help identify the origin and model of this guitar

[kyivsyniy]

Hello. I'm about to buy my first les paul and I found Tokai Love Rock on a message board. The owner of the guitar assures that it is Korean and provided the serial number - CN120300041
Here on the forum there is information that CN is a Chinese serial number, but there must be a prefix with 8 digits. And here is the same prefix with 9 digits. Please help identify the origin and model of this guitar.

 

[Sigmania]

Chinese.

Made in 2012.

ALS48 BS most likely.

2012 catalog

 

[Sigmania]

And if it’s Korean then it would be a fake made to look like a Chinese guitar.

More likely that it’s Chinese and it’s a variation of the serial number.

I’ve seen other CN+9 digit serial numbers

TOKAI SG Junior SG-J52 Vintage White / Limited Edition / SGJ52 | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

Here’s a 2013 price sheet so you can see what they sold for at the time.

U= European market
A= American market

 

[Sigmania]

I put this thread together to gather examples of Tokai Gibson clones with the CN serial number.

CN Serial Number Gibson Copies

 

[kyivsyniy]

І якщо це корейська, то це буде підробка, схожа на китайську гітару.

Швидше, що він китайський і це варіація серійного номера.

Я бачив інші серійні номери CN+9 цифр

TOKAI SG Junior SG-J52 Vintage White / Limited Edition / SGJ52 | Реверберація

Thanks. I think 370$ is too much for her. it is better to wait a little longer to buy greco custom