Product: Lotus L590
Price Paid: US $0.00
Submitted
01/24/2006
at
05:15am
by
William
Features
:
6
Made in Korea.
21 Frets.
Solid Body.
3-way selector.
Neck pick up is a lip-stick.
Tail pick up is a Tele copy as is the bridge style with a string thru-body set-up.
I am unsure of the wood used for the body, but this thing weighs a ton! I think the neck ( bolt on ) is Maple as ususal.
Body style is a Telecaster copy with a copy Strat neck.
Non-locking cheap looking tuners (but they work well)
Sound
:
7
Suprising enough this guitar actually sounds really good. I like to play this guitar un-plugged as well, because the sound really resonates nicely from just the body alone.
It sound good but more for bright sounding Rock-N-Roll not Metal or anything like that....it would be a decent country or even punk guitar.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
The action is decent...I have 10's on it now and, tuned at standard the action feels a little higher that I usually like, but not too bad overall.
The finish is humorous to me, because I mainly own a lot of typical Metal looking guitars with Black finish, and this thing is a Pale Yellow Tele-copy!
I got this from a friend of mine so I paid nothihng for it, and it sat in his closet for a few years before handing it down, so the set-up was all right, but it was quite easy to set-up to my style (except for the higher than prefered action I guess).
Pickups are fine, wiring is very sturdy, and zero rust.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
I probably will never play this guitar outside of my living room, but it seems sturdy as hell.
The machine heads are really cheap looking but this guitar stays in tune very well, and the neck joint is super tight.
The finish is really tough...I used a tiny flat-head screwdriver to scrape off some sticker remnants, and the finish remains intact. I suppose if I ended up quitting my current band and started playing Rock or country (highly unlikely....but who knows?) I could depend on this guitar as far as playing a show goes....but no matter what guitar I am using I always bring a back-up.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
:
7
I have been playing about 12 years now, and most of that time I have been playing a Gibson Explorer, and Various B.C. Richs' as well as a couple Jacksons and Ibanez, all thru a 5150 head and Marshall cabinet.
I would miss it if it were stolen, but mainly because A friend gave it to me. Otherwise I have plenty of other guitars that really get the job done.
