Tokai Humbucker Models & Resistance

[Sigmania]

1981 LC60 WR

LC Dynamic pickups.

https://reverb.com/item/35714643-ra...gany-original-fret-edge-binding-prime-example

 

[Sigmania]

1981 LC100 BB

https://www.guitarsofjapan.com/tokai-lc-100-bb-1981

 

[Sigmania]

1981 ES150R N

Looks like they had DiMarzio PAFs on the 150R

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o1053077952

 

[Sigmania]

Unknown age. Likely mid to late 90s?

Gotoh embossed plate. Black & gray wire.

Empty holes for pole screws (neck).

No holes for pole screws (bridge).

"Selling this pair of pickups from my tokai les paul. Good for blues and various other genres, but not for metal and hard rock as it is not wax potted, just a note for guitarist out there"

https://www.carousell.sg/p/tokai-gotoh-pickups-1147256412/

 

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Weird to see these circa 1980 Goto PAF pickups in muccax's unmolested 1985 LS80.






http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21006

 

[Sigmania]

1981 ES100J

http://smash-hits.jugem.jp/?eid=76

 

[Sigmania]

1985 LS200

Seymour Duncan '59

https://flickr.com/photos/cliffsguitarworld/albums/72177720297841528/with/51980858639/

 

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1979 LS80GT

Cliff's guitar

https://flickr.com/photos/cliffsguitarworld/albums/72157718848314024/with/51130328998/

 

[Sigmania]

DiMarzio PAFs

 

[Sigmania]

Special Pickup "The Fifty Nine"

"The Fifty Nine" is a pickup full of reality that completes the sound while comparing it with the "1959 Burst" We repeatedly changed the materials of all magnets and rolled cardbaord pieces, and finally completed it for the sake of sound. Pickup mounting position mounted it closer and installed it in the best position for more burst.

"The pickups are Japanese versions of SD 59s; they call them The Fifty Nine, and they are marked on the back as MH-2 N and MH-2 B."

https://reverb.com/item/26856986-tokai-hls-160-cs-2010-cherry-sunburst

 

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1981 LS60

Open zebras."GOTOH" stamped.

MKII

https://reverb.com/item/62217983-19...twGbC3bRfWFHi7SLeCNaT0Zy03vEyccIaAj5TEALw_wcB

These are apparently the first MKII as shown in the Spring 1982 catalog.

 

[Sigmania]

1982 LS50BB?

https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Tokai-Love-Rock-LS-80-1982-Black-63067#prettyPhoto

 

[Sigmania]

2002 ALS65

MKII

8.32 neck, 8.44 bridge.

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18530

2003 catalog

ALS65 is spec'd MKII

 

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1984 TSG50

https://loud-lemon.com/tokai-tsg-50-black-1984-japan-elektrogitara

 

[Sigmania]

1984 TSG50

https://funbid.com.hk/yahoojp/auctions/item.php?aID=s810107556

 

[Sigmania]

... Could someone please advise the specs of the
Tokai PAF Vintage MK4 Humbuckers (got them on a Tokai SG43 - made in China)?

Interested in output and magnet type of course, but any additional info
anyone could provide would be great addition.
Mire

Well, the guys at Tokai are fantastic!
Wrote them from the contact page and they replied, practically in no time...

So, in case anyone else is interested, here's the info straight from the source:

LSC-F (or PAF Vintage MK4 HB) is
-CERAMIC 8 magnet
-Output Neck:8.6K Bridge:14.4K

Regards,
Mire

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=184000

 

[Sigmania]

PICKUPS: LSC-F x 2 [Tokai Original] Made in Korea *Magnet:Ferrite

http://www.tokai-guitars.nl/als62.html

 

[Sigmania]

LSC-f pickups

Made in Korea?

https://www.guitarristas.info/anuncios/tokai-paf-lsc-f-humbuckers/1007283

 

[Sigmania]

Humbucker construction.

https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-i...-electronics-and-wiring/humbucker-pickup-kit/

https://musicalilluminism.wordpress...bson-humbucker-specs-and-general-pickup-tech/

 

[Sigmania]

2003 LS80

https://reverb.com/item/42183417-tokai-love-rock-ls-80-mij-japan-2003-lp