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There are lots of 1982 large tenon Grecos out there with "Super Real" on the headstock. That is probably why people make the claim. Pre-April 1982 are all just variations of medium tenon.

Nice one! I had one of these a couple of years ago but sold it in Japan. I think I changed out the knobs to ones like those. Maybe it is the same one?

It is definitely "not as advertised". You should send it back.

Here "TORA MOKU" is the correct word, with TORA meaning Tiger. https://solidwood.jp/solidwood/slab/type/woodgrain/toramoku

The "メイプル単板削り出しトップ " means 'carved solid maple top" in this instance and doesn't mean a veneer.

Hello and welcome to the forum! I'm in the middle of Tokyo which is rather dangerous for temptation in guitar stores. Those Tokais you saw are actually made in China under Tokai instruction (whatever that means) and probably are pretty decent guitars...

It looks like a veneer to me with its perfect mirror image which should not be there exactly when a flame top is carved from a solid top. Pickup cavity photos are pretty much the only way to prove it conclusively IMO.

Looks like the guitar in the catalog, to me. It says in the catalog that Hunter selected it from the Tokai export models.

I've been busy so haven't kept up with the threads here. I did just look at the catalog and there is no mention o Brazilain boards or Honduran mahogany in the catalog. It is always possible there is some LS-200 with those custom specs of course.

I thought 120s had a b-bender but maybe that is a separate animal.

The Greco that is based on has a 1-piece neck without fail. It looks to me like a half-decent attempt at a replica of a Greco, or the neck is a replacement with a new logo perhaps. The screws are all old style screws and the body looks to be SEN ash so it could be an original body with a changed...

The early 1978 LS-80s had MOP inlays. I imagine the early LS-100s did too but I never had one.

That is a Sonix shop model. I think the current 320 is like the old 260 or whatever it was called so not all the bells and whistles. Too bad with that nice piece of lumber on the top!

That is a great example of an early Tokai. The grain is deceiving but IMO there is a body join in the centre as it is with the 60 and 80 models. Tokai were so good with their grain matching it is hard to tell in many cases.

Good luck with the sale. It is a very nice guitar. I should know, I used to own it! Nice 1-piece body on that. DSC_0333.jpg by Harold Wulf, on Flickr