Maybach Albatroz - Unboxing 📦the BEST SG I have EVER played - Deep Dive First Impressions
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2020
- It is possible that I splurged a little too excitedly over this guitar...
TLDR - I love the Albatroz and it is close to being my perfect guitar. Dangerously close!
SG guitars are porbably top of the list for me and this one could be top of that list. Too much? Probably. True? Definitely.
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It’s funny how the best Gibson’s aren’t made by Gibson.
Cierto. Igual que las mejores Fender no son Fender...mira una Shur o las Tom Anderson...jejeje
Indeed. You should hear my Eastman.
@@BluesLabel1 Eso depende de lo que Estes dispuesto a pagar Fender lo que hace bien bien te lo cobra
Because Gibson today is not Gibson of the 50s and 60s. Gibson today are making "replicas" of their original models just like every other company making guitars with LP, SG, 335 shapes.
It's been that way for a while. It's why they jacked Epiphone prices into the stratosphere: better quality compared to dollar spent! Gibson's beginner/intermediate "off-brand" was playing more "authentic" than actual Gib$ons... unless Gibson really are just bottom feeding off their legacy. Which I believe to be the case.
Dude I feel like I must apologise!! I haven’t watched your channel in a while!! But I like your videos and thanks for all the hard work you put into the free content for us all!! I think some people forget how much hard work content creatures put into videos for us!!! Anyhoo gorgeous guitar dude!!!
Hey Riley! Welcome back. All is forgiven!
guitar geek produces video reviews nobody else does. And thank you for that!
sayantanutbe you’re welcome!
I bought one on dark winered red.incredible guitar. Perfect set up, weights 2,8 kg like old sgs. Pickups are one of the best pafs that i ever had (and i had tested burstbuckers,57s etc).holds in tune perfectly. I was going to buy a new 2019 sg with vibrola but i ended with the maybach. Im a cream fan and it nails the records sounds.
I’ve a Maybach Lester with the same Amber Spirit of 59 pickups they are incredible pickups so responses across the whole range of volume and tone. The vibe and feel you get from a Maybach would cost much more than double from a comparable Gibson
That’s one gorgeous SG/DC guitar and then you played just looking which is the first song I wanted to learn 6 months ago when I started to learn guitar. I think the song is so technical as a beginner, but you played it so good. I chose that song because it was the first song I heard from the phonics and yes my favourite band!! Oh keep up the great work, always good contents and always entertaining 👍🏻
Cheers Mal! The phonics are one of my favourites too. It was Kelly that got me into SGs. Have you tried playing the song yet?
Hi Andy, I’m still learning “ just looking” but only started to play guitar this January. Working hard on chords, stunning and picking so I can play the whole song. Like wise with the SG got myself and Epiphone when I started.
I love that "milky" color.
Me too
This comment is about Four years too late🕰, but I have studied it closely and the D tuner is definitely at a slightly different angle to the G tuner 🎼 Lovely Guitar.
As someone who lives in Lydney it was a nice surprise seeing the picture of the old Annexe Inn suddenly flash up on screen - nice guitar and tones.
Thanks David! Maybe we have met at some point! I don’t know why but it conjured up that memory
Impressed at the way your pedals are mounted on the wall and in use simultaneously! Well done Andy’s brain.
Lovey guitar. Sounds fat!
Thanks!!!
I bought the Maybach Stratocaster model a week ago.
I have the EXACT SAME experience: it resonates very nicely. The instrument has a lot of volume when playing unplugged. You can really feel it vibrating (and it sounds fantastic).
Thanks for sharing! They are fantastic guitars!
After playing Les Pauls, picking up an SG feels amazing. It’s a great if imperfect guitar design.
All the best guitars are imperfect... maybe....
@@TheGuitarGeek I did not played that much modern design guitars, but sofar even top end ESP (full on Japanese made superstrats) dont give me the joy as "heritage flawed" design, like good Fender or Gibson guitars (or good made copy of those).
"Careful with that axe Andy" ;) Very nice guitar !
Very careful
I've had my eye on Maybach guitars for a while but don't think I could pull the trigger on a guitar that price without trying it in person first. Love the look of their single P90 dogears on either the Albatroz or Lester Jr, the colours they come in are all beautiful.
I think that’s wise. Do you have a distributor near you?
@@TheGuitarGeek Unfortunately no. I'll probably just wait til this whole virus thing calms down and go on a trip south to London.
doesn't matter, you will definetly not want to give it back
I love that guitar. In all honesty, that colour on that shaped guitar has never done much for me... until now!!!
well now you are in the cool club!!
Awesome! Do I get a badge?
@@rtsmudge7251 yes but one will be handed to you ONE day... dont ever ask for it.
@@TheGuitarGeek Understood. Serious business being in the cool club. :)
Andy, you are one if the most charming men on RUclips. Thank you for reminding me its okay to be yourself and still be a man.
Thank you so much! We’re all people. We’re all better when we are being who we truly are
It was worth it!!! Sounds absolutely incredible!!!!👍🏽😁
Absolutely beautiful looking & sounding guitar Andy !! Congrats sir !!
Cheers Terry!
Maybach guitars are really excellent! I purchased a Teleman T54 recently and I cannot put it away (review on my channel). The built quality is outstanding and the relicing is very authentic (in my eyes). On my model the pickups are by Amber and do a very convincing job! And my case smells kind of sweet, even after weeks... that's the only thing I have to criticise. Thanks for the entertaining and informative video, was fun to watch :-)
Thanks so much for putting this lengthy video together, it's great to hear your opinion and love for this guitar. I've just put an order in for an Albatroz 65 (the SG Junior).
I previously owned the Gibson SG Tribute which made me fall in love with the form factor of the SG but I've long desired an upgrade. I've wanted an SG Junior ever since playing a friend's vintage one - The options seem to be pay £1300+ or pay £4000-6000 for an actual vintage one. Until... I saw the Maybach. My god it looks good.
I'm hoping to love it, I have to wait less than I thought as I was lucky Thomann were getting one in stock in just a few days.
Quick question - You don't mention set up here, but I assume you were happy with the factory feel? Every guitar I buy I usually take for a set up, but usually because its factory set up is awful. I know it can be subjective but do you think it was a good job?
Excuse me, I'm an idiot. I've just gotten to the bit where you DID mention set up haha.
Oh man...your honest reactions to loving the guitar and the tones you got out of it immediately spoke volumes! Although I'll thank you to please stop adding guitars to my someday-I-must-have-one list.
Thanks man. It’s truly a joy to open a box and find something like this inside
That sounds amazing Andy. I’m not a fan of pre worn guitars but that looks better than most. The thing for me is the original Gibbo is cheaper than this beauty so if ones paying that kind of money I’d really want the Gibson. Now I understand why my neck gets so sore when I play my HB SG copy. I checked and it IS longer than any other. Thanks Andy I really enjoyed it 👍👍👍❤️❤️
You’re welcome man. Just to be clear, this is not comparable to an SG standard. This is gibson custom shop level which is 3,500
Ahh I see. 👍👍👍👍
Sounds sublime. Looks great (colour - I'm not fussed about 'aged'). Comparing SG and LP ergonomics as you do in this video nicely demonstrates why I have stopped using my SG. I always grab my LP if I want a solid body moment. Albatross! Great name! Just like the Ancient Mariner, I don't really want this bird with ridiculously 'long' neck hanging round my neck🤣. The original was a Gibson, but should have been Gibbon because that is the arm length needed😂
Ahh the ancient mariner... I have both loved and loathed that for the past 25 years....
My boy over at guitaristas said the same thing..this "SG " is super nice ..huh..yeah buddy..
Kind of a cool wall you got going there. Haven't played you about 6 months now.. Just had to put it down for a while. Hearing your intro noodle just hand to pick up my SG. I'm already subbed and was following you previously.. Thanks for the nudge. Great tone.
Welcome back! Which SG do you have ?
As an owner of a Maybach Lester 58 I disagree about your reception concerning the Amber Spirit with the Maybach Lester. I play it through a Peayey Classic 50 from the 90s, a Fender DeLuxeReverb and - yes - through a Bugera G5 Infinium connected to a box with a Jensen Speaker. Andy, please try a Jensen instead of the Celestion. It is so much clearer and brings all the beautiful tone colours of the Lester/Amber Combo.
I didn’t say It was bad but the Gibson r8 I used to have sounded clearer and it was certainly the pickups.
Love your videos. I have to get one of those Maybach. Great review
You should! Thanks
I have the same in dark wine red and I love it ❤
It sounds great, Andy. Hope to hear more of it in the near future.
Thanks Rob. Oh yes. I’ve already shot a follow up video
I don’t find the follow up video😢
Great review. I own a Maybach Teleman Custom 61 Red Rooster. It's my number One guitar. Very powerful ringing unplunged almost as a hollow body. It's amazing. The Albatros is very tempting !!!! Did you still own it ?
I'd bet dinosaurs have given birth with less detritus than that unboxing.😄
Hahahaa
the case looks identical to the tokai cases! great quality.
Was there no follow up to this video?
those pickups sound preety close to origanal PAF sound!!!! Amazed!
They’re Amber Spirit of 59 pickups hand wired in Germany I’ve got them on my Maybach Lester they’re exceptional fully functional across the whole range of volume and tone very vintage sounding
a guitar (I won't say axe because that could create confusion about which one) that feels so good that you constantly have to apologize for wanting to pay it instead of talking about it. That's a bit of alright.
I guess that is more positive than I realised. It’s a great guitar
Hi Andy
We’ve seen lots of tasty looking guitars behind you over the years, but it’s not always possible to tell what they are.
Any chance of a video about them?
And the pickup positions are slightly different explaining the difference between a Les Paul and an SG?
I love that you actually opened the box with the axe! haha
Chop chop
Extra middle pickup would have been a nice nod to Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Agreed! Maybe I can make room...
@@TheGuitarGeek That'd be a fun mod to see you do.
I really love mine in aged wine red.....
I cant find this on thomann? Their website doesn't even see to have this in vintage cream? .... I'm confused 😩
Thomann don’t have the vintage cream one. The TV yellow would be my second choice. Wine red a close third
@@TheGuitarGeek That's a shame, its definitely the nicest of the 3! Loved the video, the guitar looks and sounds amazing.
There are certainly more coming!
Would like to see a deep rosewood board on it. Looks light brown blah
Andy the Guitar SNIFFER! 😂
Impressive. To me that colour needs gold hw and a third pickup. But top marks
I thought so at one point but that would put me off.
Gotta get one!
What is that single pickup, double cutaway guitar on the wall behind you?
Nice! When is part 2 coming?
Hey Andy, do you still have this guitar? Colin (guitaristas) has the Jr model that he got just recently and he said it's better than Gibson. Seems you have the same feeling!
I do and I play it regularly. It is at least on par with the better Gibson’s
@AndyGuitarGeek Nice! I haven't seen a used Albatros jr for sale in Canada and even the new ones are from Spain or Germany. I am on the lookout however, and if I don't find a used one then I shall order a brand new one. Spain seems to have the cheapest shipping ($199). Lookjng forward to your next video! Cheers!
It sounds like a great SG and the quality control must be better than on a Gibson. It doesn't seem to have much if any neck dive either.
No it’s very well weighted. I’ll put it on a strap in the follow up
Lovely looking & sounding guitar but £1600 for a sg way to expensive but great vid as always.
Gibson pricing is as if Grandpa realized how much his prescriptions are going to cost, lost his mind in fear and senility, and sent Gib$on prices through the roof in a panic. Thank God Caesar got those mortgage payments straightened out. I'm glad he won't lose his house now that Gibson's are so overpriced.
Lovely guitar. If you had to pick between this one and the Gibson Special in Pelham Blue, aesthetic aside, which one would you go for?
Purely aesthetically, the Maybach
@@TheGuitarGeek And sound and playability wise?
any word on the radius of that neck?
Hey. Do you still own this guitar?
My question too…
Best guitar ever, this week!
Hahahahaha haha YES, until next week! No seriously, I’ve been looking for an SG for months and this knocks all the others dead
That says a lot. I can't get the device to switch to USA prices but I'm guessing that's on par with a Gibson of the same design. Holy balls, somewhere in the same ballpark but better built that the original should be ignored, yeah, that REALLY says a lot.
What?
@@TheGuitarGeek What I'm getting on about is, this sells for around the price of a brand new Gibson SG based on the website that sells it for the American price. If the price is close, I would normally buy the brand name version. Since the website won't translate into the language or money I use, I'd have to assume the prices are close enough. If your opinion, having tried both of them and feel that the "off" brand is killer, then it speaks volumes that it's a great guitar. If I wasn't clear, or I'm not now, feel free to say "what" and I'll try to reiterate it better, though I'm not sure how I could. But all I'm saying is, if it's nearly the same price and I should buy the other than the Gib, it tells me the Gib isn't carrying it's weight. I know what it means as I have a 2016 SGHP and it's like I have a telephone book in the head and the head dive is nearly suicidal, maybe it was a bad design and nobody from the company has tried to make it right. They did include a case (the silver torpedo) I should weld a 2 wheel dolly just to get it to the car, but I won't complicate my first point more.
Ok. Caught up now.
And? What did you think?
TheGuitarGeek yeah. It's great. Sounds fab. So must be good as I really don't like the look of SGs.
2:28 -- Looks like you need a cigarette, not a moment 😅
At around 2:30 I thought you were going to have a "crisis"
So did I!
Cool guitar !
There is a whole Monty Python sketch in here somewhere
Hahaha. ALBATROSS!!!!!
Have you ever 'been' with a guitar? What's it like?
The one tuner is just installed at more of an angle than the other across from it.
I’m glad it’s not just my eyes
Until the next post next week.
This video is more than 3.5 years old and it’s still the best SG I’ve ever played.
@@TheGuitarGeek just pulling your leg. Sounded nice tbh
Hahaha @@TheGuitarGeek
Aren't Maybachs just as expensive as Gibson? Is the tuning more stable...what's the difference??
Handbuilt guitars, pickups handwound by Wolfgang Damm. Tuning are very stable, more than most of the Gibsons I’ve owned (I’m currently on my sixth SG). I had a Maybach Lester that I sold, but my Albatroz is not only a keeper, but maybe shared #1 with my white 1995 Flying V.
This guitar for some reason screams quality even via youtube 😲
It really REALLY is great
Careful making the guitars kiss like that, you might end up with a LSPG. Or is it SLGP? I forget..
A Les G?
I often go to the 7th thinking it's the 5th on an SG. Two frets would be right
I've got a Maybach Lester coming in a couple of days. I put a deposit down in April and it's finally landed at the shop. Been a long wait but I'm sure it'll be worth it - the one that I have played blew me away
I agree that truss rod cover looks a bit cheap. But this is a minor gripe
What a sexy sg something about a white guitar
Nice not SG guitar Andy, very cool ! if the same hs angle as a Gibson it is 17º
It’s 17 degrees!
@@TheGuitarGeek is there an echozº or is it my ears 😀... from 1 of the 20% 🙂
Where are these made again?
Czech Republic
@@TheGuitarGeek These are definitely good then. My main (and only) guitar is a Czech Epiphone.
I dont want to be bad with the people of Maybach , but Im a SG fan, and the shape of the Albatroz looks too disimilar to the actual shape of a SG, not super bad, but... not my thing.
I’m Very picky about SG shapes. I’m not seeing what you’re seeing
@@TheGuitarGeek maybe i talked a bit too fast, i think your Albatroz looks good, but ive seen previous pics of Albatroz and those look not so good (to me), the juniors and specials look better, hope they stay in the version of ir albatroz shape.
Ahh I see. I will compare the shape to my sg standard in the follow ip
Come on Andrew did they give it to you for free ? looks great sounds great though - to me a bit overpriced, how much do they have to pay fender and Gibson out of the 2,000 plus
Why do you think they need to pay gibson or fender???
@@TheGuitarGeek You answered a question with a question, It sounds like they gave it to you for free by the way you are gushing over it. Its just a guitar !!!
I don’t get free guitars. There’s no such thing. Please answer my question.
@@TheGuitarGeek You called it the best SG when it clearly is not an SG but has obviously been copied from one .....I am well aware there are many copies of original design that don't need licenses etc but they could not call it an SG either like you did as that name belongs to Gibson. I think you are miffed because I asked you if you got it for free relax I also understand your over reaction is simply content creating. Anyone who does get a freebie for content never says this is shite do they even if they have to send it back after reviewing or no one would send you anything at all.
I went to the Maybach site. All look lovely. Pity there isn't an ES-355 style instrument. Would need Bigsby, Vibramate String Spoiler, locking tuning machines, ebony fingerboard, ebony body colour, gold hardware. (In fact pretty much as per Epiphone Ltd Ed Joe Bonamassa ES-355 nla but with locking tuners and Schaller S-Locks)😁
I would LOVE it if they made a 335 style. Truly awesome
Maybach build great guitars but they never sound like the real Gibsons. Have tried so many & compared;
That guitar is guitary af
SO guitary
its not Maybach its yourbach
Correct!
@@TheGuitarGeek great video and beautiful guitar. Would have to be cherry red tho for myself i think :)
Well, you creeped out my wife, who could just hear your noises, but not what you were doing.
This is the reason I exist
Please don't drag that one behind your car.
The chances are low....
ugly headstock, lguitar looks like chear copy.