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Yes, but if someone comes and says he tried both Keyio and Gotoh and that, for example, Keyio are muddier than Gotoh, that description would be informative enough for me. That is why I am asking for someone to compare both version of the pickups. Not to describe how Keyio or how Gotoh sounds...

I don't think so. You provided two videos of the same pickup in different guitars... but honestly, I don't think I can get any picture about how the pickups sound from such videos: different amps, different speakers, I suppose, also different ways of recording (I suppose different cameras, so...

I already changed them to Seyour Duncan and I won't be buying MK2, but I'm kind of a nerd, I like to find the truth just to know it. I just want to know what is it what people mean when they praise MK2 - is it really the same pickup that I heard and didn't like that much, or is it actually a...

But I wish that someone who has tried them both commented on them, compared their sound, other specifications other than output.

My are exactly like those that DaveWW posted. Mine bridge is also around 11,5k. Here is the info I found in the other threads: "I definetly prefer Gotoh ones (neck about 7ohms and bridge 8ohms vs Keyio's 8/12+ ohms)" ( http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=130779#130779 )

Tokai sells MK2 pickups separately, but only one model: http://www1.odn.ne.jp/tokaigakki/products/accessories/mk2.html It has a metal-braided wire, so it looks like my Keyio pickup. Is it Keyio that Tokai sell currenty? I'm a little confused: so do they make Gotoh MK2 nowadays and put them in...

I myself have got the 98 model and it's a metal-braided wire (like in this picture: http://a.imageshack.us/img152/8781/mediumtenonoftokais.jpg)

Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried comparing modern Gotoh and Keyio made MK2 pickups? How do they differ? Does anyone know their characteristics, like resonance peak, EQ and other technical information? It's kind of uncool that Tokai does not tell, in their catalogues, which...

What is it about the vintage (from the eighties) Tokai guitars from the seventies and eighties that makes them better than the contemporary Tokai guitars? It seems that the vintage Tokai are more expensive and more sought after than the contemporary Tokai. I understand that the wood age and gets...

There are lots of differently-priced Tokai LS models in Vintage series, but only two SG models (88 and 118) and two AST models - why is it so? Is it that those guitars needs no improvements (hence no need for some 150 model) or that they're so unpopular? Also, since SG's body is thinner, hence...

The question about the scale length was both theoretical (just to know, could be useful choosing a guitar in the future) and practical (related to the problem I had). Let's forget about the problem I mentioned (I should not have mentioned it here) - I only need to know whether the scale length...

Does a shorter scale (625 mm in this case) in general requires to have a higher action compared to a longer scale to avoid the fret buzz (assuming the frets are alright)?

I apologize, I overlooked the description of LS80...

& I looked at stratlt's catalogue, and at least according to that, LS75 - MK3, LS80 and LS92 - MK2. If that is how it is in reality, then I assume that the current LS75 is the same as LS92, except that it has MK3 pickups instead of MK2, and LS80 does just not exist anymore (I presume LS80 is...

Could please someone generalize the categories of Tokai LS model guitars soundwise? I have an LS75 (92 in 2010 catalogue), and I wonder what is the real difference between this one and, let's say, 120, 160, 240 and so on from the same 2010 catalogue? I mean, if at some point I wanted an upgrade...