Description

Built to reflect the sound and style of Mexican music traditions, the 657ce Bajo Quinto combines a completely unique tone profile with modern Taylor touches to offer a truly singular instrument for adventurous players. The 10-string Bajo Quinto 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. Back and sides of solid Big Leaf maple and a solid Sitka spruce top combine with Taylor’s Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought body shape and tone-boosting V-Class bracing to produce a clear, resonant musical character that sounds unlike anything else Taylor has created.
Original Taylor enhancements include an offset bridge pin/string ramp configuration that allows each pair of strings to sing with optimal touch responsiveness 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.

Features

Mexican-style 10-string setup with five doubled string pairs
All-solid maple body with spruce top for rich tone
Grand Pacific body and V-Class bracing for warm, complex sound
Visual appointments reflect traditional Mexican heritage
Soundhole pickup’s neodymium magnets yield a warm, clean voice that authentically amplifies the unique sound of the Bajo Quinto
Features Florentine cutaway, Fishman electronics and hardshell case

Specifications

General
Number of Strings: 10 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Grand Pacific
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
Cutaway: Florentine Cutaway
Colour: Black
Electronics: Fishman Rare Earth Bajo Quinto
Body
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: White
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Neck
Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid / Mother-of-Pearl Mission
Fretboard Binding: White
Neck Finish: Gloss
Nut Width: 1-7/8″
Scale Length: 25-1/2″
Hardware
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Strings: D’Addario Bajo Quinto-10, .026-.078
Pickguard: Double White Pearloid
Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons