Details
We never expected Taylor to make a Bajo Quinto but now that we’ve had a chance to play one, boy, are we glad they did! For those of you who don’t know what it is, the Bajo Quinto is a 10-string bass guitar that is tuned in fourths to A-D-G-C-F, with the A and D doubled in octaves and the G, C and F tuned in unison. The Bajo Quinto is used as the rhythm instrument in a number of Mexican musical styles, particularly Norteño and Tejano music. And while it’s well-suited to Mexican music, it has a unique sound that will find a home in many other styles. All it takes is an adventurous musical spirt.
Taylor’s Banjo Quinto uses Big Leaf Maple for the back and sides and Sitka Spruce for the top, a combination that produces a rich, rumbling tone with a focused bass and ringing trebles. It’s based on the Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought body shape and has V-Class bracing. The bridge features a new offset bridge pin/string ramp configuration that allows each pair of strings to vibrate without interfering with each other.
The Bajo Quinto takes visual inspiration from classic Mexican styles, with a sharp Florentine cutaway offering access to the upper register, a striking white pearloid double pickguard with a matching truss rod cover, mother-of-pearl Mission inlays outlined in grained ivoroid, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, and gold mini-tuners. It includes a Fishman Rare Earth soundhole pickup and ships in a deluxe Western Floral hardshell case.
Specs
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Back sides
Big Leaf Maple
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Binding
White
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Bracing
V-Class
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Bridge
Ebony
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Cutaway
Yes
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Electronics
Yes
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Fingerboard
West African Crelicam Ebony
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Finish
Gloss
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Frets to body
14
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Inlay
Grained Ivoroid / Mother-of-Pearl Mission
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Neck material
Hard Rock Maple
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Neck shape
Standard Carve
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Nut width
1 7/8"
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Pickup type
Fishman Rare Earth Bajo Quinto
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Rosette
Green Abalone Single Ring
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Scale length
25 1/2"
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Top material
Sitka Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
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Case type
Deluxe Hardshell
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Serial number
1205024046
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SKU
TAY657CEBAJOQUIN-1205024046
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UPC
170406