H. Jimenez LBQ4EBT El Patron Bajo Quinto in Gloss Black w/Gig Bag

A bajo quinto is a Mexican 10-string acoustic bass-guitar relative with five double courses of strings. It is the rhythm and bass backbone of norteno, conjunto and Tejano music, usually paired with a button accordion. The H. Jimenez El Patron is a full-size bajo quinto with a cutaway, a gloss black top with pearloid micas, mahogany back and sides, and a built-in Fishman pickup so it can be played acoustically or plugged in.

A bajo sexto has 12 strings in six courses; a bajo quinto has 10 strings in five courses, dropping the sexto's lowest course. Most modern conjunto and norteno players use the quinto because it is lighter, easier to fret and cuts through a band better, while the sexto offers a deeper low end. The El Patron LBQ4EBT is a bajo quinto.

The standard bajo quinto tuning is A-D-G-C-F from low to high, in fourths, with the lower courses paired in octaves. It ships strung and set up for that tuning; the adjustable truss rod and Thunderwing bridge saddle let you fine-tune the action for your preference.

Yes. Studio Gears ships this bajo quinto free in the continental US, brand new in the original box with the H. Jimenez limited lifetime warranty. Stock shown on this page is our in-store Temecula inventory, so it ships quickly.

The El Patron excels in regional Mexican music, conjunto, folk, and world-music ensembles. Its warm, articulate tone is engineered for traditional styles; it is not designed for metal, jazz, or blues applications.

Yes. The adjustable truss rod lets you dial in neck relief, and the adjustable saddle on the Thunderwing bridge allows straightforward action customization to match your playing preferences without requiring a technician.

It features a Fishman Rare Earth Bajo active soundhole pickup paired with a low-profile volume control and soundhole-mounted preamp, delivering responsive gain adjustment and full-range amplified tone for live and recording use.

The nut and saddle are real bone, which ensures reliable intonation and sustain compared to synthetic alternatives and is a hallmark of traditional bajo quinto construction.

The instrument ships with a padded gig bag featuring a zipper pocket and shoulder straps, making transport and storage straightforward for rehearsals, sessions, and performances.

We collect sales tax only on orders shipped to California. Orders shipped to any other US state are charged $0 sales tax at checkout when you buy direct from our website. On this item that is roughly $57 less out the door than the same listed price at a national retailer or on a marketplace. Marketplaces such as eBay, Reverb and Amazon collect sales tax in nearly every state as marketplace facilitators no matter who the seller is, so the same item at the same price costs less bought direct. Free US shipping and 30-day returns are included. Some states ask buyers to self-report use tax on out-of-state purchases.