Yamaha Lord Players

rico

Any love for these on the FB? Been eyeing a couple up on evilbay and Reverb. Good, bad, indifferent?

axisus

I have no clue what it is. You should stick a pic up, we can at least comment on the looks then

usedtobe

They look good, and most likely are. Never played one though..

blueskunk

axisus said:

I have no clue what it is. You should stick a pic up, we can at least comment on the looks then

Les Paul alikes, I think. 

Funkfingers

blueskunk said:

Les Paul alikes, I think. 

Correct.

rico said:

Any love for these on the FB? Good, bad, indifferent?

@HarrySeven can probably answer your questions. There is also the very faintest possibility that he could sell you one.

57Deluxe

Lordi?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gAh9NRGNhUU/maxresdefault.jpg

Philly_Q

blueskunk said:

axisus said:

I have no clue what it is. You should stick a pic up, we can at least comment on the looks then

Les Paul alikes, I think. 

Exactly, they were basically Les Paul copies, made for the Japanese market from the mid 70s to the mid 80s.  Originally called Studio Lords, later changed to Lord Players.

I've no idea what the differences in specs were between different models, or how "good" they are, but I guess they're comparable with Grecos, Burnys and Tokais from the same period (Orvilles came along later).

Jason

I've had two of them, they were different specs, one was a 2 or 3 piece body with a maple cap, the other was solid. One had a volute, the other didn't. Both were really good LP copies, typical Yamaha really.

HarrySeven

Funkfingers said:

@HarrySeven can probably answer your questions.

There is also the distantly-remote, highly-unlikely, not-really-going-to-happen, vague and unrealistic possibility that he could sell you one.

FIFY


I've got one somewhere. Cracking guitar.

rico

HarrySeven said:

Funkfingers said:

@HarrySeven can probably answer your questions.

There is also the distantly-remote, highly-unlikely, not-really-going-to-happen, vague and unrealistic possibility that he could sell you one.

FIFY


I've got one somewhere. Cracking guitar.

Fancy digging it out for some pics?  

HarrySeven

The only pic I have is an old one...

http://i.imgur.com/766rHUr.jpg

Schnozz

HarrySeven said:

The only pic I have is an old one...

http://i.imgur.com/766rHUr.jpg

Nice - Always wanted to try one

If it's anything like their SGs, then it's going to be awesome

Owain

They look beautiful

jimboflojo

I had one for a brief spell a few years back. liked it although was pretty heavy as les Paul tend to be anyway. Took it to a Luthier for a set up and a to sort a few bits on it and he was really impressed, the pickups were a bit bland as mij stuff can be but aside from that was really nice.