Lotus L520MCS

The guitar is essentially a miniature Les Paul in cherry sunburst finish. It has no pick guard, a tune-o-matic bridge, two humbuckers, four tone and volume knobs, a treble / rhythm switch, and all the features normally found on a Gibson Les Paul. It is made in India for Midco located at 908 W. Fayette, P.O. Box 748, Effingham, IL 62401.
The whole guitar is only 31 1/2" long from the top of the headstock to the bottom of the body. The scale length is 19 1/4". The fingerboard is bound rosewood and measures 1 5/8" at the nut. There are 21 jumbo frets and all are as accessible as on any Les Paul. Even though the instrument is much shorter than a normal guitar, it still feels like you are at the nut end of a normal instrument. The neck is bolted to the body. Unfortunately , because of the spacing of the strings on the bridge, the strings don't line up well with the pole pieces of the pickups. The pickups themselves were not mounted perfectly in-line with the strings, nor are they at a perfect right angle to the strings (this flaw is very slight - almost imperceptible). I intend to fix this myself. The pickups are a bit weak for humbuckers. They also lack some low end, punch, and definition. I am trying to track down some hotter pickups that will also match the narrower spacing of the strings. The traditional shape of the guitar makes it sit well playing with or without a strap.
In spite of its flaws, it is really fun to play and looks good to boot.

It doesn't sound that great from the factory, but I intend to remedy this by modifying the stock pickups, etc. I plan on gutting all the original electronics and replacing everything, tone / volume pots and all. I bought it as a travel guitar (it really is tiny), and as a starter guitar for my son since he's still too small to play a normal-sized guitar.

I bought this guitar new, and there were a couple of small dents in the top of the body. I didn't throw a fit because I paid $169 for it. After all, it's not a PRS. The setup and intonation from the factory was very bad, but I fixed that myself and now it's a much better player. It's actually a lot of fun to play. The strings installed at the factory are much to thin for my taste. Hopefully I can put much heavier strings on it without to much tweaking. Action was a little high from the factory, so I lowered it to just above the point where it'll start buzzing. The cherry sunburst finish is surprisingly nice. It looks very good.

Now make no mistake. This isn't a guitar to gig with - you'd probably get laughed off the stage. I was surprised at how well built it actually is, especially for a $169 guitar. I've only had it for a few days now, so I can't comment on how it will hold up over the long haul, but I suspect that as long as it's well taken care of, it will last a long time.

I don't have any idea.

I've been playing along time and I own at least $20,000 worth of guitar-related gear. I really bought this guitar for my young son to start out with. While it certainly wasn't perfect, I am happy with the purchase. I would buy one again.