Recent content by blueguitar

I've been browsing eBay for Tokai guitars for a couple of years, and this guy (vini9) has consistently overpriced his guitars and given spotty info (lots of hype, few important facts). He is a pure speculator, interested in pushing prices as high as possible.

Thanks for the info & pictures. I wanted to know mainly to satisfy my curiosity. With the refinish and a few upgrades the previous owner made resale value isn't gonna be great (not that I'm letting go of it any time soon :wink: ). Now I can feel free to mix and match cases. Maybe I'll even...

Hi guys, I searched previous posts and catalog pics but haven't found much about Tokai Love Rock cases. Now, I've seen the Lifton-style brown cases with the brass star logo that came with higher-end Love Rocks, but what about LS-50s and LS-60s? Last year I got my first Love Rock, a...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=912773211 Wow! Check out the price, too. I thought all the Gibson replica acoustics were made in Korea. Notice the tell-tale rocket-shaped 3-screw truss rod cover. Looks a bit fishy to me. What do you guys think? Maybe I'll ask him for the...

Hi guys! Greetings from a new Tokai fan (AST-62 & LS-50 so far)! From looking at previous posts and the catalogs, it seems that the "Cat's Eye" guitars are made in Japan. But the vintage copies sold on eBay are Korean. Wood's post brings up something I've been wondering about, though. Does...