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The guitarrón is the principal rhythm instrument in the mariachi group, and it serves as the bass instrument, playing deep pitches. The rhythmic propulsion of the basslines played on it help to keep the other instruments together. It is unusual for a group to have more than one guitarrón player. Guitarrón players need good left-hand strength ...
Mar 12, 2018 · The Guitarrón is a large bass guitar. Guitarrón translates to large guitar – the suffix means big or large. It has 6 strings - 3 that are nylon wound with a nylon monofilament core or nylon fibers, and 3 that are steel, bronze or copper wound with a single steel string core.
The Mexican Guitarron. The guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups.Although obviously similar to the guitar, it is not a derivative of that instrument, but was independently developed from the sixteenth-century Spanish bajo de uña.
- Guitarrón Mexicano (Big Mexican Guitar) The Guitarrón is a large-bodied six-string acoustic bass with a convex back, much larger than a typical acoustic classical guitar.
- Arpa Jarocha (Mexican Harp) The Arpa Jarocha hails from Veracruz, Mexico and is the successor to the Spanish Harp from the 16th century. Although people suggest it was originally meant to be smaller, it eventually carved out to be this large wooden instrument with a flat soundboard, a resonator and up to 36 nylon strings.
- Mexican Vihuela. Mexican Vihuela is different from the Spanish Vihuela, which has 5 or 6 doubled strings. Traditional Mexican Vihuela has 5 strings tuned to A-D-G-B-E with the A, D, and G strings tuned an octave higher than a guitar.
- Violin. Violins are prominent instruments in a wide variety of genres and styles ranging from Western classical to jazz, folk, country. It was brought to Mexico by the Spaniards and was quickly adopted by the Mariachi ensemble.
- Accordion. Although the accordion has German roots, it found its way into Mexican music and became a hit because one person could now make multiple instrumental sounds!
- Marimba. The marimba, which features a piano-like design and wooden bars, is a percussion instrument core to Mexican folk music. It is so important that bands that use marimba are even called marimba bands!
- Maracas. The maracas is an integral sound in Salsa music. The origins of these percussion instruments range from central Chili to Brazil or West Africa.
- Arpa Jarocha (Mexican Harp) Arpa Jarocha is a symbol of son Jarocho music. It stands at nearly 5 feet, making it the tallest instrument on our list. The uniqueness doesn’t stop there, though.
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“Guitarrón” may sound a lot like the word “guitar,” but the two instruments are quite a bit different. They both have six strings, but the guitarrón is much larger. It also has a deep, v-shaped back. This allows the guitarrón to make a deeper, louder sound than a guitar.
