Lotus Les Paul Copy

Unsure of the year but made in Japan circa 80's. Typical Les Paul config. 22 frets, Yellow to Red sunburst, maple neck, dual humbuckers (1 bridge, 1 neck), 2 volume, two tone, three way selector switch.

Neck is bolt-on.

This was my first electric guitar when I was 16 back in 1985. It didn't matter what it sounded like...it was an electric guitar!

Since then, it has been through many pickup configurations. All new electronics controlling EMG 85 and EMG 81 pick-ups. Plenty of sound unplugged and it rocks when amplified.

Bought it used. The frets are good.

Took it to a local store and had several annoying things resolved, cranky nut, neck aligned, frets dressed, etc.

It would be an excellent, durable, and reliable guitar for gigging.

Hardware is solid, strap buttons have been replaced with lockers, finish is decent for its age.

Never dealt with the company and they have been out of business for a long time.

Been playing for 24 years. Got Zakk to autograph it in 1996. Other guitars include a 77 Iceman, 06 Mexi Strat, and a 00 Destroyer.

Amp setup is a JCM900 with 4x12, GSP 2101, tube screamer, morley wah, and a Line 6 amp for practice.

If it were lost, I'd be disappointed but would get over it. If stolen and I got my hands on the perp, he'd have a nice stay in the hospital, never play guitar again, and a permanent limp.

Finish is transparent - Les paul style with banding, tune-o-matic bridge, grover tuners, maple neck with a MAPLE fretboard. No accessories, my buddy found it in a trash can. Made in japan circa late 70's - Early 80's. 22 Frets, 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector. Stock humbucker in the neck position with a GFS vinatge staggered humbucker in the bridge position.

Sounds great with my style which is classic Pink Floyd, to Rammstein [hard stuff].
I love this axe. It's a bit heavy, but I can get a great howl out of it and bites where I want them.

The guitar was moribund when I got it, so I have no idea what the original setup was like. I tore the original rusty pickups out and replaced with what's described above. The body and neck were in GREAT condition and cleaned up beautifully.

This guit would definitely withsatnd live playing, and it's built like a Sherman tank. I replaced the strap buttons, as the originals looked like they'd been bent from years of abuse. It'sveryr dependable in its current state. I'd definitely gig with it without backup.

Lotus has been long gone, since the days of Reagan.

Been playing for over 20 years and I also own a Mexican and American Strat. Like the strats the most overall, but this thing DOES produce better sustain than them both. I compared to an Epiphone that I thought I'd trade for it, but this is MUCH better.

This guitar had made a lot of jaws drop and I've declined a few offers over $500.00.

It's MINE!

A great solid body les paul copy...Lotus model L555 with bolt on neck and 22 frets. It has double volume and tone knobs. It has the classic les paul 2 humbucker configuration, one at the neck and one at the bridge, with a 3 way selector to toggle between them. Di Marzio pick-ups. The Finish on this guitar is glossy black. The bridge is a silver tune-o-matic with a matching stop-tailpiece. The tuners are not locking. 10th to 12th frets are worn in the area of the "B" and "E" strings. I only paid $70 for this so outside of the tuners this was a super deal!

I only use this for recording so it is ideal for the price and the enormous sound that comes out of it. The guys saying it sounds like the Gibson LP may be right...all I know is what I hear and it seems to come close. The coil splitter is great you get the Fender sound with that... so it doubles the creativity.

I don't know when this was made but the early eighties sounds like a good guess...there are some dings in it but the dark color hides them really well. For the length of time it sat around it really is in phenominal shape!

Probably wouldn't use it live unless I had the tuners changed...thank goodness for me that's not an issue.

They're long gone and out of business.

Been playing 40 years and this instrument is hard to put down. The action is so smooth it actually helps create licks and riffs for my songs. And it is so non-stressful on the hand and wrist...The crispness of the sound and the ease with which it plays is simply not commensurate with the dollars I paid...The body is a bit heavy but it's like the Fender fretless J bass I own...it just sits you down a bit when you play it. No problem at all. The flaws I mentioned are minor and because I just record with it I play around them. Clean or dirty the overall sound is tops for my liking.

Got this guitar on Ebal for for $40.00 Lotus who are they? never heard of them. The guitar had some issues like a broken & re-glued top-nut and the metal truss rod sticking out of the headstock,,, W.T.F. Plugged the sucker in and presto, I'm a believer, coundn't leave her, if I tried. I've been playing Electric guitar since 1972 when I was twelve and let me tell you. There is no guitar that matches it's sustain, none. Gibson, See ya. Looking to buy more Lotus.

My music is Blues/rock plugged into a Fender H.O.T. amp. Good sound but I think I'm going to change the pickups to new ones. looks are a little bland, but who cares.

Great action, really nice to play, I can't put it down.

I have to admit, I only bought this guitar because it looked nice.
Took it home and even though it is a cheaply made guitar I though it had potential, and I was right. I took the neck off (its a bolt on) and went to work on the body where the neck meets the body. I got that hieght and angle just right. I then adjusted the truss rod and filed down a few buzzing frets. It was perfect after I was finished.

Body seems to be a few layers of some kind of wood but the finish is nice enough.
Everyone here seems not to like the pickups but mine are clean and loud and I was able to dial in a good variety of tone with the pots.

Im not unhappy....

Materials are not that bad but workmanship sucked. Like I said, I took this thing apart and put it back together the right way.

Held up well although the chrome is starting to pit.

Never called....

I paid about 150 dollars for this guitar and I knew it was cheap but with a little work, it turned out to look and sound like a 500 dollar guitar after I was done with it.

Did I say yet that this is my first guitar. It was a heck of a guitar when I first bought it and it could easily be used live with great results. It does need some electronic work after 20 years.

Black Les Paul Special made by Lotus 1986-87
Two Humbuckers - passive
Tune-o-matic bridge
22 frets
Bolt neck
Standard LP scale
1 Vol - 1 Tone
Wood - unknown

The pickups aren't really that great on this guitar. Plus, over the years the electronics have started to go bad. Easy to fix.

This is my first guitar - Still have it.

This isn't a great guitar but it is great for a beginner. No whammy bar to mess with. Plays nice (low action). Well made for the price even for 1986-87. If you saw it, you'd think it was new. Very few dings and the frets are in excellent condition. I stopped playing it after I bought my second guitar. I'm not sure why because I played it the other day and it was really a nice guitar for the money.

The neck is still in perfect condition - great action!

It's still in mint condition after all these years --20 years old:) If I replaced the pickups and the tuners, I'd think about using it live --It's really a beginner guitar. I could easily fix the tuners but they'd get lose again.

N/A - I think at the time it had a 3 year warranty.

I've been playing for 20 years. If it was lost or stolen, I would just cry a little for the sentimental value. I wouldn't buy another one --I've moved up in my guitar tastes.

Solid-body, black basic Les Paul Special copy. Came with cheap Lotus humbuckers, plastic knobs, chrome bridge, hardware. I can't tell what kind of wood it is, looks like some kind of plywood. Whatever it is, it has the acoustic properties of cement, but that sounds great for my style. Standard Tune-o-Matic style bridge, cheap finish. Good-looking guitar, overall. Seems to be invincible.

This is a punk's guitar. Cheap looking, sounding, (kind of like my music) but still classy. On the clean setting on my amp, it is whiny and has little tone. Overdriven, though, the 'buckers did not sound half bad, especially through my Double Muff. Lots of noise when i got it, had to replace pickups and some electronics. With a GFS Dream P-90 in the neck, sounds beautiful.

I cannot say for sure what its original condition was, as it was very old when I got it. However, it still had the original nut, which was properly aligned, frets, one of which (the 7th) was coming loose. However, my shop took care of that. I liked the neck, as it stays very straight and plays well. Only flaws were dings from use.

This guitar seems to have been around the world and back, but is still in good condition. Love it, seems to be bulletproof. Heavy bastard, but I play it on stage with no worries (only problems i've had were broken strings, which are my fault.) Strap buttons were old and worn, and needed replacements. Very dependable.

Customer service.....? What's that?

Been playing for 2 years, played this for 1 1/2 years. For punk, it's great. Anything else, don't know, haven't tried. Would reccomentd this to experienced players on a budget. Like working with it, electronics are easy to work with. If somebody stole it, I would hunt them down and beat them with this thing, as I doubt it could break or even warp. For a basic, no-frills double-bucker guitar, get one if you can find it.

Made either in Japan or Korea. I'd say most likely made around the very late seventies to mid eighties. Bolt on neck, Double bound body. Laminated body consisting of a mahogany ply core and laminated maple contoured top and flat bottom. Single cutaway. Neck is new, maple from a new LP copy.

Bought over time as project. Orignal neck was toast. Refinished to match neck finish. Installed 2 new PAF copies, Badass bridge as bridge and tailpiece were missing. Toggle switch toast - replaced. Wiring - dogs breakfast - rewired using vintage cloth wiring. Original tuners long gone off neck, replaced with Kluson copies.

Wired in OEM Gibson style, two volume, two tone. Classic shape.

Sound suits me fine, as long as I hear tone from my amp, were all good here....

I build my own amps, 1 - 18 watt Marshall "mini bluesbreaker" replica, and 2 based on the ax84 platform. The 18 watter uses a Celestion V12L60 vintage driver taken from a 20 year old crate 4x12 cab. Woman tone on tap - always. The ax84's use a 1970 Jensen C12R and early eighties Celestion G12S50.

The pickups are from the same manufacturer overseas as the humbuckers installed in my ES335 copy. These are PAF copies with adjustable polepieces. Well potted, great tone (8.7k ohms). Non split coil - conventional build.

I use only 1 pedal - a crybaby wah. Otherwise it's directly plugged in. Considering this is a "Heinz 57" build I have been incredibly impressed by the tone I get from this guitar. When plugged into the 18watter I can get that great bassy - fat- smokey tone ala Clapton doing "Hideaway".

The ax84's are about 7 watts of pure tube class A and give me wicked overdrive - guitar just sings. Just smacks of early AC/DC licks.

Needless to say, I love my music loud. And I'm 41....

Action - the original neck was broken, not worth anything. Installed a new neck I got off ebay. Rosewood fretboard, maple neck. Headstock very close in design to the original, but not exact. The bridge and tailpiece were missing, so I installed a badass bridge I had kicking around. By the sheer luck, the neck bolted on like butter. I removed the hacked original wiring and rewired the whole guitar to Gibson spec using vintage cloth wire. Nice thing was the pots were all in good shape, and the original capacitors were still attached. The adding of the badass bridge made a significant change in how my bridge pickup performed. More bottom end comes through.

The body original finish was totally bushed, so I gently removed the old finishes, and laid down fresh lacquer.

After I completed reassembly, I have decided to make this a keeper. The laminated body is very solid and is capable of great sustain. I've played several real les pauls (studio, standards) and I prefer what I have. Most likey was the new maple neck. Nice, slim "C" profile feel much faster, and I get one hell of a lot less fatigue than I have experienced when playing the real les pauls.

For sure this rig handles live gigging. The kluson deluxe replica machine heads very seldomly go out of tune, and it's one heavy assed piece of wood. For the paultry amount of coin I invested ($160 in total)I'm a happy camper. It's not a flashy guitar, and the refinish I did on it was not the greatest (built in theft deterrent..) but for a 20 - 30 year old asian guitar it is holding up well...Can I depend on it - absolutely.

Bwah ha ha ha hah hah ahhhhh - man the manufacturer has long since been led out to pasture...If anything breaks, I'll just fix it anyways..

I've been playing on and off for nearly 20 years. I currently own a Jay Turser JT133 (ES335 copy - and a nice one at that), a vintage mid eighties Squire contemporary strat. I've had in my possession in the past years: Vibra Les Paul, Kramer aluminum neck, Fender telecaster, Ibanez Ricky 4001 basses, Gibson ES125,Rickenbacker 615, Hofner style viola bass.

year made...god only knows!! 22 med frets, set neck, mahagony neck and body, brown trans finish (hell it's a solid chunk of mahogany!!)
two vol, two tone controls, three way switch at the bottom. two humbucking pickups(passive),tun-a-matic bridge, cheap ass tuners that work very well. great neck by the way... I've always been a strat cat but this guitar is amazing! oh... some one threw a brass nut on this baby also!! came with a very strange, but sturdy and well padded plastic fitted case.

this is a hands down lock on a ten!! this guitar has exceptional tone in both neck and bridge settings. very good low end but great balence also rich tones!! enough to make me cry!! I play mostly hard rock/underground classic stuff like wishbone ash and this guitar can do anything you'd want!! gibson who???

factory....you have to be kiddng?? the guitar was extremely well made somewhere in the distant past!! when I won it on e-bay it was in dire need of repair!!fourtunately I knew where to bring it Suave guitar in north adams mass. steve and jeff luthiers extrordinaire!! my rating is after repair.if your in the ma. area call Suave they are in the book and the best in the northeast,hands down!!

look.... the guitar is a rock!! two or three decades later and some obvious abuse later and it still kicks gibson ass!

hahahahaha,, you funny!!

I've been playing around 25 or so years, own 15 other electrics including a 40th anniversery fender strat, two upgraded takamine explorers(gx-100,neck through mahagony!!) two upgraded tak gx 200s(neckthrough also,god the necks on these things!! amazing!!) various yamahas (set neck sbg), epiphones(s-800 + 310 sg), samicks and so on. I only saw one other review on a set neck mahagny lotus les paul, thank god I won this one!! if it were stolen I'd hunt down the offending scumbag and tie him down to a nest of fireants... and watch!! if you ever see one on e-bay buy it!! but you better be quick, cause I'll be right on top of it!!

I bounght this guitar at a flea market for $70 dollars. its got a great rock tone and it has one double humbucker of unknown origin. It had a solid maple neck It has 2 dials on the bottom and a wah wah bar hole on th pickup

This guitar has a screaming tone and i can play the inro for sweet child of mine with no difference to slash's les paul

the guitar is all stock. the hardware is a little rusty down by the pickup. its all surface though and dosent interfere with the playing. The paint job is just like van halens ax but on a strat copy body and is sick.

i use this guitar when we play live the only backup i bring along is a amp. the finish is rock solid with the standards and the brutality that is inflicted on it thruogh my face melting solos

hahaha what costomer support

this guitar is a great piece and i would reccomend it to izzy stradlin without shame