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I think we have an answer!!! Found this thread over at the Music Electronics Forum that shows one of the packages partially unwrapped. It is from an 82 Tokai Strat so it appears that these were not just restricted to Talbos but just to the era appx 1982 to 1985...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=230281300213&Category=155124&_trksid=p3907.m29 Any help with identifying the "mystery box" mentioned in the thread in the Vintage (older than 85) would be appreciated. You can buy my guitar as well if you like. Cheers Pete

It doesnt seem to increase gain or sustain and is connected to all 3 pickups so I am assuming it is not a sustainer type circuit. I have seen this unit on every 80's Talbo I have opened up. All of these were of the strat pickup configuration. They all have the 3 pickup wires going in to the...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Rare-83-Tokai-Talbo-Alum-guitar-same-as-played-by-INXS_W0QQitemZ230281300213QQihZ013QQcategoryZ155124QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem There is a photo of the unit on Australian ebay at the moment.

The leads for the single coil pickups in my Talbo go into a taped up cylinder (about 1 1/2" (38mm) diameter) before going to the volume/tone controls. I have seen them in Talbos but no other Tokais. Does anyone know what this unit is? Is this some sort of hum-reduction unit? Has anyone seen...

I havent been on the site for ages and was just having a look to see what mats are selling for.....and I come across a wanted ad.....fate? Anyway, I have a surf green MAT with 2 blade humbuckers, black guard (I think it is a M-452) that I am looking at selling as it is just not getting out of...

The deal fell through but thanks anyway guys. BTW I ended up getting a similar guitar from Germany which ended up getting sent by DHL. I thought it was the international couriers but I believe DHL is the German national postal company as well. It ended up costing only 53 euros and got here...

I had never seen that 73 catalog before. I see exactly what you are saying Ian....the Gaban was in all probability the forerunner of the Tokai. I dont know whether it is the same factory though as the FLG-650 looks awfully like a '73 Ibanez. It has those Ibanez style pickups and even throws...

I have some photos in a Japanese book showing two Gaban Les Paul deluxe copies. Both have glued in necks and actually have Les Paul in exact gibson script on the headstock. I believe the Gaban was chosen because it looks just like Gibson.....same G same n at the end. One even has a flamed...

I think the MATs are truly unique. In a world of ash/alder bodied strats they make a needed/pleasant change. They are made from fibreglass/plastic/resin material NOT wood and sound very resonant....you almost think they are semi-acoustic. (It actually has a very faint fibreglass type smell...

I am not real keen about that "fastest neck" term either. It is really what is right for you. But I will say that the fret height, fretboard radius and neck shape on my circa 85-86 "original" Tokais are absolutely perfect for me!!! These guitars play effortlessly and bends are heaven. My...

Getting six identical guitars for a special order doesnt sound that bad......then you realise that everyones ideal Les Paul will have something different. Mine is: a. Huge one piece quartersawn mahogany neck b. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard c. Rift sawn eastern maple top (dont really...

Hi Guys, I am looking at buying a guitar from the UK and the buyer has asked me to look into shipping. Hell....I dont even know where Banbury UK is, never mind who to ship it with. Any recommendations? Do UK mail or postage services ship guitars down under? What is the UK mail service called...

DaVid, IMO the photo of the LS-80 pickup route shows that the maple top is made from two pieces of maple that are NOT book matched. The maple boards have the grain lines running at different angles and spacing so are definitely not bookmatched. The LS-80 flame top however is close to...

I played a few Edwards recently in Tokyo and they were all stated as being made in japan. They make an amazing Jimmy Page Les Paul lookalike model with a worn nitro top coat. The top of the range ESP guitars are called Navigator and are up there with the Tokai LS320 (if not better) and I...

Gotta say that the Sound Stream method with the mahogany center sounds very interesting! You really have got to give Tokai the thumbs up for creating something different, interesting and innovative. First carbon fibre, FRP and aluminium bodies and now SEB! Thank goodness for something...

If they're 120,000+ Yen, I hope they'd be Japanese I see your point. Well I hope so too but is the 120000 yen the final or REAL price? I dont know how it works in Japan. In Australia you have retail price and then you have the cash/REAL price. You can get up to 10% to 40% off the retail on...

I always thought those Gibson pancake bodies were just a cost cutting exercise. I never thought Gibson introduced it for sound enhancement but I could be proven wrong. My experience was that the pancake bodies were generally heavier and did not sound any better. I believe that Les Pauls with...

Daizo-san, Thank you very much for your kind offer. My plans have to fit around a lot of other non-guitarists in the tour group so it may be hard to schedule but I will email you tonight to discuss. Thank you again Pete

I did some research and all I can say at this stage is....I'm going to Ochanimizu!!! Let you know what it is like when I get back