A week ago I got my first Tokai - a beautiful LS186 Violin Finish.
It plays great and I am enjoying the sound of the MKII pickups.
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0sGgZLKuyRc4t
It came with pretty low action and quite a large neck relief, which I changed to my taste. I also did the 50's wiring mod, but I might change the pots to low friction, vintage taper CTS pots (MojoTone).
After search the forums for more info about the MKII pickups, I thought the bridge pickup would be ~11k, which, for me, did not sound like a hotter pickup. I was pleasantly surprised to see the the bridge reads 8.5k and the neck 7.8k. Not really incline to change the pickups now...
Looking forward to seeing your comments,
Julio
(I'll look for a better way to include the photos in the post later)
It plays great and I am enjoying the sound of the MKII pickups.
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0sGgZLKuyRc4t
It came with pretty low action and quite a large neck relief, which I changed to my taste. I also did the 50's wiring mod, but I might change the pots to low friction, vintage taper CTS pots (MojoTone).
After search the forums for more info about the MKII pickups, I thought the bridge pickup would be ~11k, which, for me, did not sound like a hotter pickup. I was pleasantly surprised to see the the bridge reads 8.5k and the neck 7.8k. Not really incline to change the pickups now...
Looking forward to seeing your comments,
Julio
(I'll look for a better way to include the photos in the post later)