Guitarra panzona
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The guitarra panzona, guitarra túa or guitarra blanca is a Mexican guitar with six strings and deep body. This guitar
is sometimes substituted by a guitarron
. It provides a tubby sounding rhythm for calentano music, accompanying violin, guitar and tamborita.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
is sometimes substituted by a guitarron
Guitarrón
See also: Guitarrón ChilenoThe guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups...
. It provides a tubby sounding rhythm for calentano music, accompanying violin, guitar and tamborita.