Mayson Guitars - anybody else??

jwhelan56 · #1 03-04-2022, 04:18 PM

I posted a NGD post about a Mayson guitar I came to purchase a few months ago. Really a gorgeous, well made guitar crafted overseas. I did take it in and had it Plek'd, which made it play even better.

Just curious if anyone else on here has owned one, played one, etc.??

Here is a link to their website: https://maysonguitars.eu/

jwhelan56 · #2 03-05-2022, 02:29 PM

Bump. Just checking to see if anyone else has owned or played this brand of guitars.

Wade Hampton · #3 03-05-2022, 03:09 PM

Jim, your posts were the first I had ever heard of this Mayson brand of guitars. I haven’t seen any in person.

Wade Hampton Miller

pdx · #4 03-06-2022, 11:25 AM

I had one maybe 5 years ago. Mine was had laminated back and sides. It was a fantastic sounding guitar. If I recall I doubled my money when I sold it.

Edit: it was 8 years ago.

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...ghlight=Mayson

jwhelan56 · #5 03-06-2022, 01:07 PM

Thanks for your post. Mine is all solid woods, Engleman spruce over mahogany. Not sure what the original retail might have been on this one, but I am 99.9% sure I paid WAY less than whatever that might have been. Here are the details on mine, which is a MS-1 Primrose model:

Specifications:
Body style : Mayson Marquis shape
top wood solid : solid Engelmann spruce
back and sides wood : solid Mahogany
neck wood : mahogany
fingerboard wood: ebony with MOP dots and inlay
bridge wood : ebony
headstock decoration : Rosewood, MOP "Mayson" logo
soundhole inlay : MS1Durang Original Inlay
Neck finish : satin
body finish : glossy
pickguard : transparent
machine heads : bronze 372-AS (made by Gotoh 1:18 ratio)
saddle and nut : Bone
truss rod : double action
fingerboard radius: 14"
scale length: 25.4"
body length: 19.5"
body width: 15.5"
body depth: 4.4"
nut width: 1-3/4"
saddle spacing: 2-1/4"
low E action: 5/64"
high e action: 4.5/64"
optional electronics : LR Baggs Anthem
case : deluxe case

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdx

I had one maybe 5 years ago. Mine was had laminated back and sides. It was a fantastic sounding guitar. If I recall I doubled my money when I sold it.

Edit: it was 8 years ago.

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...ghlight=Mayson

identity71 · #6 03-08-2022, 06:38 PM

i tried one months ago and i loved it. it was cocobolo, an om. i posted it in this forum but nobody knew this mayson. i think ther are cool guitars but a bit pricey.

jwhelan56 · #7 03-08-2022, 06:50 PM

Hey there Identity

Thanks for posting. Do you still have any pics you can post of the one that you had? Would love to see it.

Also, I sent you a PM.

Best,

Jim

identity71 · #8 04-16-2022, 01:28 PM

just got mayson om m10/s, solid englemann
and colobolo (laminated),600 euro, i’s one of of the best om i’ve never had, it sounds much better than some of my expensive guitars.

Shadowy · #9 04-17-2022, 06:09 AM

There's a Belgian guy who does excellent online tutorials, mostly of Tommy Emmanuel tunes. He usually plays a Mayson which I think sounds fantastic.

https://youtube.com/c/TimVanRoy

biotechmgr · #10 04-17-2022, 06:33 AM

Looks like they have been in business for just over 10 years.
Interesting in that it does not appear to be a "I was a luthier" then decided to go bigger story, but more of a built some prototypes then put together the machinery to produce larger scale.

I don't want to knock them unfairly as I have not heard their sound, but the story and a picture of a guy behind a desk does not inspire at least me to want to try one in a field filled with talented guitar craftsmen and well established brands. They could make brilliant sounding guitars, but I think the marketing approach does not speak to some of us. This just how it struck me and I wish anyone luck who tries to be an entrepreneur.