The sound of these guitars is, plain and simple, phenomenal! The strats sound like Hendrix/Blackmore recordings, the Teles like Buchanan/Burton signature tones. LesPauls are BASSY, but not muddy. When it comes to the original model, things get a bit scarry. First of all, this guitar sounds beautiful ACOUSTICALLY! Very loud. The acoustic EQ is balanced nicely and notes ring CRISP. When plugged in, everything just gets amplified.
El Maya guitars are high quality Japanes made instruments. The models offered include Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and originals. The Maya Strats are extremely true to the Fender recipe. In fact, Most post '60s Fenders don't measure up to them. Same with Teles. When it comes to Les Pauls they offered both the bolt-on and set-ins. These Pauls were quite a bit lighter than most '70s copies and sounded and played a whole lot better! Attention to details was great.
... The original El Maya body style is by far the most valuable gem this company had to offer and is my very favorite instrument ever! The company ceased to exist before making a commercial mark... Unlike the copy models that were in features true to the originals, the El Diablo/FutureFour/Masterclass as this model was called, was in entirety original. It has the NECH THRU BODY construction, carved top and the STRING THRU BODY bridge. The scale lenght is like a Fender.
... The headstock is tilted and has three tuners on each side. The neck is a three peace, maple/rosewood/maple construction. The fingerboard is bound BRAZILIAN rosewood with brass dot inlays. The hardware is gold with brass saddles and nut. The body is a triple cutaway Les Paul style. The third cut is at the end of the instrument behind the bridge. The body is herringbone bound and has three strap buttons.
... The pickups are two humbuckers with a three way toggle switch and four knobs- Two volumes and two tones. The three way switch is located on the treble horn. The number of frets is 22 and they are JUMBO in size. The finishes were offered in natural, wine red transparent and black. There is also a bolt-on version of this beauty.
...The original El Maya body style is by far the most valuable gem this company had to offer and is my very favorite instrument ever! The company ceased to exist before making a commercial mark... Unlike the copy models that were in features true to the originals, the El Diablo/FutureFour/Masterclass as this model was called, was in entirety original. It has the NECH THRU BODY construction, carved top and the STRING THRU BODY bridge. The scale lenght is 25.5; like a Fender.
EL maya are very good guitars. The wood is excellent, pickups are dimarzio, brasilian rosewood... Guitars made in Japan are awesome. I bought Greco Les Paul MIJ ( Randy Rhoads model)made in 1983.Tone and playability on both guitars are very similiar. On El Maya is a bit brighter because it has an ash body. Both guitars have solid body and are pretty heavy. I found many guitars made in Japan are better than those made in USA and also a lot cheaper.
Hi, interesting sound! Which one is better guitar: El Maya or Greco Randy R..? El Maya is probably very rare - I see it in action first time:) Are you interested about selling it ?
Yes, El Maya guiatrs are very rare. As I said, both guitars are very comfortable to play but have diefferent caracter. GRECO has that tipical Les Paul sound. El Maya is a bit brighter and more powerful due to dimarzio pickups. It also has a thiner neck and lower action.
what effect are you using on your boss GT5?, and was that a loop or a cd or something? if it was loop how do you work it? i didnt have a manual for mine so im still figuring out the beast. coment me back.
okay thanks my guitar teacher offered me £400 ($800) for it and wasn't in very good condition (mainly scratches)but i didn't accept it until i did my research i'll probably keep it for a while
Headstock say elmaya original
02ws6ls6 7 months ago
anybody know anthing about the Elmaya Rhoads copy?
02ws6ls6 7 months ago
I put together an extensive information about EL-MAYA and Bambu guitars here:
ibanezcollectors. com/forum/miscellaneous/el-maya-top-of-the-line-ibanez-artist-killer-t20346/msg194072/#msg194072
Hope you find it useful.
MrMemag 10 months ago
Do you have any serials from your ElMaya?
I just got ElMaya FutureFour (AKA EM1300 model),
and I found some numbers in neck pickup cavity but hard to read.
Pickup numbers say that is either made in made in May 1970's, or May 1980's.
I don't know if they were around in 70's.
Can you ready your number ,from the pickups or neck cavity and post it here?
Thanks!
Here is EL Maya 1500 (holy crap!!)
swords-of-mars. com/elmaya-em1500/
MrMemag 1 year ago
The sound of these guitars is, plain and simple, phenomenal! The strats sound like Hendrix/Blackmore recordings, the Teles like Buchanan/Burton signature tones. LesPauls are BASSY, but not muddy. When it comes to the original model, things get a bit scarry. First of all, this guitar sounds beautiful ACOUSTICALLY! Very loud. The acoustic EQ is balanced nicely and notes ring CRISP. When plugged in, everything just gets amplified.
MrMemag 1 year ago
El Maya guitars are high quality Japanes made instruments. The models offered include Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and originals. The Maya Strats are extremely true to the Fender recipe. In fact, Most post '60s Fenders don't measure up to them. Same with Teles. When it comes to Les Pauls they offered both the bolt-on and set-ins. These Pauls were quite a bit lighter than most '70s copies and sounded and played a whole lot better! Attention to details was great.
MrMemag 1 year ago
... The original El Maya body style is by far the most valuable gem this company had to offer and is my very favorite instrument ever! The company ceased to exist before making a commercial mark... Unlike the copy models that were in features true to the originals, the El Diablo/FutureFour/Masterclass as this model was called, was in entirety original. It has the NECH THRU BODY construction, carved top and the STRING THRU BODY bridge. The scale lenght is like a Fender.
MrMemag 1 year ago
... The headstock is tilted and has three tuners on each side. The neck is a three peace, maple/rosewood/maple construction. The fingerboard is bound BRAZILIAN rosewood with brass dot inlays. The hardware is gold with brass saddles and nut. The body is a triple cutaway Les Paul style. The third cut is at the end of the instrument behind the bridge. The body is herringbone bound and has three strap buttons.
MrMemag 1 year ago
... The pickups are two humbuckers with a three way toggle switch and four knobs- Two volumes and two tones. The three way switch is located on the treble horn. The number of frets is 22 and they are JUMBO in size. The finishes were offered in natural, wine red transparent and black. There is also a bolt-on version of this beauty.
MrMemag 1 year ago
...The original El Maya body style is by far the most valuable gem this company had to offer and is my very favorite instrument ever! The company ceased to exist before making a commercial mark... Unlike the copy models that were in features true to the originals, the El Diablo/FutureFour/Masterclass as this model was called, was in entirety original. It has the NECH THRU BODY construction, carved top and the STRING THRU BODY bridge. The scale lenght is 25.5; like a Fender.
MrMemag 1 year ago
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can someone compare quality of El Maya and quality of Yamaha Pacifica 120S for me pls ???
vladasmak 2 years ago
wooh very nice improv.
He i bought that guitar a few weeks ago, but i cant find much about it. can you tell me about it?
reinier1992 3 years ago
EL maya are very good guitars. The wood is excellent, pickups are dimarzio, brasilian rosewood... Guitars made in Japan are awesome. I bought Greco Les Paul MIJ ( Randy Rhoads model)made in 1983.Tone and playability on both guitars are very similiar. On El Maya is a bit brighter because it has an ash body. Both guitars have solid body and are pretty heavy. I found many guitars made in Japan are better than those made in USA and also a lot cheaper.
jimi972 3 years ago
Hi, interesting sound! Which one is better guitar: El Maya or Greco Randy R..? El Maya is probably very rare - I see it in action first time:) Are you interested about selling it ?
allan4425 3 years ago
Yes, El Maya guiatrs are very rare. As I said, both guitars are very comfortable to play but have diefferent caracter. GRECO has that tipical Les Paul sound. El Maya is a bit brighter and more powerful due to dimarzio pickups. It also has a thiner neck and lower action.
jimi972 3 years ago
how much would u say this guitar is worth, cos ive got the exact same guitar
pezzer92 2 years ago
what effect are you using on your boss GT5?, and was that a loop or a cd or something? if it was loop how do you work it? i didnt have a manual for mine so im still figuring out the beast. coment me back.
fudgamabobber 3 years ago
belle guitare, j'ai eu la meme dans les 80's.
fuzzstone65 3 years ago
sounds nice
zj16 3 years ago
ive got the same guitar em-1200 made in japan my guitar teacher tells me its worth alot but how much is it worth
pezzer92 3 years ago
well the problem is that not alot of people actually know the elmaya brand (shame really)
but this one^ top of the line EM models can easily make 500$ and thats being polite.
balba201187 3 years ago
okay thanks my guitar teacher offered me £400 ($800) for it and wasn't in very good condition (mainly scratches)but i didn't accept it until i did my research i'll probably keep it for a while
pezzer92 3 years ago
Keep it! You can't get a guitar of similar quality for 400 quid anywhere...
Paxmanite 3 years ago
Maya EM, incredible guitar, one of the best.
fingerground 4 years ago
nice tone. my first guitar was a classical acoustic even though i play rock and blue grass.
someweirdkid95 4 years ago
Aaaaah good old El Maya EM series!
i have a Neckthrough stratocaster...boy those el maya's are something else!!
nice tone man!
balba201187 4 years ago