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This one looks totally a real Made In Japan Tokai LCxx. The bridegposts are directly attached to the body without metal pushings. Also note te square shaped routings in microphone cavity. https://www.dvdplaza.fi/forum/media/albums/skittaroita.350/ Matti

MK2 pickups are excellent. Check the adjustment, maybe those are too close to the strings ? Matti

Origin China or ...

My simplified scheme about this in finnish ;-) https://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php/photo/21011/title/kitaran-mekaniikka/cat/1043 S?rin?=Buzz Kaularauta = check the truss rod Talla = Height of the post where the stricgs touch the body ;-)

US market for a quality product like Tokai ?

My coach is getting crowded ;-) Had to stack them https://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php?photo=24473&nocache=1

I visited Tokyo last week. In Ochanomichu I met this beauty: https://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php/photo/24476/title/kemper-gear/cat/1043 Love at first sight. She is also a good player, unlike me ;-)

I'll be travelling to Tokyo 15-21 Feb 2015. I'd like to buy a second hand Tokai, I'm interested in models older than 1988. I want to test the guitar and possibly have a beer with the owner ;-)

I have tested som MIC Tokais and the necks have been flatter. Japanese are similar. Matti

Yen is down, let's buy these great tools ;-)

My current Tokai machinery: http://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php/photo/24349/title/wp-20140914-15-15-26-p/cat/1043

Hi. throwing the first stone ;-) This guitar does not look good. In my opinion proportions of the head stock and the shape of the control cavity does not belong to a real Tokai. I would not buy this guitar as a genuine Japanese Tokai, which this one tries to pretend. Matti

Hi Tony. Congrats for the successful deal. What a gorgeous looking Strat. If you ever consider selling it, please contact me. Matti

First I just Hummed about possible things to come, little did I knew ...

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I'm not collecting guitars. IMO the neck repair is ok if done by a luthier known by me. Good players guitars wtih reasonable prices expected ;-) Offers accepted all the time. 600 quid is too steep depending on the manufacturing year. Matti

Nice Tokai, the headstock shape is not the classiest one though ;-) Matti

I think I have the similar 59 microphones in my HES180 Tokai. Excellent all round microphones, maybe slightly less hot than the MK2 microphones in my LS160 guitar. You are in a great position to reveal the secret behind these puppies ;-) Matti

I bought a Kemper KPA last friday to complement or possibly replace my 11R. I have tested it now for two days, feels good and sounds good too. The dynamics are there and also the sounds that I have found have been very pleasing. A keeper ;-)

Some references for Japanesse LS necks http://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php/photo/23831/title/guitar-neck-comparison/cat/1043 http://www.dvdplaza.fi/galleria/showphoto.php/photo/23307/title/img-9410/cat/1043 Do your homework :-) Matti