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I have owned several Tokai ES examples, vintage & newer, and they all had anemic necks; that is why I eventually sold every one of them. If there are Tokai ES examples out there with larger type neck profiles I have yet to have one in my hands. This is baffling because i have heard others report the...

the (eight) posted photos reveal nothing more than generic visual info = fail

sorry to hear you have this problem & IMO it is a problem; why? In ~50 years of messing with guitars I have never had a large E string cause any issue, let alone break. Now, I have had several small E strings break, slip in the tuner shaft, and/or break at the ball end/bridge end. Since your issue i...

Dry Z sets were floating around for sale fairly often about 10 years ago but they seem to be quite rare now on the used market. I would imagine a no issues, matched set, would go for ~$1K in today's market. Good luck locating a no issues set at a decent price point; they are basically ~40 years vint...

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BST-62 examples I have seen typically run in the 121*** to 125*** serial range

this one has been listed for over two months; a very 'special' special IMO. If I were a lefty this would have no doubt been sold two months ago. It aint for a budget but that 1 piece body is the shizzle & Sonix is produced by Deviser; they make some great stuff 8) and besides; we all know the Monkey...

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Yep, there are plenty of folks out there attempting to sell guitars they do not own, nor have possession of.

There is nothing secret about the many multiple sources out there available to pretty much anyone that chooses to utilize them to procure guitars from Japan, among other retail items. As far as shipping options, I was previously aware that EMS had ceased shipping from Japan to the US but that does n...

My comments are based solely on my own personal experience with MIJ Tokais; none others.

I have only purchased, played, and sold MIJ Tokais; none others.

I cannot base my comments on third party observations.

sorry but I never kiss & tell but my connection is currently shipping FedEx International Priority from Japan to the US with extremely FAST service & precision. FedEx does have their own fleet of jets.

Thank you. I bought it yesterday. Interesting guitar. Seems well made. It is going off to a friend for some setup work and pickup swap. Going to start with Classic 57s and if I don't love those, may try some Fralin Pure PAFs or similar. And yes, the neck is quite slim on this one. that is no surpri...

Build quality will be as good as anything Gibson USA ever put out, and will be more consistent. The old stuff has rarity appeal but quality has not diminished over time. Specs - non weight relived mahogany body, full thickness maple cap, thin poly finish, 'medium' neck tenon (goes to the end of the...

had two Strats shipped in the same carton/package via FedEx (again) and it took just over two days from Narita airport to my door. :) The two guitars shipped with the necks detached & it cost me <$150 to ship them from Japan to my door 8) damage free, no case, no gig bag. I really am confused about ...

received my ST-55 today and it has the gray bottom, VI stamped pickups.

I'm not familiar with these compared to the U stamped & the E stamped examples; what should I expect different?