Lexx
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I had one of the Canadian Fakai (2003) for a short time recently. The original seller stepped up and took it back when we figured out it was not genuine. But I agree that the Fakai was actually a very excellent guitar and I suspect that many of them are. I did have one thing that may have been trouble and this has been reported in at least one other post on TokaiForum -- I had a lot of trouble getting fret buzz out of the low E string and I suspect (but certainly do not know) that the nut grove was either faulty or worn. I realize this isn't the end of the world and if I had kept the guitar, I would have replaced the nut and further experimented with the guitar -- as the original poster mentions, it's a little liberating to know that you're not messing with the "real thing" .stratman323 said:It's a real shame that we have to brand these as "fakes" as it seems like they may be at least as good as the real MIK Love Rocks, which were decent guitars themselves. I think you have the right attitude Robert, just enjoy it as a good guitar, which is what you wanted in the first place.
There are a lot of "fake" Fenders & Gibsons out there, from all kinds of sources, which are great guitars.
I guess the point is that most of the Canadian 2003-2005 "Make in Korea" Fakai do seem to be very good guitars, but they are not necessarily the consistency that might be expected with a genuine Tokai. I am aware that genuine MIK Tokai have the same issue relative to MIJ Tokai. Complicated ...