 Jazz Gauge Pick
Is there a real difference between a sexto and a quinto other than the extra strings? I want to learn how to play the sexto but a lot of my favorite songs use the quinto ( I listen to a lot of norteños) can I still use the sexto for those songs?
yeah you can use it you just wont be using that 6th string at all since norteño songs dont use the bassline on the bajoquinto/sexto. the quinto is just lighter and has a thinner neck which makes it easier to play
how do u tune it?
What kinds of strings were on the quinto?
I played one of these and if you play around with it you can get some dark sounds out of it i was almost playing some doomer, minor key acoustic metal 😂.
If I play guitar can I play bajo quinto ?
Luis Guzman what’s better to own a bajo sexto or a quinto?
@@adriantrejo6696 you can do everything with a bajo quinto. It’s kinda like having a 4 string bass to a 5 string.
Quien te pregunto
Hey Maxxie!
8:34 Max & Keith were together
1:40 Muted Strum
Can anyone tell me wish song and record hi play with The Rolling Stones?
Voodoo Lounge Album. Sweethesrts Together is one.
I remember seeing max with flaco jimenez
9:40 The Cigarette popped out & he wipped it off the Bajo Sexto
easier way to comprehend it is to think of it like a bass. i mean in the end thats what bajo means, bass.
Bajo Quinto is 5 Course Bass.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 no shit
CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern actually it means 5th bass when translated to English
Sam Ash Music The Bajo Sexto could also be great for Jewish Music.
I saw one that has a 10 fret neck to the body. It has 5 double rows of strings. Would it still be tuned the same way?
Bajo quinto is like an Guitar without E and B Strings, with adding an extra bass string
That extra Bass String is like the Low B of a 7 String.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 yeah that's the thing, but if the bajo sexto have an other extra bass string tuned in low E in the guitar would be an 8 String tuned in F#?
@@Junior1385 Yep that Low F sharp is actually the 8th string on an 8 string guitar.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 i think Bajo Sexto is an Hybrid Bass/Guitar because you can play it like a Bass and also play chords like in guitar for me its have the Low 3 strings of the Bass with octaves adding 3 pairs strings of guitar its have the E A D of Bass with octave and A D G of guitar in pair tuned down in G C F.
@@Junior1385 You can also tune the top 2 pair of strings down a step and play it like a normal Guitar for songs by the Beatles like Hey Jude. The Bass VI is an Electric Bajo Sexto
If a bass guitar and a mandolin had a child.....nice.
The 5 Chord is the same as your D7 Chord on the Guitar.
And the H jimenez aren't that great there are better for example Martin macias is equivalent to stradaverius in violin rare but there are some in texas
Or hernandez made in México and they are amazing also Jesus sevillano, pasaye in tijuana or paracho like cacari in michoacan ..
This instrument is a descendant of the Spanish laud.
Fucking youtube not the song I was asking for
He kinda ruined the bajo Quinto history jkjk
Please tune these instruments. 😂 That’s a rough listen 😢
Why are they playing a bajo quinto yo aint mexicans only mexicans can play this
😂😂😂
You're hilarious mate
😐
And only black people play bass, hmm?
I know people that are not Mexican that play the Bajo quinto