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LOTUS ACOUSTIC GUITARS
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THIS PAGE LAST UPDATED on 3/13/2011 (but has not been kept up to date since 3/2010).
Coming soon--an effort to keep this page up to date, just as the Conn and Carlos pages are updated regularly. STAY TUNED!!!
Lotus was a brand of guitars manufactured by Samick from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Both electric and acoustic guitars were made, and they were usually copies of other brand name guitars, such as the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster (electrics) or Martin or Gibson acoustics. The quality of the instruments was actually quite good for the price (usually around US$130–$250). The Lotus acoustic is the topic of this site.
Though these guitars are no longer in production their value is rather meager. The low price range is mainly due to the guitars' heritage (manufacture), first in Japan, then later in India. Also there is the simple fact that these guitars were only copies of popular American brands. Although a Lotus brand guitar might generally be considered collectible, any serious acoustic player would probably overlook the instruments because of their inexpensive nature.
Lotus also spun off a brand called "Amigo by Lotus". I do not know when Amigo came into being, but Amigo by Lotus is not the subject of this web page.
This page is devoted specifically to Lotus acoustic guitars.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The below individuals have contributed to this site.
John Thompson, Tuolumne, CA
Info on Lotus LF-63
KNOWN LOTUS MODELS:
There may be other acoustic or acoustic/electric models, but these are the ones I am currently aware of.
L-20 Acoustic - Knockoff of a Martin 000, but made with laminated top, sides, back.
LA-50 Classical - (no info)
LF-63 Acoustic - Grand Concert--appears to be a copy of a Martin OM28.
L-85 Acoustic - Dreadnought with mahogany sides and back, alder? top.
L-90E - Acoustic/Electric Solid spruce top, luaun? back sides.
L-100 Acoustic
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