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1977 Lotus L-555 Les Paul Copy Black
1977 Lotus L-555 Les Paul Copy Black
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Holy crap! It's a vintage Lotus L-555 Les Paul copy. Pretty much the answer to all of your prayers. Nothing says "I don't care what you think" quite like a black Les Paul copy. The iconic Gibson Les Paul shape was carefully copied and exploited yielding the total rock machine you see here. Everyone likes black. The topsides and back are all black. Because that just doesn't cut it in the world of rock-the back of the neck and headstock are black too. So Goth. So Doom. It's afraid of nothing and I dare you to read further.
I'm guessing this guitar was made in 1977. It has the same features as other Lotus models of that time-frame. The Gold Foil sticker on the back of the headstock coincides with this. That would mean that this guitar was made in Korea. Lotus capitalizes on the original design with the exquisite plywood body and carved top-all carefully complimented by the white binding. The ladies dig the sexy gloss black finish and so do you. There is a small plug on the top where a mini-switch was optioned. The control cavity included the space for the mini-switch so it was obviously done at the factory. Lotus is so punk rock-they obviously didn't care if you like the plug, you're getting one anyway.
The neck is a bolt on unit so you can take it off and wave it around the crowd like a badass. The neck itself is nice and straight. It is a typical 70's slim-taper profile and measures .873" deep at the 1st fret and .916" deep at the 12th fret. The nut is the wide 1.67" ( 1 11/16") variety. perfect for those massive paws of yours. The tuners all function and the original gold foil L-555 sticker is still present. All who gaze at it are impressed beyond belief, and small animals scurry. The headstock and logo display great. When you see "Lotus" you actually see "Love" and you'll forget about all of those other stoopid guitars out there.
The rosewood fingerboard is clean and the position markers are nice. The frets have some light wear, nothing major-see photos. The action is low so you can shred like the monster you are, baby. Try it. The string height is currently .010" at the 1st fret and .050" at the 12th fret. It plays great everywhere, including in Ukraine. I told you it ain't afraid of nothing. There are no dead spots anywhere.
The zebra pickups both function with an excellent signal. As a bonus, they look kickass and signify the ultimate in racial harmony: side by side working together to improve the lives of others and bring the arts to a higher level. The neck position measures 9.19 ohms and the bridge position measures 9.27 ohms. The tone is typical humbucker affair: slightly overdriven with decent definition and low end. Your mother loves it when you play it loud, so go ahead and crank the amp up so everyone can hear you. The bridge functions great and the tailpiece is there. The tailpiece holds the tension fine, it's worth noting that the treble side post was drilled a bit sloppily at the factory but they knew you really don't care because you are such a badass. Seriously, why haven't you just bought this guitar yet?
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