Simple Simon
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I just wondered because it seems to me that Tokai guitars have almost attained a kind of mythical status in the minds of some and I wonder if that doesn't help make their success and popularity almost self-fulfullilling.
I had barely even heard of Tokai guitars until about 3 or 4 years back. I was visited a local musician friend and was just hanging around and talking while she made us a coffee. While I was sitting there I just happened to pick up a guitar that was lying around and started messing around on it. It was one of those rare and magic occasions when an instrument just seemed to reach out to me and say "play me!!".
Eventually I took a look at the headstock: "Tokai Breezysound".
"What a cheesy name!!!" I offered, but I kept on playing her, falling more and more in love by the moment.
An hour or two later I came home and started a bit of googling and Ebaying to find out a bit more about these guitars. The first thing I discovered was that there didn't seem to be too many of them out there. There second thing i discovered was that those who owned them were very reluctant to part with them!
Like I said, that was a few years ago now, and it was through sheer serendipity that I happened to bump into a local guy the other day who just happened to own one of these magic guitars and who was hard up for cash.
Funny thing is that I was never a Tele player before. I was a Strat man from way back. But this basic, beat-up old Breezysound has turned out to be about the most challenging, inspiring and satisfying instrument I ever owned.
I know a lot of you deal with the the Les Paul copies, and I'd love to try one of those too. I know - 'cos seen the pics - that many of you have guitars close to their original, pristine condition. My old Breezysound can't compare or compete. I don't even want to. I'm happy with her for what she is.
So what's your story?
Simon
I had barely even heard of Tokai guitars until about 3 or 4 years back. I was visited a local musician friend and was just hanging around and talking while she made us a coffee. While I was sitting there I just happened to pick up a guitar that was lying around and started messing around on it. It was one of those rare and magic occasions when an instrument just seemed to reach out to me and say "play me!!".
Eventually I took a look at the headstock: "Tokai Breezysound".
"What a cheesy name!!!" I offered, but I kept on playing her, falling more and more in love by the moment.
An hour or two later I came home and started a bit of googling and Ebaying to find out a bit more about these guitars. The first thing I discovered was that there didn't seem to be too many of them out there. There second thing i discovered was that those who owned them were very reluctant to part with them!
Like I said, that was a few years ago now, and it was through sheer serendipity that I happened to bump into a local guy the other day who just happened to own one of these magic guitars and who was hard up for cash.
Funny thing is that I was never a Tele player before. I was a Strat man from way back. But this basic, beat-up old Breezysound has turned out to be about the most challenging, inspiring and satisfying instrument I ever owned.
I know a lot of you deal with the the Les Paul copies, and I'd love to try one of those too. I know - 'cos seen the pics - that many of you have guitars close to their original, pristine condition. My old Breezysound can't compare or compete. I don't even want to. I'm happy with her for what she is.
So what's your story?
Simon