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8) Nope, the guitar is still here. I am in no hurry, I just need to reduce my collection.

I am selling my very nice Tokai Les Paul Reborn (pre "Love Rock"). The guitar is in very good condition but has a few dings on the back of the neck and the frets show usage (not felt when playing). It comes with the original green Tokai case and with the Burstbuckers 2&3 from my Gibson 68CA...

They do as long as they get away with it.

My 78 Reborn has - I think - the same tenon as most Tokais. It's the "intermediate" or "modified long" tenon, similar to the one Gibson used in the 70s. It goes to the end of the fretboard and has a firm rectangular fit in the neck pocket. It is shorter than the historic tenon which goes under...

My '78 Reborn has a similar neck to the Gibson Standard '50s or the '59 Reissue.

Hm, I guess the PTP wiring was done when the H?ussels were installed. What's strange: I think they didn't use veneer tops in the '70s when the real Reborns were made...?! Neck cavity and control cavity look like on my 78, but I have shielding paint in the control cavity. My switch is different...

I modded my Gibson for '50s wiring as well. You lose less treble when you roll back the volume. Besides, a PCB in a classic looking guitar is just *yuck*

These are 22 Nanofarad capacitors, typical for a Les Paul. Without pictures we can not be sure about your guitar. But I bet that you have a 1978 Les Paul Reborn, due to legal reasons, Tokai would not have used the Les Paul name again. Look at the pictures of my Reborn, maybe you can make...

Yes, that's shielding.

Update (I hope I am not boring you): Still in tune today :lol: My Burstbucker 2 sounds so phantastic, it dwarfed the SD 59. So today I repaired the Burstbucker 3. I simply put a new shielded 4-wire cable on it (for future coil splitting/serial/parallel switching) and everything works now -...

You should touch my old Tokai tuners. They wobble and they rotate with no resistance.

Paladin, the nut is not the problem, the strings did not get stuck and "sprang" to a new pitch during bending and stuff. It's just the Tokai (it says "Tokai" on the back) tuners were _v_e_r_y_ lose and turning much too easily. Tonight I put the Gotohs on and everything is fine...

AFAIK the Darkbursts are for Duane's Hot 'Lanta sound, which had overwound pickups. The Crossroads and Fillmore are more conservative PAF replicas.

I want that sound :lol: Well, I modded my 68CA with old NOS caps and 50s wiring which gives me much more room on the volume pots without losing too much treble. Turning down to 7-9 cleans up the sound without mud. On the Tokai so far I think the pots work very well, better than on a stock...

Get the Wagner Darkbursts. Or the Goodwoods even!

Thanks, for the kind words, guys. New developments: I encountered even more problems with the Burstbucker 3 in the Tokai than it had in the Les Paul. It hummed when I touched the cover (some grounding problem INSIDE the pickup) and it suddenly only had 7kOhm instead of 8.5kOhm impedance...

Update! I changed the strings to 10s, nearly all of the rattling is gone it just plays better. I also mounted a historic switch tip, Schaller Security Locks and the Gibson Burstbuckers 2&3. I checked the frets when I changed strings and fret wear is very visible but you don't feel it when...

Yeah, 2D and "rattling" a bit. It's still possible you get a bill from your customs office mailed to you. I always thought the US government is anal about Japanese imports?

Not sure yet. When I change the strings I will take a close look at the tuners and the nut, I will put graphite in the nut slots.

Soundhound, what did they tax you for the import? Mine needed a 1 hour long setup. The intonation was totally off, trussrod needed a good loosening, bridge needed to be set higher. .009-.046 strings don't fit a Les Paul (IMHO). I will put 10s on soon. The guitar sounds great and plays good, I...