The Guitarron has a shorter neck but larger body than the Guitarra de Golpe or the Vihuela. The Guitarron's sound resonates like a deep body bass guitar. The Mexican Guitarron has 6-stringsThe Standard Guitarron is handmade with solid Cedar wood backs and sides along with a top made entirely of Tacote wood, the typical wood used by luthiers to make Guitarrons and Vihuelas. The Guitarron was also created to replace the harp is the harp was not sufficient in producing the deep sound and rythm that a Guitarron produces. The Guitarron is tuned a-d-g-c-e-a. There are a variety of different colored strings that may be purchased for them. The Guitarron is also considered the most important instrument in the Mariachi today.
