Just in case you need one, here's a travel bajo quinto. I hadn't ever considered that such an object could exist, but why not? No idea who makes these.
If you're not familiar with the bajo quinto, they have five courses of strings, and the lowest string in each pair is tuned the same as a standard 5-string bass guitar. The other string in each pair is tuned one octave up.
The song here is one of many "corridos del coronavirus". The opening words are "el pinche coronavirus". Pinche is a bad word, but appropriate.
Here's another little baby bajo quinto. It's a beauty. The tone here sounds "small-bodied" but you never know what instrument was used in the studio.
I hope the pinche virus isn't pinching your life too badly! My biggest issue with it is that it's put an end to in-person visits with my kids because supervised visits are required by court order and nobody is willing to supervise visits in person. Somehow I don't see anything involving kids opening up until the fall at best. I can't be the only divorced dad musician in that position.
Stay strong! Let low be your instrument's register, not your mood and I'll do the same.
<3
If you're not familiar with the bajo quinto, they have five courses of strings, and the lowest string in each pair is tuned the same as a standard 5-string bass guitar. The other string in each pair is tuned one octave up.
The song here is one of many "corridos del coronavirus". The opening words are "el pinche coronavirus". Pinche is a bad word, but appropriate.
Here's another little baby bajo quinto. It's a beauty. The tone here sounds "small-bodied" but you never know what instrument was used in the studio.
I hope the pinche virus isn't pinching your life too badly! My biggest issue with it is that it's put an end to in-person visits with my kids because supervised visits are required by court order and nobody is willing to supervise visits in person. Somehow I don't see anything involving kids opening up until the fall at best. I can't be the only divorced dad musician in that position.
Stay strong! Let low be your instrument's register, not your mood and I'll do the same.
<3
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