Recent content by silverroman

Thanks Guitar Hiro… Here I am giving it a blast. https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditSessions/comments/mxm294/tokai/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Some close up pics. The more I look closely. The more I am confident this is indeed a 1984. Definitely old! https://imgur.com/gallery/KZR97m5

So false sycamore is actually a member of the maple family… I love wood. Presumably it’s still a hard tone wood but just a cheaper alternative. Like pau ferro which is a member of the rosewood family. Either way. It’s bloody lovely looking and ripples and moves in the light just like proper...

Very interesting reading! I mean… it could be a sycamore top. But I gotta say it looks a hell of a lot like maple to me. The back is definitely not one piece. Maybe three in actual fact… at least two. That would not make it one of the higher end models I am thinking. Headstock is definitely a...

Yeah good idea! How do I post images directly into the post instead of linked to another site like Imugr? Also I’ll take some more pics of the electronics etc. Pots are Noble brand and on a pcb board. Mystery continues though. Bridge pickup is not a Dimarzio! 🤷🏻‍♂️ But the pots don’t look...

Thank you so much for the replies and information! It’s been extremely helpful. And that thread about the solid maple tops is brilliant. I really wasn’t that taken with the Tokai at first. I was working in a guitar store back in the late 90’s and it came in second hand as a part exchange. I...

Here are the pics from the pickup cavity etc. Clearly it’s a solid slab of maple! https://imgur.com/gallery/KZR97m5 The mystery continues. Anyone seen a Tokai LP with a plain headstock? No Love Rock?

Also, the pickups are made in USA DiMarzios 🤷🏻‍♂️ Oh well, it’s a mystery. Nice guitar though. Plays great and has a lovely tone.

Well. I took out the pickups and there are no markings in the cavities. Looks like a nice thick slab of maple though. The control cavity shows the original pcb board for the controls which seems to tally with those early 80’s Les Pauls. All looks right and old.

Ah ok! What should I find in there? Model number? Where it’s made? Thanks

Hi everyone. Can you help me to identify this Tokai Les Paul. I think it’s a Japanese model but it does not say Love Rock on the headstock! Any info will help. Thanks Max https://imgur.com/a/9opm4Xq