How to Play a Bajo Quinto (for Guitar Players) | feat. Max Baca of H. Jimenez

[@jcamacho4161]

Bajoquinto is a gorgeous instrument especially for mexican northern music 🔥

[@thumbstruck]

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.

[@sraytho1]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's perfect for German Oompah Music

[@KenneyCmusic]

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.

[@jpgr8937]

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!

[@FastLifeInc]

respect to that dude for not selling his father’s bajo to Keith Richards

[@krislong9338]

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.

[@joaquinflores3547]

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 👍

[@HilbertoDelarosa]

My uncle could play guitar bajo sexton and harmonica and he told me that guitar chords don't work on bajo sexto it sounds awful but that bajo sexto chords do exist on the guitar. He always told me that the guitar was endless the more chords you find there is no end. That the guitar was harder to play than the bajo nobody will ever completely know how many. The bajo he said not as many chords 😊

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

That is a cool instrument. It sounds like Johnny Cash’s “I walk the line.” 😄

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's great for that song

[@JMAG710]

Pretty much. Cash did get a lot of Spanish influence when he was stationed in Texas.

[@peachgirl2312]

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.

[@shirtpants4203]

​@JMAG710 that bass line came to mexico from German instrument makers

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

6:36 It creates a nice Harmonic progression that makes it really sing

[@y2j11000]

People who play this style of genre or corridos are guitar heroes. Guitar heroes exists

[@brucelamb1583]

I played many gigs with Max. He is one of the best musicians I've ever played with.

[@Tacopusher]

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!!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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

[@hopegarza]

I just got one at a pawn shop just for fun. So I'm checking out videos. I play some guitar. Good teaching.

[@Dykstra1979]

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 !

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

1:18 Just remember because it's in all fourths tuning, you should stay on the 5th Fret when tuning up.

[@arcos8917]

Is there a difference between “El músico” and the “El Patron” models? Hope to hear back real soon!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Plus the El Patron Model has a Slotted Headstock

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

They do Growl like a bear. I call it a Bass-Baritone Guitar cause it has a Bass Baritone Voice.

[@subscriberswithoutavideo-iv5qm]

Is sound better as bajo quinto

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@subscriberswithoutavideo-iv5qm It sounds like a Mandocello because of the Doubled strings

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Tuning used on the Bajo Sexto is all Fourths Tuning which is essentially the same as on a Guitar but an Octave down.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:37 Little outta tune I'll go get a Tuner to tune these up

[@nairolfxii1]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@thumbstruck]

The bajo sexto has the low E, the quinto only goes down to A (same as the A on a bass guitar).

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@thumbstruck I see & the strings are Steel wound in Metal

[@greeneking77]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@greeneking77 That can be if the action isn't correct.

[@cinthyaaraceliruizpardo6595]

These bajos sound amazing! they growl !!!

[@enriquevelazquez9918]

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

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@vrai3078 It's called "14 String Guitar".

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@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.

[@jose-tm8yd]

is there a channel where to learn more

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:55 the 5 Chord is kinda like our D7.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

1:18 Keep in mind that all Fourths tuning is simple cause you stay on the 5th Fret.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The tuning on a Bajo Quinto is the same as the bottom 5 Strings of a 7 String Guitar tuned down a whole step.

[@ronaldjaramillo7460]

Thx for the lesson 👍👍

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@wicked5312]

I GOT TO GET ONE OF THOSE GUITARS

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Sam Ash Music I would use it for Broadway punk covers like You can't stop the Beat from Hairspray.

[@girlsknowbest8666]

Are there any American songs that have the Baja quinto that I may have heard.

[@neveth0489]

the devil wears a suit and tie,colter wall

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

The sound of these things remind me of a Mandocello

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It kinda has a Bass-Baritone Voice making it sound like a Male Choir.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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.

[@joeyhuebner10]

@@RockStarOscarStern634- Mate... you have a lot of comments on this video.

[@juniorruiz7950]

On Bajoquonto the strumming also has its way of doing it and is different then a guitar strumming

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's a rather special strumming.

[@westfield90]

I want one of those guitars

[@emmanuelvelazquez9640]

Bajo quinto

[@emmanuelvelazquez9640]

Not a guitar

[@_el_del_bajo5_]

@@emmanuelvelazquez9640 pa los gabachos es una guitarra ellos no saben del norteño 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@NormalGrump]

@@_el_del_bajo5_ wow cool kid alert

[@_el_del_bajo5_]

@@NormalGrump I kno right 😂

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Sam Ash Music I've wanted to play "You Raise me Up" on a Bajo Sexto

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Whenever I pickup a Bajo Sexto, I play my favorite songs to get an idea of what it sounds like.

[@Junior1385]

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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's more like the B String of a 7 String Guitar tuned down a step plus a normal Guitar A String.

[@seabass9839]

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?

[@drpizzaeater]

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

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

7:08 Jazz Gauge Pick

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

All the strings on a Bajo Quinto/Sexto are Wound because it gives the notes more clarity.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Sam Ash Music Every Guitarist wants that sound.

[@C.G-j1p]

This instrument is very popular in Northern Mexican music too.

[@gabriel79ish]

Song hi record with the stones?

[@totallyregia]

The name bajo quinto.. is because is was invented by mexicans to be acompanyed by an acordeon and play it as a guitar and bajo at the same time... and play it a live for shows..in order to sustitue the whole band.. and make more a afforable for people to hire a band.. how days.. the tradition contiunes you can hire a "Fara Fara"... 3 musicians to come to play norteño at your parties ...specialy here in the north side of Mexico.. Monterrey

[@swaggy1403]

Whats better a bajo sexto or bajo quinto

[@oblivion_born7365]

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.

[@konjunto2477]

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 . kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn6kg4hno8-HibM. Also check out Los Tigres Del Norte considered the Mexican Beatles by many kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ_Zf5l7bsuCrJY They have together for over 50 years.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Guitarists want this sound, & H Jimenez Bajos are designed to where the neck is like a Guitar neck, & the string spacing is the same.

[@juniorruiz7950]

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

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@juniorruiz7950 I know but they look cool.

[@Mark-oh7ec]

@@juniorruiz7950 yeah theres a lot of good ones. Jesus Sevillano, Zalapa, Fortaleza, etc. Depends on the sound you want

[@totallyregia]

The bajo quinto is a mexican isntrument is a mix instrument created to be acompany with acordeon and is it how start it.. and you can tune it at cromatic

[@jcamacho4161]

What kinds of strings were on the quinto?

[@rebeccajones8610]

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)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

1:40 Muted Strum

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

8:34 Max & Keith were together

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Every Chord is there on the Bajo Quinto & Bajo Sexto.

[@lacuevadelvampiro]

got a have a strong vice grip on those things they are thick.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

They have thick necks because of those super big strings.

[@danielcaliforniascratchers848]

If I play guitar can I play bajo quinto ?

[@adriantrejo6696]

Luis Guzman what’s better to own a bajo sexto or a quinto?

[@Egodynamic]

@@adriantrejo6696 you can do everything with a bajo quinto. It’s kinda like having a 4 string bass to a 5 string.

[@loshermanosvelazquez2843]

Quien te pregunto

[@gabriel79ish]

Can anyone tell me wish song and record hi play with The Rolling Stones?

[@jseg83]

Voodoo Lounge Album. Sweethesrts Together is one.

[@f1sk8mm]

I think it’s awesome you didn’t sell it to him. Keep it in the family

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

9:40 The Cigarette popped out & he wipped it off the Bajo Sexto

[@matthewviolante]

how do u tune it?

[@totallyregia]

is an instrument crated by mexicans is a mix intrument you tune it ..cromatic

[@rudymartinez2681]

👍

[@jamesmorrison2063]

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?

[@Junior1385]

Bajo quinto is like an Guitar without E and B Strings, with adding an extra bass string

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That extra Bass String is like the Low B of a 7 String.

[@Junior1385]

@@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#?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@Junior1385 Yep that Low F sharp is actually the 8th string on an 8 string guitar.

[@Junior1385]

@@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.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@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

[@alienvolt7741]

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 😂.

[@sergtex72]

Hey Maxxie!

[@rudymartinez2681]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@clpflash736]

I remember seeing max with flaco jimenez

[@elvergalarga4461]

easier way to comprehend it is to think of it like a bass. i mean in the end thats what bajo means, bass.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Bajo Quinto is 5 Course Bass.

[@elvergalarga4461]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 no shit

[@emilioortiz2444]

CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern actually it means 5th bass when translated to English

[@shireboundscribbles]

If a bass guitar and a mandolin had a child.....nice.

[@rudymartinez2681]

💪💛👊

[@primoroy]

Nah, selling an authentic Macias bajo is like selling a Stradovarius. A Jimenez bajo I would have given to him!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Sam Ash Music The Bajo Sexto could also be great for Jewish Music.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The 5 Chord is the same as your D7 Chord on the Guitar.

[@roblu2073]

This instrument is a descendant of the Spanish laud.

[@MichaelJames-uv8mo]

Fucking youtube not the song I was asking for

[@rigobertoramos2339]

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 ..

[@541.Juar3z]

He kinda ruined the bajo Quinto history jkjk

[@dunbarcustomsound]

Please tune these instruments. 😂 That’s a rough listen 😢

[@dmodelgaming9660]

Why are they playing a bajo quinto yo aint mexicans only mexicans can play this

[@rigobertoramos2339]

😂😂😂

[@joeyhuebner10]

You're hilarious mate

[@lwavy1416]

😐

[@bartolomeo420]

And only black people play bass, hmm?

[@joaquinflores3547]

I know people that are not Mexican that play the Bajo quinto

[@xarv368]

It sounds like a spring and sounds out of tune. 👎👎👎👎