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Yeah it would definitely be worth looking into. I am just not sure who would be capable of doing a cashew refinish. If anyone knows someone, please let me know!

Thanks for all the suggestions! I personally like the wear on the body and the guitar has a very played in feel which I love. I think the wear on the body is all natural so I doubt I would get the body refinished, but like you said, it may be nice to get that face of the headstock restored. I...

It weighs in at 4kg according to the seller and on my bathroom scale it comes in at a little under 9lb

Thanks so much! It was definitely a bit of a gamble but it plays great and is probably the most resonant guitar I have. I’m going to need to get it set up properly, and then I’ll have to see about restoring anything after that. The headstock scratches don’t bother me as much as I thought they...

Yeah the finish is stripped on the headstock for sure and I’m going to have to think of a way to repair that. It’s not super noticeable unless you’re up close though. In terms of the body and neck, I do not think that the finished was stripped. You can still see the amber coat on the binding. It...

Here are a few pics of the guitar with my other Tokai (1982 LS-100) and my Les Paul replica

Here is a closer pic of the tokai logo featuring the scratched headstock. It looks like it’s possible there was some amber finish on the logo originally, but it is hard to tell because most of it was scratched away. Not sure if that is any indication of it perhaps being an LS-200, but it is...

Ok everyone - it finally came in this morning. After pulling off the neck pickup, I was super excited to see a solid top! As you can see, the flame runs throughout the entire maple cap. This guitar sounds great, but is definitely in need of a bit of a setup!

Hopefully by the end of the week but not positive. Once I get it in hand I’ll post some pics of the cavities to see if it’s a solid top or not

Yeah I was looking at that one you have and saw a lot of similarities including similar codes on the pots. Serial number is 0010080. I’m leaning towards it being the LS-150 that it was described as. The headstock did have a bunch of scratching which may have resulted in removal of the amber...

Ok the 65 code is actually consistent with the codes on Cliff’s CB LS-150. There are a few better pics of that guitars pots and it looks like it matches mine.

Yeah I saw the 65 on that one as well. Once I get it in hand I’ll take a closer look at the pots to see what they say

Well the guitar just arrived at the warehouse so I got a few more pics of the guitar. Here are some of them:

The tops look fairly similar on those 2 guitars too. Thanks Cliff for providing those images