The Lester at Its Most Balanced

Every Lester variant has a personality: Bullion Gold is loud, Wild Cherry is warm, Ice Tea is bluesy. The Earl Grey is the balanced one – a muted grey-brown finish that ages beautifully into vintage tobacco tones, paired with the same Amber Spirit of '59 pickups that define the entire Maybach Lester line. It's the Lester for players who want the classic voice without the classic clichés. Handmade in the EU, weighing just 3.4 kg – well under the 4 kg ceiling Maybach imposes on every Lester, and light enough to play all night on a strap.

For blues, rock, country, and anything else where a Lester belongs – but with a look that stands out on stage without shouting for attention.

The Sound

The Amber Spirit of '59 humbuckers are the closest anyone in Europe currently gets to authentic late-'50s PAF territory: warm, dynamic, open, and touch-responsive. Roll the volume back and they clean up like an amp being pulled off the edge of breakup. Push a decent overdrive and they sing without turning to mud. The 60s Slim Taper neck sits slightly flatter than a '59 profile – fast, familiar, and comfortable for players who move around the neck a lot.

Built the Maybach Way

Two-piece mahogany body with a two-piece carved maple top, mahogany 60s Slim Taper neck with long-tenon set-neck construction, Indian rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid MOTO inlays, 12" radius, 22 Wagner medium-jumbo frets, real bone nut (42.8 mm), Gotoh SD-90 aged nickel tuners with Kluson-style tulip buttons, aluminum stop-tail, Tune-O-Matic bridge. Fully hand-wired with CTS TVT pots, Switchcraft 3-way toggle, and 0.022 μF capacitor. Nitrocellulose finish, aged, with cream binding on body and neck. Comes with the deluxe Maybach hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications:

• Serial Number: 2610414
• Weight: 3.4 kg
• Body: 2-piece mahogany, carved 2-piece maple top, cream binding
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Earl Grey, aged
• Neck: Mahogany, 60s Slim Taper, set-neck long tenon, cream binding
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood, 12" radius, MOTO trapezoid inlays
• Scale: 628 mm (24.75")
• Nut: Real bone, 42.8 mm
• Frets: 22, Wagner medium jumbo
• Pickups: 2x Amber Spirit of '59 humbuckers
• Controls: 2x volume, 2x tone (CTS TVT 500kΩ), 3-way Switchcraft toggle
• Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminum stop-tail
• Tuners: Gotoh SD-90 aged nickel, Kluson tulip buttons
• Strings: D'Addario EXL110 (10-46)
• Case: Original Maybach deluxe hardshell case + Certificate of Authenticity
• Made in: EU, quality-controlled in Germany

Serial: 2610414 | Weight: 3.4 kg