ES 135 in the UK

[JJBennett]

Hello, i have browsed these forums for a while after i discovered about Tokai guitars as i was after a es335 copy.
Basically i found the es120 and thought i was ok, after a lot of searching though it seems theres a bewildering amount of other guitars out there.

I have always like Clapton's Cherry ES335 with the block neck and from a catalogue i believe it is possible to buy one, as the title says i think its the es135.

My question to you is "am i correct of seriously muddled and where can i get a guitar like this one in the UK?"

Many thanks,
J.

 

[royboy]

Hi there,
Would try Coda Music or Hartnoll guitars both in the UK.
The trouble you may have is that it might have to be a special order as you don't see many of these
Good hunting!
Also there is Richtone Music they have an Ebay shop site

 

[Le Chat Noir]

I got a lefty ES-120 on Ebay here in the UK, brand new, and love it. I paid 575GBP and am very happy with it indeed.

To help you with your confusion, the ES-120 and ES-135 are the same as far as I can tell (though correct me if I'm wrong someone) - someone else mentioned Tokai base their model numbers on the price in yen, so the model number periodically changes with inflation (ES-120 = 120,000 yen, ES-135 = 135,000 yen).

Hope that helps!

 

[8bit Barry]

Oxford Guitar Gallery, a chap called Dave is extremely helpful. The shop stocks many different types of Tokais so you may be lucky. He got in touch with the Tokai reps and found me a Tokai SG Classic with P90s when he couldnt get his hands on one himself, it was at my door in four days, the only one in the UK so I was told. What exceptional service.

 

[JJBennett]

Cheers guys, i shall contact the guys then.

J.