Recent content by bear925

Got the solution for adjusting your pick ups= If they are fairly well balanced; ohm and output wise- (this won't work if you have a 7 ohm bridge and 12 ohm neck pick up- or vise versa) run the pick ups up to about 1/16th of an inch below the strings. If you get any buzz or hits, run pick up a...

WOW! Ok guys- a relic'd Tokai 59 Paul has shown up on ebay- around $1450 US- that seems a bit high- the Tokai Love Rock- LP models I see are going new for around $500-600 US. Those aren't the high end models- just the ALS models coming into Canada now. The Edwards Jimmy Page guitar that has been...

Some of the regulars may have seen these, but I just ran across my first absolutely gorgeous '59 flame top LP Tokai- "aged" just right- a little bit more than Tom Murphy does on the $8500 Gibson aged Historic models- looks road worn and ready to rock! Just go to belfastguitaremporium.com Some...

Brad- You're right- The older Tokai Reborn models are bringing more! Last week I was watching on line as an ebay dealer from Singapore (Flex-ABC) sold a nice mint Reborn with the tan/pink case for $1999 US. That's getting into some serious collector money. There's one more for sale right now I...

Hi Orville! Go ahead and let your "GAS" out and buy a Tokai! I own 1- 58- 2-59, and 1- 60 Historic Gibson Re-issue models. I also have a real 52 gold top. I have several friends who are serious collectors and they've always complained (many times directly to Gibson factory) that their Historics...

Wow! I'm speechless-nearly! Down south around Atlanta, Georgia- we never see Tokai's except maybe 1-2 at a guitar show. In finding this web site, and researching around a bit- I decided to "bag" one, and just got my gorgeous 1992 LS65 today from Chicago. It weighs 8.25lbs- and yes gang- it has a...

Hutton- A lot of effects; both pedals and boards, do not have "true by pass"- that is; when you plug them in, THEY take over some of your amp's sound. To get around this, you'd need to look for effects that say they have "true by pass" feature. Many newer effects have this- older ones don't...

To the LS-65 Owners: I'm new to Tokai- been playing Gibson Les Pauls for many years, last few the 58-59 Historics; but I was getting bored of them. Wanted some new excitement, then I stumbled across this web site about 2 weeks ago, caught the fever for a Love Rock- and bought one yesterday on...

I've just recently been bitten by the Tokai bug- looking for an early model Reborn and may even consider a swap for a vintage '79 Fender Strat- it is in rare root beer burst- small rosewood neck, orig. case, light weight. I've had it many years, but I only play Les Pauls now. I'm getting bored...

LuvStrat- Would like to see pics of LP's if still available. I have a near mint 1979 Strat you might be interested in- all original- small neck, very light, rare root beer burst finish, rosewood neck, original case. Also has unusual feature- hard tail- no whammy bar- stays in tune real well...

Chris- Thanks for a reply! I did go read under "retrospect"- man, there's a lot going on here in the Tokai world!! I can't wait to get my hands on one and see what the excitement is about. I have a room full of 58-59-& 60 Les Paul Historics, and I've been playing them out a lot, in clubs and...

Jannis- I saw your pics on the web site- love the look of your worn Tokai- Just wonder if it might possibly be for sale? I've just recently become aware of Tokai guitars and would like a nice worn, broken in guitar to use in clubs- the new ones may be good- but I prefer an "experienced" looking...