Lotus Review: Les Paul Copy

History:

Purchase: $80 From a friend who didn't need it

What I Like About This Lotus Les Paul Copy: This guitar has taken a hell of a beating and just won't die. I got it for next to nothing, because my friend no longer needed it. It is a VERY HEAVY guitar, so it's not for you if you have sensative shoulders - but i love weight in a guitar. The factory pickups are really really good for an offbrand guitar. You get a really deep heavy tone - which is what i want - but the highs aren't exacatally incredible. Overall, it has VERY killer tone for what they usually cost (around $100 from what i've seen)

What I Do NOT Like About The Lotus Les Paul Copy: My only complaints are 1. The tone nobs tend to come off easily- but i guess that's to be expected 2. String breakage. You pretty much have to use a thin pick to keep from changing strings twice a week. I'm not sure if it's because of the low set tailpiece or because the saddles on the bridge are rough or what - but if you play hard with a thick pick, have an extra set around at all times. also..if you tune low, the lowest string tends to drop out of tune after quite a bit of hard playing

Lotus Les Paul Copy Quality Rating: THis guitar is ungodly sturdy. It fell out of my stand and onto it's face on concrete once, which knocked the toggle switch out of it. I simply wired in the bridge pickup (pretty much all i use anyway)and continued playing to this day with a little hole there instead. I make it a habit of tossing this guitar on stage and taking a dive into the pit, and when i get back to it it's just a little out of tune. The action hasn't messed up in all the times i've tossed it. (punk induced alt metal, in case you hadn't guess my genre)

Review Summary: Overall, this guitar is righteous and kickass for it's price. I can't imagine that namebrands are better enough to account for the thousands more they cost. If you're a not-so-loaded gigging musician - this is your ticket. Beat the hell out of it every night and it'll still give the same delivery you expect of it. Nice heavy little axe.

Rating of this Lotus product: 4

This Lotus Les Paul Copy Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Doug Lewis

Review Date: 2003-11-30