Tokai LS 95 - fully solid, weight relief or chambered?
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Paladin2019
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Solid.
The Japanese don't go in for that weight relief nonsense, they just source decent wood to begin with.
The Japanese don't go in for that weight relief nonsense, they just source decent wood to begin with.
Paladin2019 said:
Exactly.
I just got a order in of 35 LS Japanese models...they all weigh between 9/9.5 lbs.
If they were chambered they'd weigh less than 8 lbs, who in their right mind would want a Les Paul to weigh less than 8 lbs. :roll:
Catscan, proof, solid body.
Powerguitars
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Awesome pic! Thank you Diamond!
The catscans were done by a member here...I can't remember his name...big thanks to him.
If I remember correctly he was installing a catscan machine at a hospital, whilst he was setting it up he did some scans of his LS160.
If I remember correctly he was installing a catscan machine at a hospital, whilst he was setting it up he did some scans of his LS160.
felixcatus
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karppi.Diamond said:
Thank you. How about made in Japan Epiphone LPS-80?
http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Epiphone_Japan#LPS-80
Also fully solid-body? (I hope you don't mind me asking here about the Epiphone, as this is not the Tokai guitar)
P.S. Catscan looks so cool
http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Epiphone_Japan#LPS-80
Also fully solid-body? (I hope you don't mind me asking here about the Epiphone, as this is not the Tokai guitar)
P.S. Catscan looks so cool
Hiya guys!
The guitar in pictures above is a '04 LS200. Easily the sweetest Les Paul I have ever touched. It has a very very light one piece body with a stunning top, ebony(like?) fretboard, Seth Lovers, etc. It weighs only 3.8kg/8.4 pounds. It sounds brighter, open and airy compared to my Gibson R8 (also very low weight solid body) and to other Tokais I had.
****, I miss that thing!
Back to the topic. Yes, the 9Xs are also solid wood without compromises. Unfortunately I don't have CT scan pics of LS95 but here is a transillumination picture of '09 LC95. The resolution is pretty bad compared to CT scans but you can see it is solid wood body made of two pieces. The picture is taken with radioactive cobalt sheet and gamma camera detector :lol:
The guitar in pictures above is a '04 LS200. Easily the sweetest Les Paul I have ever touched. It has a very very light one piece body with a stunning top, ebony(like?) fretboard, Seth Lovers, etc. It weighs only 3.8kg/8.4 pounds. It sounds brighter, open and airy compared to my Gibson R8 (also very low weight solid body) and to other Tokais I had.
****, I miss that thing!
Back to the topic. Yes, the 9Xs are also solid wood without compromises. Unfortunately I don't have CT scan pics of LS95 but here is a transillumination picture of '09 LC95. The resolution is pretty bad compared to CT scans but you can see it is solid wood body made of two pieces. The picture is taken with radioactive cobalt sheet and gamma camera detector :lol:
Max The Dog
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Diamond, it seems you have forgotten already its Karppi not Karpii!
Pedantic Pete. :wink:
Pedantic Pete. :wink:
