Love Rock recommendations

[VMS]

Looking to add a love rock to my collection but confused with so many variants.so what are the best and most desirable models I should be looking to
Thanks

 

[Sigmania]

I think you have to first start with the specs you want. Model names vary over time.

 

[bblooz]

Well, you're in the right place. Keep reading posts in this forum to get a bit of an education, then you may be able to ask more specific questions. I bought my first real good one last Fall, and have gained a lot of knowledge on the breed since then. I have been fortunate to find two nice ones, just by being ready when they showed up on my radar. Keep reading, and I'm sure #Sigmania and others will help you out when you're ready.

 

[VMS]

I think you have to first start with the specs you want. Model names vary over time.

Don't really have any tbh just want the best I can get for my budget,for example is a 1980 LS50 superior to say a modern day LS136 in saying that I do like the AAAA OR AAAAA maple cap not sure which one is on my prs copy's but they stunning

 

[Sigmania]

Yeah, you got lucky with that PRS clone. Most you will see in that price range are going to be veneer over a maple cap.

To get a solid flametop Tokai LP these days you would be lucky to find one for less than $3,000 I would say. More likely a lot more.

 

[Sigmania]

Here is a thread you may want to check out.

1978-1985 vintage LS solid flametop gallery

Two of the guitars in there are ones I own or owned. The LS80 flametop (on the right below) was unusual.

There are a few LS80 examples out there that are solid flametops from 1983 or so, but the bodies are 2 piece. And LS80 solid flametops are very rare. Most of the ones you will find are laminate tops.