Mark Abbott
Active member
I did get to try out a whole lot of Tokai Les Pauls last week. It was interesting as they were all better than the worked Epiphone I bought with me for comparison.
No two ways about it they are a solid workhorse of a guitar.
What I did notice is the maple tops, they differ considerably from the Gibson tops. I'm told the Tokai's use western maple while the Gibsons are using Eastern maple. I thing this makes it quite easy to pick a Tokai from a Gibson.
While tone is a subjective thing I was also told the eastern maple sounds better than the western maple.
What is the opinions here on such matters?
No two ways about it they are a solid workhorse of a guitar.
What I did notice is the maple tops, they differ considerably from the Gibson tops. I'm told the Tokai's use western maple while the Gibsons are using Eastern maple. I thing this makes it quite easy to pick a Tokai from a Gibson.
While tone is a subjective thing I was also told the eastern maple sounds better than the western maple.
What is the opinions here on such matters?