I purchased this Tokai GT some years ago when prices were 1/2 of what they are now, about 4 -5 years ago as a employee built guitar for private use, so therefor no seriel #. Purchased from a trusted to this day 100% seller from Japan. The guitar it self screams quality in playabilty & sonics. I collect MIJ Burny, Tokai, Fernandes, etc..but his one is the big mystery. I think it was a burst before it became GT & I am fairly sure this was done at factory, unless red is a bass color....also..It has what I believe is factory DiMarzio SD's, that I do not believe were pulled untill I did 4-5 years ago, covers have slotted screws allaround, also another strange deal is th braided wire throughout. NO PCB. The big thing that tells me 1980 is the fret markers, they are of material I have only seen on 1980 Tokai's, non of my other MIJ LP's from differant makers are even close. Also no heel cap, NO scarf joint, & seems to be 1 or 2 piece back. The reason for the red under the Gold top is if you look carefully you can see a red thin line next to binding completely around the top, no botch job & completely factory, & extremelly well done.. A real confusing part is the extra screww holes under truss cover, also the use of the round Tone & volume controles, I have seen non marked Tokai LP's from 1980 that don't say Reborn or Love Rock, just say Tokai, & have exact fret marker material & same clean & sharp inlay, no rounded inlay corners.. The tuner pegs are greener than usual & are same color as my Gibson SG Standard, exactly, not the harsh MIK green. Can anyone shed light on this truely nice GT.?? I dream of stripping the gold finish just to see..but I would not dare,, just a dream..neck is much smaller than my 58 Historic. Here are some pic's of the starge Tokai..I am going to go out on a limb & say this was a 1980ish LS-100, that was took home from a employee,, redone in GT at factory & who knows what happened to truss cover..