Recent content by Jay Low

Welcome to the forum, mate! It seems to be a Korean made Tokai Goldstar. As far as I can see from the pics, the hardware looks pretty much the same as in mine from 2006. I bought one as a back-up for my Japanese Tokai, but it turned out to be much more than a back-up. It's definitely a good...

Are there any differences in the neck profiles of MIJ LS / LC models? I have a wonderful LS-75 GT, but unfortunately its neck is a bit too chunky for me. It's been the same with all LS's I've tried so far. DO LCs by any chance have slightly thinner necks?

= Reproduction truss rod cover. Timo, in Finnish: j?lkituotantona valmistettu ja asennettu kaularautas??d?n suojus. Yeah, I know that Finnish words are terribly long... ;-)

Mk II's are just fine. Natural and organic sounding pickups, especially bridge pickup has a great sound. Wouldn't change 'em to mid-level/priced aftermarkets. And if you asked me about coil splitting...well you didn't but I'm still answering - coil splitting w/ an LP-style guitar isn't a good...

There's only one reason - quality of Tokai guitars is simply superior to those of large American brands. Let me tell you a story: A couple of years ago I went into the local music store to buy a nice strat. I had just received some bonus to my account, so I had ability and will to pay what's...

Hi everyone, there's a new kid in town... Actually, this "unauthentic scratchplate thing" of Tokai strats was a new thing for me before I started to visit this site last summer. Has it been like that for a long a time? Here in Finland Tokai strats have had f-style scratchplate all the time...