• dino48
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Topic: Big fat spanish guitars

just wondering if anyone knows anything about the great big guitars that they use in Mexican strolling bands in the restaurants,they are way bigger then regular and the backs on them is usually rounded like an ovation,also some have  leather on the back.

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Re: Big fat spanish guitars

It's called a guitarron. Here ya go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarr%C3%B3n_mexicano

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Re: Big fat spanish guitars

Guitarron..meh - I like Big Fat Spanish Guitar better - It's much more descriptive!

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  • dino48
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Re: Big fat spanish guitars

Baldguitardude wrote:

It's called a guitarron. Here ya go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarr%C3%B3n_mexicano

Thanks for the info BGD,intersting stuff and its a acoustic bass that ernie ball was involved with.

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