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    Tokai LS150 2010 Tobaccoburst for sale London UK

    I am selling my Tokai LS150 2010, it is in very good playing condition, it has few small dings that are chips on the laqcuer rather than proper bashes and crashes! other than that and the odd very superficial scratching on the back it looks great, no where close to buckle rash! If you are...
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    LS150 wire gauge and type

    Hello, Does anyone know what gauge and type of wire is used by Tokai for the switch and grounding everything in the rear cavity? I'm talking about the thin plastic cased black stuff in my LS150. Thanks Tom
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    FS UK : LS150 Tobaccoburst

    I am selling my Tokai LS150, ( Made in Japan), this guitar is simply beautiful in every way, it is a fantastic Les paul style guitar. It is a Tobaccoburst and has a lot of character in it's grain with a very distinctive layered pattern in the maple top, almost like an onion! one peice mahogany...
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    different types of CTS 500k pots

    Hello, I have been putting some CTS pots in my Gibson Les Paul( modern wiring same as my LS150) but both the CTS pots that were in my Gibson and the new ones from WD have a funny taper where it doesn't fade nicely and cuts out before the taper ends. Where as the pots in my Tokai LS150 fade...
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    FS: Tokai LS150 2010

    This is my Made in Japan plaintop tobacco burst LS150 2010, it is a beautiful clone of a plain top 1959 Les Paul guitar. I am the only owner and it has been very well looked after, I have gigged with it and it has a few minor aesthetic dings to the varnish, nothing that has any effect on the...
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    LS150 SHAVE NECK DOWN

    Hello, I am toying with the idea of slimming down the neck profile on my Tobacco burst LS150. I know people will suggest getting a different guitar that suits me better but I am very attached to this guitar, I can't imagine selling it, and I have a good London Luthier on standby to do the job...
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    Tokai Nitro/Laquer aging?

    Will the so called Nitro/Laqcuer finish on my LS150 age in the future, will it eventually crack or discolour like some of the older Les Pauls you sometimes see? or will it survive a nuclear war and still look new in 40 years time?
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    value of a valve blue and white watkins Copycat??????

    Hello all, Is there anyone here who can advise me on the relative value of a 60s blue and white Watkins Copycat? I believe this is in fairly good condition, the motor seems ok there is perhaps a slight warble?! surely to be expected for a machine that is 40 years old? the tape heads may be a...
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    LS150 problem with machineheads

    My tuners wont keep the guitar in tune and I have been very careful to string the guitar properly several times, this guitar is amazing but this seems to be the weakest link1 Anyone else had this problem or like to offer a suitable replacement? Thanks Tom
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    LS150 neck size /profile

    Ok here's one that's bound to get everyone at my throat! I waited a long time for my LS150 and although I love it to bits I find the neck just a bit too fat for comfort, now having spent almost a grand on what is an absolutely beautiful and very special guitar you might all say "leave it well...
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    Korean made Epiphone Les Paul from 1997 help needed

    My friend has just dug out his old Korean les paul that he bought in 1997, he is toying with the idea of selling it, the serial number is: U97040221 I know that means it's from the Unsung factory in 97 but are there any experts here that can shed any light on this era of Epiphone? is it...
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    Some pedals to get rid of

    Having a clear out so I can buy a couple of other things I need: Black Digitech Whammy two (no power supply boxed with instructions , lettering worn in places ) open to offers Boss DD3 with a switch I put in with two altenative sounds to to make it sound more like analogue delay, this mod...
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    Protecting a guitar on a flight

    Ok, I have a gig in another country(in the French Alps) in two weeks and although it would seem I am well equipped to protect my lovely guitar I still wanted to pick peoples brains: I have thought about unbolting the neck but the neck still goes over the cabin dimensions for hand luggage and...
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    seeking info for older UK Jazz/Blues Guitarist seeking band

    Hi there This one goes out to the UK musicians My dad has recently left his band of ten years after political and personal differences and is looking to put something new together but is struggling to find the right kind of ads on the internet, he's in his mid/late 60's and plays some mean...
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    lets see everyones LS150s

    as I'm still at least a month away from receiving my LS150 any chance we can get everyones photos of theirs up for me to oggle at? or is there already a gallery on here? I am growing so impatient i need to pacifying!!! Cheers T
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    Heads Up Anyone tried these tone caps?

    I am still waiting on my LS150 and I'm not suggesting that I will immediately swap out the caps but I have these Bumblebee workalikes in my other Humbucker fitted guitar and I truely believe they add some serious magic and substance to the tone, as I've read somewhere on this forum I think it's...
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    Old valve public address amp VORTEXTION

    I guess this goes out to all the UK members of this site,I was digging around in my uncles loft the other day and found his bands old P.A. amp, a big blue metal box by a company called VORTEXION, it is an S-30 or 50 or something. My question is where would I go to find someone who would be...
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    Nitro/lacquer finish

    Just wondered if anyone could clear this up? I am waiting on a new LS150 from Japan and someone on the gear page said that nitro is not legal in Japan, so what exactly is it that I will get on my guitar, and is this the reason they call it lacquer rather than Nitro?
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    Real MCCoy RMC3 Wah Pedal from jeffrey Tease

    The awsome RMC3 , the wah of all wahs, the tweekers delight . all from the adjustments inside this pedal can be tweeked to sound like most wahs that have been before it! In perfect working order with a new pot recently fitted I'm asking for ?140.00
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    Vintage V100 LP With Bareknuckle Pickups and Tons more

    VINTAGE V100- LES PAUL REPLICA ?380.00 O.N.O. I HAVE SERIOUSLY CUSTOMISED THIS GUITAR ,IT WAS BOUGHT STOCK IN LONDON, ABSOLUTELY EVERY REMOVABLE PART EXCEPT THE FRETS HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH TOP OF THE RANGE PARTS AND ELECTRICS. I HAVE VERY CAREFULLY RUBBED THE GLOSS FINISH DOWN TO A SATIN LIKE...
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