I'm getting a new guitar in 2 weeks! =D

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:24 pm

I just bought a cheap guitar from a guy and im gonna pick it up in 2 weeks.
Does anyone know anything about this guitar?? All i know is that it ays MAIA om the headstock.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:03 pm

Looks abit like one of those Top Twenty/Woolworths guitars. Don't expect too much, but at least you get a proper humbucker.

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:49 pm

Top Twenty/Woolworths guitars????????

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:56 pm

Like this one. Someone has added two more strings for more junkshop LULZ.

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:07 pm

that was a cool guitar!
But mine is a Maia =/ Its like 30 years old

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:24 pm

Oh yes, so is that other one. They use the same el cheapo parts and may or may not have been made at the same factory. This type of guitar had a bunch of different import brands stamped on em and were sold cheaply through catalogs and Woolworths.

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:33 pm

Are woolworths japanese? I just got a mail from the guy i bought it from, and he said its made in japan =)

Post by **Hurb** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:54 pm

Pigeon wrote:Are woolworths japanese? I just got a mail from the guy i bought it from, and he said its made in japan =)

Do you know what import means?

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:12 pm

Yeah, but we dont have woolworths here in Norway =/

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:21 pm

Woolworth is an old department store in america similar to Montgomery Ward or Sears. they were all known to sell cheap import guitars.

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:29 pm

Its not from woolworths

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:49 pm

you could probably replace "woolworth" with whatever department store you have in norway.
factories in japan would crank these things out and put various brand names on them. then department stores in the west would sell them.

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:49 am

Maya are actually quite good "lawsuit" guitars, MIJ in the 60s and 70s IIRC. the fender clones are REALLY dead-on, the gibbys not THAT much.
great stuff, i believe these were made in the ibanez factory and came out under all kinds of names like -well ibanez and/or maya- greco, el dÃ©gas, hondo, aria, etc. etc.

cool!

Pat.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:14 am

Here's a link to the only 'lawsuit' Maya guitar I could find a pic of on t'internet:
http://www.pksmusic.com.au/showProduct/MMC

It's a half-decent Marauder copy, but looking at the quality and hardware it's fair to say it's not the same brand as this chap's 'Maia' guitar.

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:07 pm

i grew up in switzerland and EVERYBODY had these Maya, Tokai and/or Hondo "lawsuit" guitars. they've now got a quite loyal following.
a friend of mine is selling this ES-335 copy for around $150:
http://wongguitarcenter.webcindario.com ... a/maya.htm

i might --- might--- get it, though i do already have an ES-345 ripoff from the same factory ("El DÃ©gas" brand).

still nice, and some of them have the coveted Ibanez Super 70 pickups (mine hasn't but it RULES, still).

Pat.

ps: interesting short read: http://reviews.ebay.com/Ibanez-Does-Not ... LISTINGS:2

Mustang-Pete · Post by **Mustang-Pete** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:18 pm

My mate got given the bass version of that Maya SG clone thing for free a while back. It wasn't great but it was obviously cheaply made.

I'm pretty sure his had stickers all over it too....

Pigeon · Post by **Pigeon** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:41 pm

there wasnt any stickers on it when it was new

Mustang-Pete · Post by **Mustang-Pete** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:44 pm

Pigeon wrote:there wasnt any stickers on it when it was new

I guessed that indeed