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the 58-61 es335 replica has the dot markers. the 62-64 es335 replica has the block markers.

8) tokai-japan always offers the 58-61 es335 replica in their premium series and a 58-61 es335 replica and a 62-64 replica in their vintage series. the premium series es335 replica has the better woods and in lacquer finish whereas the vintage series es335s have the regular woods in poly finish. the...

8) the inlays on the vintage series are whitish pearl but the premium series has yellowish vintage aged color ones. the both series are made at the same tokai-japan main factory line by the same craftmanship but they use better woods for the premium series than the vintage series. the weight of the ...

do you know that you can fix the scratches on the lacquer finish by the tooth-paste? its true!

8) thanks marcus, a very good story! mine was the gibson 1991 les paul studio in wine red. it had a very unusual figured maple top and also an ebony fretboard. i was into slash very much in those days so i changed the gibson pickups to the SD alnico 2s like slash. it played so smooth and a great sou...

8) sorry if i am wrong something here but ..... the japanese vintage series and the premium series are different. the vintage series love rock has a 2-piece? african mahogany body & a 1-piece african mahogany neck with the regular joint. the finish is poly and the maple top has the flamed veneer. th...

i m sure its a kurosawa's fault, not tokai.

the lacquer finish is basically only a difference between the 2 models. the lacquer finish basically feels/sounds/ages better than the poly finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBfZ8VxsAUk

very nice gentleman!

mine is fat. between the gibson usa 50s neck & the historic collection 59 neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1e0AAjXscE

this very cool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Gakki

hello thailand!

https://www.dolphin-gt.co.jp/stockdetail/9134/

this?

yours is a chinese made tokai exploler from the traditional series of tokai-japan. its no longer made and there were white and black. it was in the tokai-japan catalog until a few years ago.

8) your tokai exploler was EX105 in 2011 in the catalog vol.26 and its japan list price was 105000 yen. in 2012, it was then EX120 in the catalog vol.27 and its japan list price was 120000 yen. this model is the japan standard series and there is no difference between EX105 & EX120. there are 3 colo...