MAB3 is one of the signature guitars made for Michael Angelo Batio. Michael is regarded as one of the fastest and most precise players in the world. Sweep picking, playing on two necks and incredibly fast runs are his signature techniques. Back in the day when he was one of the leaders of the first wave of shred movement, Michael was famous for his four-neck guitar. MAB3 is a more standard and conventional guitar and it comes with a modern double-cut body made of alder. Standard bridge unit on MAB models includes an original Floyd Rose bridge. MAB3 is no exception. Dean DMT Design pickups are installed on this model in the H/S/H configuration. Bolt-on maple neck is equipped with a 24-fret fingerboard made of rosewood.

MAB3 Full Specs

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Binding Abalone
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Shape Soloist
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Alder
Bridge Floyd Rose
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Carved Top Yes
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Finish Gloss
Fret Size Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Pearl Blocks
Hardware Black
Locking Nut Yes
Middle Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Shape Asymmetrical
Neck Wood Maple
Number of Frets 24
Number of Pickups 3
Number of Strings 6
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Pickup Switch Type 3-Position Blade
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Tuners Grover
Custom Features: Pickups: Dean DMT Design pickups
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Binding
Abalone
Black
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Shape
Soloist
Soloist
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Alder
Alder
Bridge
Floyd Rose
Floyd Rose
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Carved Top
Yes
No
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
Fret Size
Jumbo
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearl Blocks
Abalone Aviator
Hardware
Black
Nickel
Locking Nut
Yes
No
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Shape
Asymmetrical
Artist Style
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Number of Frets
24
24
Number of Pickups
3
3
Number of Strings
6
6
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-Position Blade
5-Position Blade
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
Tuners
Grover
Grover
1 User Review

M. Sandy on 2011-03-29 22:03:18

I own the MAB-3 Silver Burst.The Neck i think is the best feature for the guitar. The floyd rose special seems like cheap quality compared to a regular floyd. Set up was alright, i had to look at 4 different MAB-3's too find one that didnt have any flaws on the paint job. All the back plates needed tightening because it kept ringing,the same with the tuners were also loose. The price is really good. It does play well. Overall i give it a (7). I own a ESP-Ltd QM100H and i payed the same price range for it($329.99)and the ltd is much, much, better out of the box. For some reason the finish on these models dont seem very good. Like i said i had to go through 4 differnt models before i found one with few flauses. The floyd special seems cheap on the MAB-3 compared to the one on the LTD. The fret board isnt as smooth on the edges compared to my LTD. I also own a LTD 7-string, Shecter Hellraiser(also has a real floyd rose on it) and also a washburn Nuno Bettencourt sig. series N6. If you want an average guitar with an above average neck this is alright.P.S try an LTD though before purchesing the MAB-3

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