jimlithgow
New member
Hello everyone,
I have just found this forum. How surprised and pleased I was to discover the paraellel Tokai universe you inhabit! I would like to show you my guitar and hope that you can help me answer a few questions...
I have put some photos up on my webpage: I hope you can get to it:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/unioncrack/tokai.html
Using the info on this site, I think I know this much:
It is a 1985 Love Rock, serial no. 5031391. The whole thing about discovering the model number is crazy... why didn't they just engrave it in? Anyway I suppose it's half the fun working it out! I think my model is a LS-60, because, as one of your knowledgable correspondents said, inside the "pot" cover there is NO circuit board, just pots.
I think the body is 2 piece maple: you can see the join in the body below the bridge section. Can you tell me if I am right in describing the colour as "plain cherry sunburst"? It is just like a plain maple finish as opposed to the "flaming" or "tiger stripe" effecs.
I have to say I prefer the "plain" effect as opposed to the stripy ones!
I think the tuners (?) have been replaced - as you can see they have a star motif - does anyone know what make these are?
Now, what I was originally looking for was info about the pickups. I haven't had a proper look in the pickups yet - as I've just restrung and don't want to unwind a load of new strings just yet!!
I'm not very technical when it comes to guitars, so don't know much about pickups, but as far as I can tell, the LS-60 were fitted with Tokai 57 Vintage PAF Humbuckers - am I right?
I have just started playing and gigging in a band, and was wondering if I would get a better sound by replacing one or both of the pickups. At the moment, the guitar seems very trebly compared to my other guitar. Now before you ask I have to say that my amp is a Line 6 Spider MkII 120W .........SHAME!!! : I realise that these amps are pretty rubbish for gigging - I know the main problem is probably the amp and I should get a marshall......... however, do you think I would benefit from getting a new pickup? What type would you recommend? We play classic/hard rock/basically metal!!
Also - would I benefit from getting an aluminium tail-piece?
I will suspend further questions for now. Thanks for any answers you might have, I've really enjoyed reading the forum - you lot know your stuff!
cheers
Jim
I have just found this forum. How surprised and pleased I was to discover the paraellel Tokai universe you inhabit! I would like to show you my guitar and hope that you can help me answer a few questions...
I have put some photos up on my webpage: I hope you can get to it:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/unioncrack/tokai.html
Using the info on this site, I think I know this much:
It is a 1985 Love Rock, serial no. 5031391. The whole thing about discovering the model number is crazy... why didn't they just engrave it in? Anyway I suppose it's half the fun working it out! I think my model is a LS-60, because, as one of your knowledgable correspondents said, inside the "pot" cover there is NO circuit board, just pots.
I think the body is 2 piece maple: you can see the join in the body below the bridge section. Can you tell me if I am right in describing the colour as "plain cherry sunburst"? It is just like a plain maple finish as opposed to the "flaming" or "tiger stripe" effecs.
I have to say I prefer the "plain" effect as opposed to the stripy ones!
I think the tuners (?) have been replaced - as you can see they have a star motif - does anyone know what make these are?
Now, what I was originally looking for was info about the pickups. I haven't had a proper look in the pickups yet - as I've just restrung and don't want to unwind a load of new strings just yet!!
I'm not very technical when it comes to guitars, so don't know much about pickups, but as far as I can tell, the LS-60 were fitted with Tokai 57 Vintage PAF Humbuckers - am I right?
I have just started playing and gigging in a band, and was wondering if I would get a better sound by replacing one or both of the pickups. At the moment, the guitar seems very trebly compared to my other guitar. Now before you ask I have to say that my amp is a Line 6 Spider MkII 120W .........SHAME!!! : I realise that these amps are pretty rubbish for gigging - I know the main problem is probably the amp and I should get a marshall......... however, do you think I would benefit from getting a new pickup? What type would you recommend? We play classic/hard rock/basically metal!!
Also - would I benefit from getting an aluminium tail-piece?
I will suspend further questions for now. Thanks for any answers you might have, I've really enjoyed reading the forum - you lot know your stuff!
cheers
Jim