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Just got off the phone with the guy selling the guitar.....I gave him all the info about it that I had gathered and informed him of what he had. He seemed to be genuinely surprised because what he had been told about the guitar was obviously very inaccurate. He was actually grateful that I...

Thanks for all your help...much appreciated. I'll call him and let him know what he's got....maybe he is truly ignorant about....who knows....and who knows, it may be an okay guitar but certainly isn't worth what he's asking. Thanks again!

So is it one of the 'infamous' Canadian fakes made in the same Korean Tokai factory?

Okay, I just looked at the online ad again and he's added pics....definintely NOT a MIJ. So, I'll save myself the trouble of looking at it I guess. Can anyone identify where this guitar was probably made? Also, some of the text that he's used in the ad was lifted directly from a Reverb.com ad...

Thanks.....I'll have a look at that.

Thanks! I'll report back after having a look at it tomorrow.

He's not far from me....I'll just see the guitar in a couple days and make my determination. Thanks for the info.

My understanding is that the Canadian fake Tokais all said Made In Korea on the back of the headstock. I read part of an interview with a Japanese rep of the Tokai Gakki factory who said that the Canadian company had made some LS guitars before they shut down that production but he didn't...

Thanks for the help! I had already assumed the guy was a bit clueless, which, as you rightfully point out, doesn't mean the guitar isn't what he says it is. He hasn't posted pics with his online ad but as I say I'll be seeing the guitar in a couple of days so I hope everything pans out because...

Hi...new member here... I'm going to be looking at an ES-130 in a couple days. I spoke on the phone with the guy who's selling it and to first appearances he seems to be honest and believable. He says the guitar is MIJ but has no serial # on it because it was made during a lawsuit period. He...