I like scruffy guitars and when I spotted this rare beauty for sale at a great price in Spain I couldn't resist... one cheeky offer later and my new 'black booty' was on the way here to Blighty! 😁 Is it an alternative to the unobtainium Gibson?... let's find out! 🎸

Maybach Albatroz 65: https://youtu.be/RO577Ve9Nyk

Time Stamps

00:00 intro & coming up
00:57 let's just look at it
04:21 made in Europe
06:19 not as expensive as it looks
09:28 not a rubbish knockoff
10:12 what does it weigh?
10:37 the bigsby & roller bridge
14:28 the tuners, headstock, nut
15:33 fingerboard & frets
17:31 neck profile & measurements
18:23 pickup readings
19:07 under the hood
21:22 this is what it sounds like
23:07 let's play something
24:04 tone & volume controls
27:01 let's play something else
28:52 left my mojo in London
29:46 I really like it
32:15 rubbish tone pots
33:45 rubbish plek job
36:35 what's happening next week?
39:13 play out jam

Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune
Soul Food / RAT
Boss DD3 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amps: Fender Princeton Reverb '65 Tweed 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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