SN CW19068
I would have passed this one off as totally fake becasue of this unusual "CW" serial number were it not verified by the Australian distributor, TF member tokaiaustralia, who apparently got it when visiting the factory in Hamamatsu.
Made by Tokai in recent years, this Love Rock model came to us directly from the factory in Hamamatsu, Japan. There was a big factory clear-out of old stock, prototypes and factory seconds when the company changed ownership late last year and this is one of the guitars unearthed in that process. As the new Australian distributor of Tokai we were given loads of these guitars and will be re-homing them as we get them serviced!
Made in China, it weighs 3.8kg’s, it’s built with a laminate flame top and mahogany body. Rosewood fingerboard and a maple neck with a slim 60’s style profile. Stock pickups with what looks to be a full factory hardware loadout, looks to likely have been a demo for the factory in China to show Japan what they were capable of.
https://mojostompboxes.com/products/tokai-love-rock-les-paul-standard-honeyburst
I would have passed this one off as totally fake becasue of this unusual "CW" serial number were it not verified by the Australian distributor, TF member tokaiaustralia, who apparently got it when visiting the factory in Hamamatsu.
Made by Tokai in recent years, this Love Rock model came to us directly from the factory in Hamamatsu, Japan. There was a big factory clear-out of old stock, prototypes and factory seconds when the company changed ownership late last year and this is one of the guitars unearthed in that process. As the new Australian distributor of Tokai we were given loads of these guitars and will be re-homing them as we get them serviced!
Made in China, it weighs 3.8kg’s, it’s built with a laminate flame top and mahogany body. Rosewood fingerboard and a maple neck with a slim 60’s style profile. Stock pickups with what looks to be a full factory hardware loadout, looks to likely have been a demo for the factory in China to show Japan what they were capable of.
https://mojostompboxes.com/products/tokai-love-rock-les-paul-standard-honeyburst
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