Lotus guitars blue book

That said, information regarding asianguitar production from the 1970s and early 1980s is cloudy at best. Lotus guitars were usually copies of betterknown, upmarket brandname guitars. Get msrp, fair purchase price, resale value, and available inventory for the 2005 lotus elise coupe 2d. Used car pricing for the 2005 lotus elise coupe 2d. Lawsuit guitars japanese vintage electric guitars on ebay. Its a fascinating world that cat sparks has created, where the surviving humans exist.

I have a lotus lp copy that is most likely late 70s possibly early 80s. It has the stop tail piece but the bridge is missing so i cant play it since i. Painted it light blue, put some mim strat pickups in it and i love it to death. Does the headstock resemble that of a gibson les paul. That said, most starter banjos being made today use guitar style tuners, so thats not necessarily a sign of age, but planetary tuners do tend to indicate a newer. However, based upon the strong similarities between certain lotus models and other guitars bearing the washburn brand, the consensus in the guitar. Lotus was one of those companys from the late 70s that pumped out cheap asian copys of other manufactures designs, mostly the fender strat and tele, although there were some les pauls made also and these are worth a few hundred dollars just due to the fact they were caught up in the whole gibson law suit thing, however ibanez stole the spotlight there. Music alley 6 string 30 inch half size junior guitar for young kids, blue ma52 yamaha cgs103a 34size classical guitar bundle with gig bag, tuner, strings, string winder, austin bazaar instructional dvd, and polishing cloth. The guitar player in my first band had a bolt on sort of lp special lotus with humbuckers. It is a epiphone lotus with the lotus flower under the name. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. He says the only things wrong with it are no knobs and the varnish on the back of the neck is worn and chipped in a couple of places. The craze began in the 1880s, when a group of spanish. Lawsuit guitars have a headstock that is known as an open book headstock, copied from gibson.

Ive never played any of the older models from lotus. Music theory, books, circle of fifths, learn guitar. I have plucked the strings on a pbass before but with i plucked the string on that cheap ass lotus. I had a hard time finding information about it so hope this helps other people looking at this guitar. Just load up any working guitar, bass, keyboard, microphone, effect or powered speaker to sell or trade. View by type acoustic guitar electric guitar bass guitar banjo mandolin all types. Stay informed of specials, events, and great used gear. Confirming information is difficult or impossible to find. Acoustic guitar electric guitar bass guitar banjo mandolin all types. I dont have much of a handle on the exotics but you could get a compact like pinto or vega for under 3k and full size family sedans were 4 to 5k.

That strat was on my list of the all time worst guitars i have ever played. Well, i have a few other 1980s guitars, so perhaps a. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Just had to shim neck and action is perfect, same with electronics and overall condition of guitar. It is the only lotus guitar i have ever seen, so it could be a bad example. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier.

Excellent amigo by lotus romanian made travel guitar 1980s, natural. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in the guitar industry, along with the blue. I checked it out and its in decent condition except it needs all new hardware. Lotus yamaha elect pioneer fender peavey all manufacturers. Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. Remove the guitar s neck if you cannot find the serial number anywhere else. After the lawsuit, copy guitar manufacturers had to change their headstock design. Used lotus guitars musical instruments product values by. I have seen arbors of that vintage identical to yours. Vintage guitar collecting, like anything else is subject to fashion. No adhesive will be left behind after you peel off the sticker. How to search for a guitar by the model number our pastimes. Fjestad is the author of the blue book of acoustic guitars, blue book of electric guitars, and the blue book of guitar amplifiers.

The better ones hold their tune as well as guitar style tuners, and are faster to tune because of the gear ratio. Dont get me wrong guys i am a complete newb at guitar playing. Used lotus guitars electric guitar product values by. Lotus guitars used equipment blue book values and online. These price ranges utilize a combination of expert research, external market data, and realtime reverb transactions to estimate the current value of items in used but original condition. The conrad and the aria are extremely well build guitars while the lotus is most certainly not. Hey tommy, its a good chance you may have a lotus l660 series, its just known as a lotus telecasteraka a lotus minerik. Miscellaneous vintage guitar values may music studio. I have a lotus electric guitar that looks like a fender. Lotus is a brand name put on the headstocks of a line of goodquality electric guitars made by at least one japanese gakki factory. Still, my experience with lotus guitars is that they were pretty decent guitars for the money. Since we only stock used gear we are able to offer you the highest trade value anywhere. The number on the tag on the neck plate is just a model number and even then sometimes the same number was used on different models.

However, i have a lotus on my 1980s page that is fantastic. If you want a completely accurate evaluation of your guitar, my advice would be to go to the experts at blue book of guitar values. Find the best selection of lotus guitars at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping. I still play it today and the only things that have been changed are the strings and the color 12x. They will not get caught by your fingers while playing. Probably one of the best sounding guitars ive ever owned.

Around that time, they discontinued all lotus guitars and began using the trademark on a line of bluegrass instruments. Valuation reports for used lotus guitars musical instruments products. Used 2005 lotus elise coupe 2d pricing kelley blue book. Although many fans of electric guitar god jimmy page only know the mandolin as the highpitched, plucky sounding background instrument in led zeppelins the battle of evermore, the mandolin was largely responsible for the spread of the guitar in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was itself a major musical phenomenon. Lotus les paul copy electric guitars harmony central. A store had a translucent green lotus dc style that, i guess, that was a pretty nice guitar all around set neck, brass hardware. Look behind the headstock and on the base of the neck. It is after the lawsuit guitars because instead of the open book headstock it.

Valuation reports for used lotus guitars electric guitar products. Guitar trash or treasure questions can be submitted to. Just a little tidbit on what i think about this guitar. Spring 1972 martin catalog the unofficial martin guitar. A lot of times multiple labels came from the same factory. If there is a fourdigit serial number, which the vast majority of silvertone instruments have, you can use it to find the guitar s age. Lotus guitars were usually copies of other brand name guitars, such as the gibson les paul and the fender stratocaster. Theres still a lot of confusion over japanese and koreanbuilt guitars from this era in regards to trademarks, who built them, when they. Lotus was a brand name of guitars used from the late 1970s until the late 1990s.

Lotus blue is a postapocalyptic book set in the expansive australian outback. This website offers books that are geared toward visual learners who want to see substantial improvement in their playing. Collectors who grew up in the 1950s often want different guitars to those that grew up in the 1980s. Book one rhythm play blues guitar volume 1 alexander, mr joseph on.

I hope that you will all forgive me as i am a newbie and am thoroughly confused about a guitar i was given. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. These were all imported from japan under different brand names. No wonder i have hundreds of guitars from every decade except the 1980s. If you already own an older edition of this book, you can not get a current price, simply by adjusting for inflation.