Product: Maton EML
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
03/14/2006
at
02:39am
by
guzzipete
Features
:
8
Made in December '05, with laminate maple back and sides and solid spruce top. Has a plate betwen the neck and soundhole marked 'mini maton' and it's tiny. Amazingly playable despite being about the size of a baritone ukelele. Scaled down in all respects, but feels very solidly built. Hard case included
Sound
:
8
Amazing for the size! Puts out as much volume as some auditoriums, and acoustic tone is acceptable for a compromise instrument. Through an amp, its awesome, and will surprise a lot of people.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
The action is perfect, no fret buzz, very playable. The only proviso is that with biggish hands the smaller scale and closer string placing takes a little adjustment. The materials and workmanship are up to Maton's usually high standards.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Neck attachment is different to other Matons I've owned, but it feels extremely solid. I bought this car to carry in the boot of a sportscar, want some music on picnics, it will handle that sort of treatment with ease.
Customer Support
:
10
The local Maton specialist in Toowoomba gives service that is unheard of these days, like pulling the tuners off a brand new guitar to supply them for a brother on Christmas eve, setups and adjustments are a specialty, liason with manufacturer is very close.
A continually growing Maton museum makes it even more worth shopping there.
Overall Rating
:
9
Been playing 33 years, have a MAton EAJ85, and Ayers auditorium, 3 Larrivee Ls (L-03K Koa, L-19 Rosewood and all L-03MT Mahogany) a Seagull 12 string and a Yamaha classical. This one fills a niche market, and is just so cute!
