Maybach Lester Wild Cherry 59 aged

Like a G. R9

As you know it is hard to get good G.. LP Custom shops type R9 in Europe. I was very sceptical when Iordered a Maybvach Lester Wild Cherry. After a long study on You tube and with friends i noticed that Maybach has his place as a brand in Europe.

The sound of Amber 59 hand wired pick ups is incredible.

I compared it with a Gibson LP and a Heritage LP.

Guess what , the sound is unbeatable. And this for Jazz and bluesy type of music.

I ordered in the meanwhile already 4 Maybachs and sold all my G... LP.

There is one guitar comparable that is the PRS Custom 24 35th anniversary with 58 PRS pick ups. They are in the same price range , but with the PRS you only get a gig bag and it is not aged.

So Maybach Lester LP is now my child . And the wild cherry colour is much better in real than the pictures used on this web.

Cheers

Quality and resonance

Used to strat type guitars, I was looking for a convincing Les Paul model and wasn't disappointed by this Maybach Lester.

Light but very resonant, probably also due to the big chunky neck - btw, don't worry you get used to it very quickly.

Playing unplugged and standing up, you can feel the instrument vibrate in you belly.

Overall, very well made instrument, the aging is very (I mean, VERY) subtle, which I tend to prefer - mainly, it's the checking of the nitrocellulose finish that stands out.

The pickups are well balanced. I play mainly styles that require mild to medium overdrive and clean tones, so I was looking for good clean tones too, which I got with this guitar. (My point of reference being my strat equipped with Suhr FL and V60LP).

Only downside to me: the look they went for with the flight case... a bit too "Mariachi" like for my taste!