This guitar collector does not exist
In which a viral Facebook account with an allegedly massive guitar collection turns out to be an ongoing exercise in plagiarism
Meet Maya Jordan, a Facebook user who has posted hundreds of photographs of various types of guitars in recent weeks, along with claims to own the numerous instruments in question. In one recent post, Maya Jordan described the process of creating a particularly eye-catching guitar body from wood and acrylic. As is often the case on social media, however, all is not as it seems; both the photo of the guitar and the brief description of the build process are copied verbatim from a five year old Reddit post. Additionally, there are several other problems with the Maya Jordan Facebook account, including a stolen profile photo and a lengthy history of account name changes.
Every recent post from the Maya Jordan Facebook account consists of a photograph of one or more guitars, generally accompanied by text describing the origins of the instrument(s) in the photograph. None of this content is original, however; in each case, the photograph and the accompanying text have previously been posted on Reddit (and sometimes other platforms as well) by users not named “Maya Jordan”. The text and images are duplicated verbatim, although in cases where the original Reddit post contains multiple images, the Facebook copy includes only one.
The content posted by the Maya Jordan Facebook account is harvested from at least thirteen distinct subreddits, based on the most recent 100 posts as of December 31st, 2025 at 11 AM CST. The subreddits are a mix of general guitar-themed subreddits and brand-specific subreddits focused on prominent manufacturers such as Gibson and Ibanez. The most frequent source of material is the /r/guitarporn subreddit, accounting for a quarter of recent Maya Jordan posts, followed by /r/Guitar, /r/gibson, and /r/Luthier.
In addition to the plagiarized content, there are multiple problems with the Maya Jordan account itself. As with the guitar images, the account’s current profile image is not original, and has in fact been used repeatedly on a variety of platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn. There is also an inconsistency between the account’s proclaimed location of Los Angeles, CA, and the use of phone number with a 484 area code, which is one of several area codes serving southeastern Pennsylvania.
Unsurprisingly, the Maya Jordan Facebook account wasn’t always named "Maya Jordan”. Facebook’s Page Transparency feature reveals that the account was originally named “Harry Harro” back when it was created in November 2023, and has been renamed multiple times since. Other names the account has cycled through include “Brandon Anna”, “Crochet Tutorial and Patterns”, and finally “Guitar Haven” prior to swapping to the current “Maya Jordan” appellation in October 2025. All content posted under prior names has been purged from the account other than a handful of screenshots of textual Reddit threads posted near the end of the time period in which the account was named “Guitar Haven”. (These posts are, confusingly, not about guitars.)
The repeated name changes, along with the stolen profile image, the inconsistencies in the account’s self-proclaimed location, and the prolific use of plagiarized content all indicate that this account is far from authentic. While it is impossible to be certain of the operator’s ultimate goal, building an audience for eventual sale is a distinct possibility.
