[Ron S]

Hi All
I just wanted to say hello and just check with the experts that this guitar was all okay? I don't know too much about Tokais but couldn't resist.

It's a Tokai Love Rock Gold Top serial 1014***. It has a sticker under the s/n with 70 (white on black) It has Gibson P90s in it and came with a Tokai hard case. I'm told it's from 1982?

It certainly appears quite old but is in great condition for its age.

Sorry for being dense but I can't figure out how to post pics :-/ I've included a link to Facebook, is that okay?

Oh and it sounds fantastic! I'd love to know more about it as I've never owned a Tokai before despite having played for forty years (and own about the same number of guitars!)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155022414332029&set=pcb.10155022421262029&type=3&theater

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[felixcatus]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

[brokentoes]

GT with P-90's whats not to love ?? Congrats !!!

[Ron S]

Thanks guys

The buyer originally said 1982, I checked the Tokai dating site for info and while the serial number does suggest '81 it also states that the LS-70 Gold top with P90s was only available in '82?

I'm assuming it was probably a very early one from that particular batch?

Not that it matters terribly

[ibicus]

That's a real beauty and look at this fantastic condition for its age ! To post pics you need an account for flickr or photobucket or similar.

Images can indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is no facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed).

[Ron S]

Thanks Ibicus

I'll give it a try!
2017-08-11 15.58.10 by Ron Sayer, on Flickr
2017-08-11 15.57.02 by Ron Sayer, on Flickr
2017-08-11 15.57.12 by Ron Sayer, on Flickr
s-l1600 (11) by Ron Sayer, on Flickr
s-l1600 (2) by Ron Sayer, on Flickr
2017-08-14 19.14.38 by Ron Sayer, on Flickr

[villager]

very nice example...
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[Emiel]

So you were the highest bidder on Ebay lately! You beat me to it

Beautiful guitar. Congrats!! Let me know if you ever decide to sell it.

[duff]

Very nice!

[Ron S]

Thanks guys

Emiel: Apologies I just had to have it! I'll try to remember to give you first refusal!

[guitar hiro]

that is like 110% of awesomeness right there Congrats on a great find!!

[Thomas/Sweden]

Big congrats, it's gorgeous!

[Peter Mac]

Hi Ron,

This is indeed an LS-70-GT from very late 1981. The Model Year 1982 began production usually around October 1981. The serial number is from very late 1981 ( 1014000) as they finished around 1016000.
This was the only LS model to have an 18deg headstock pitch but poly lacquer instead of N/C. Interestingly this model was sold with a OHSC as part of it's retail price 84,000yen, the same as LS-80 and above Models. LS-60 and LS-50 were not.

Congrats

Peter
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[CliffsComicWorld]

I just have to say.... Nice Score!!!

[yann]

very nice!