Why does my 1985 love rock has a dimple on the headstock?
-
- Sus4add11
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:42 pm
- Location: USA
Why does my 1985 love rock has a dimple on the headstock?
In the middle of the open book headstock there's a dimple..I see other that came after, and they don't have it....Can anyone explain...
-
- Guitar God
- Posts: 9057
- Joined: Thu May 22, 2003 8:48 pm
- Location: Dallas, Texas
-
- Sus4add11
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:42 pm
- Location: USA
I think they where. Can anybody explain further the contrary
Check this out... http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/ww31 ... in_photos/
Check this out... http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/ww31 ... in_photos/
-
- Sus4add11
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:42 pm
- Location: USA
-
- Guitar God
- Posts: 9057
- Joined: Thu May 22, 2003 8:48 pm
- Location: Dallas, Texas
Once again, dimples were put on the headstocks of export guitars for copyright reasons. If yours has a dimple, then that's why. If it's an 85 as you say, go to the catalog section and have a peek there.
In a prior post about your guitar, you wanted to know if you paid too much and again asked about the dimple.
If you want us to help identify what you have, then you need to provide the following pictures. Without them, it will be as frustrating to you as it is for those who are trying to help:
Front and back of headstock
Front and back of body
Underside of pickups
Body cavities and any markings after the pickups are out
In a prior post about your guitar, you wanted to know if you paid too much and again asked about the dimple.
If you want us to help identify what you have, then you need to provide the following pictures. Without them, it will be as frustrating to you as it is for those who are trying to help:
Front and back of headstock
Front and back of body
Underside of pickups
Body cavities and any markings after the pickups are out
-
- Sus4add11
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:42 pm
- Location: USA
OK. Will do. Pics provided momentarily. Thanks againmarcusnieman wrote:Once again, dimples were put on the headstocks of export guitars for copyright reasons. If yours has a dimple, then that's why. If it's an 85 as you say, go to the catalog section and have a peek there.
In a prior post about your guitar, you wanted to know if you paid too much and again asked about the dimple.
If you want us to help identify what you have, then you need to provide the following pictures. Without them, it will be as frustrating to you as it is for those who are trying to help:
Front and back of headstock
Front and back of body
Underside of pickups
Body cavities and any markings after the pickups are out
-
- Guitar God
- Posts: 9057
- Joined: Thu May 22, 2003 8:48 pm
- Location: Dallas, Texas
-
- Guitar God
- Posts: 3534
- Joined: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:49 pm
- Location: Brisbane Australia

but i think i remember sure that the american market edition guitars
basically all had a dimple around 1984. or from 1984. when tokai really
seemed to be expanding their sales everywhere after the 1978-1982
vintage replica golden years. i saw them w/dimple in the tokai american
catalogs from the mid 80s. not super sure but almost sure. that good
catalog site called vint-axe?..............j
http://www.vintaxe.com/menu_catalogs_electric.htm

But remember Mick...us Aussies have NEVER had to suffer the dimple.leadguitar_323 wrote:Interesting, The fender style guitars had a headstock change around this time but i have never seen a "dimpled" 1985 Love rock. I was under the impression they started much later.
Mick
For as long as we've had Tokai..and right up til today we STILL don't have the dimple on our guitars.
Obviously the long legal arm of G***** doesn't reach so far...mind you ...any more articles like the one in Australian Guitarist drwing attention to the brand may cause us some trouble down the track.

Your right, Tokai Joe I remember them aswell ,when they were new. I own an 85' Love rock with the dimple. I got a front pic loaded to photobucket. I need to take a pic of the back of the headstock but, the serial is 5025117.TOKAI JOE wrote:we all know today that the recent uk edition tokais have a dimple
but i think i remember sure that the american market edition guitars
basically all had a dimple around 1984. or from 1984. when tokai really
seemed to be expanding their sales everywhere after the 1978-1982
vintage replica golden years. i saw them w/dimple in the tokai american
catalogs from the mid 80s. not super sure but almost sure. that good
catalog site called vint-axe?..............j
http://www.vintaxe.com/menu_catalogs_electric.htm
