Recent content by dougwaite

Hey I AGREE with everything you said. I like and respect the TOKAI company. Obviously most people belong to this forum for that same reason. I owned (briefly) a Hardpuncher back in the mid-80's that I wish I never sold. I also own a genuine MIK Tele. I went on the Forum to find any info I could...

That's uncalled for. Who's being the arrogant prick Gabe?!? Throughout this whole correspondence you have made ME feel like I'm some kind of criminal for having bought this guitar. I didn't make fake Tokais I simply bought one I thought was genuine and later found out it wasn't. What am I...

As I stated before, I would never try to pass this off as something it isn't on an unsuspecting buyer. My point is simply this.... In the same way that 1980's TOKAI guitars were considered as good as or better than the Fenders they were copying - this is a nice bass, possibly better than the MIK...

The same kind of trolls who go to the ends of the earth to find a Japanese copy of a name brand guitar and will argue back and forth in forums about whether the blue or black wiring on the pick-ups is original!!!! :lol:

Thanks John. Yes, as members of this forum have pointed out it seems I do have one of the infamous ?FAKAIs? right down to the ?Make in Korea? gaff (Don?t know how I missed that one?I?ve looked at the back a thousand times.) I have since read the story of the unscrupulous Canadian distributer and...

I'M stunned!!! Yes I am from Canada (Winnipeg, MB)This guitar was bought new at a very reputable dealer with a salesman who is a Tokai fan and knowledgable about the subject. There were several Tokais there including a Jazz sound as well as several Love Rocks models and although I didn't look at...

I bought a Tokai Les Paul Bass new about 7 years ago and am trying to find out any info about it particularily the model number. It is similiar to the LSB45 in the catalogue sxcept it has a set neck (not bolt-on) and trapazoidal inlays as opposed to the dots. On the back of the headstock it has...