The 1954 Blueprint, Faithfully Delivered

Most T-style guitars try to reproduce the sound of the 1950s. The Maybach Texonian T54 reproduces the build: sugar pine body, one-piece maple neck, hand-wired T-style circuit, single-ply pickguard, three-saddle bridge, real bone nut. Every component in this guitar exists because it was on the original 1954 blueprint – and every one has been chosen from the best contemporary source Maybach could find. The result is a guitar that sounds like a T-style should, not like a T-style pretends to.

This is for players who want an authentic '54 experience without hunting a vintage instrument – blues, country, rockabilly, indie, session work, or anyone who values twang, snap, and quick attack over any modern refinement. Under 3 kg, feather-light on a strap, and effortless in a long session.

The Sound

Sugar pine is louder and more open than alder or ash – it produces the specific snap and acoustic ring the earliest T-style guitars were built around. Combined with the Amber Twangtone single coils, you get bell-clear neck tones with a woody body underneath, and a bridge pickup that spits authentic country twang while staying musical under gain. The '50s neck profile fills your hand without being clubby; single notes ring, chords stay tight, and the guitar responds to your right hand as if it were the only thing that mattered.

Built the Maybach Way

Sugar pine body, one-piece bolt-on maple neck with a fat '50s C profile, 9.5" fingerboard radius, 21 medium-jumbo frets, real bone nut, three-saddle T-style bridge, Gotoh SDS-510 vintage-style tuners in aged nickel, hand-wired circuit with vintage-spec USA pots, 0.047 μF capacitor, 3-way switch. Nitrocellulose finish with light aging – authentic paint checking and wear over years, not just weeks. Comes with the deluxe Maybach hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications:

• Serial Number: 2610253
• Weight: 3.0 kg
• Body: Sugar pine
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Vintage Cream, aged
• Neck: One-piece maple, bolt-on, '50s C profile
• Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" radius, dot inlays
• Scale: 648 mm (25.5")
• Nut: Real bone, 42.8 mm
• Frets: 21, medium jumbo
• Pickups: 2x Amber Twangtone single coils
• Controls: 1x volume, 1x tone, 3-way switch
• Bridge: 3-saddle T-style
• Tuners: Gotoh SDS-510 vintage-style, aged nickel
• Hardware: Aged nickel
• Case: Original Maybach deluxe hardshell case + Certificate of Authenticity
• Made in: EU, quality-controlled in Germany

Serial: 2610253 | Weight: 3.0 kg