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SN 0509573
LS320 ハカランダ ビンテージ配線 SWORDピック... - ヤフオク!
Seller's description:
The neck is straight.
The neck shape is a thick C shape.
The string height is about 1.6mm for the 6th string on the 12th fret, and about 1.5mm for the 1st string.
I haven't adjusted the truss rod because the neck doesn't move either.
More than 90% of the frets remain.
Gauge is 0.10-0.46.
The height from the fingerboard when the string is pressed at the 12th fret is about 1.5-1.6mm.
Although it is subjective, there are no dents or scratches other than fine scratches on the top, back , and back of the neck.
The plating has dullness, but it is still in a glossy state.
Overall, it is a beautiful individual with little usability.
The condition around the neck and the playing surface is also good.
It becomes LS320 made in 2005.
The LS320 was the pinnacle model of the Tokai LS at the time, and it seems to be a very rare guitar, with only around 10 being produced each year until around 2006.
Top is the finest hard maple (not soft maple).
One-piece Honduras Mahogany with cross-grain BACK.
The fingerboard is also made of dark straight grain jacaranda (Brazilian rosewood).
The wood you use is really great.
The LS320 has a weak point in the original electrical system.
There was howling and cheap wiring due to Seymour Duncan's Seth Rubber PU,
This individual is an original hand-rolled PU at Meikyokudo NEO in Nagoya, which is said to be a famous store.
The condenser will be an original vintage BlackBeauty.
It has been retrofitted with vintage wiring (the remodeling cost alone is about 80,000 yen including the PU fee).
The effect is tremendous, and compared to the original LS320, the gloss, three-dimensionality, and presence of the sound have improved by an order of magnitude.
Meikyokudo NEO's representative was Tokai's Luthia, and it seems that there is still a separate line for SWORD in Tokai.
At present, if you were to make an order using the same grade of materials, wouldn't it cost more than 1 million yen?
I think that it is a beautiful product without any noticeable scratches.
thank you.
□Specs.
Tokai LS 320 - Les Paul 59 Replica
Top: AAAA Mapple 2 pieces center sean
Body : one piece Honduran Mahogany
Neck : one piece Honduran Mahogany , quarter swan
fingerboard : Brazilian Rosewood
Junction Neck Body: Long Tenon
Neck: 18° angle
Aluminum Tailpiece
Two SWORD Pickups
Nitro lacquer finish
LS320 ハカランダ ビンテージ配線 SWORDピック... - ヤフオク!
Seller's description:
The neck is straight.
The neck shape is a thick C shape.
The string height is about 1.6mm for the 6th string on the 12th fret, and about 1.5mm for the 1st string.
I haven't adjusted the truss rod because the neck doesn't move either.
More than 90% of the frets remain.
Gauge is 0.10-0.46.
The height from the fingerboard when the string is pressed at the 12th fret is about 1.5-1.6mm.
Although it is subjective, there are no dents or scratches other than fine scratches on the top, back , and back of the neck.
The plating has dullness, but it is still in a glossy state.
Overall, it is a beautiful individual with little usability.
The condition around the neck and the playing surface is also good.
It becomes LS320 made in 2005.
The LS320 was the pinnacle model of the Tokai LS at the time, and it seems to be a very rare guitar, with only around 10 being produced each year until around 2006.
Top is the finest hard maple (not soft maple).
One-piece Honduras Mahogany with cross-grain BACK.
The fingerboard is also made of dark straight grain jacaranda (Brazilian rosewood).
The wood you use is really great.
The LS320 has a weak point in the original electrical system.
There was howling and cheap wiring due to Seymour Duncan's Seth Rubber PU,
This individual is an original hand-rolled PU at Meikyokudo NEO in Nagoya, which is said to be a famous store.
The condenser will be an original vintage BlackBeauty.
It has been retrofitted with vintage wiring (the remodeling cost alone is about 80,000 yen including the PU fee).
The effect is tremendous, and compared to the original LS320, the gloss, three-dimensionality, and presence of the sound have improved by an order of magnitude.
Meikyokudo NEO's representative was Tokai's Luthia, and it seems that there is still a separate line for SWORD in Tokai.
At present, if you were to make an order using the same grade of materials, wouldn't it cost more than 1 million yen?
I think that it is a beautiful product without any noticeable scratches.
thank you.
□Specs.
Tokai LS 320 - Les Paul 59 Replica
Top: AAAA Mapple 2 pieces center sean
Body : one piece Honduran Mahogany
Neck : one piece Honduran Mahogany , quarter swan
fingerboard : Brazilian Rosewood
Junction Neck Body: Long Tenon
Neck: 18° angle
Aluminum Tailpiece
Two SWORD Pickups
Nitro lacquer finish
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rupert's guitar:
SN 0408397
Notice teh dot over the "a" as pointed out by guitar hiro.
2004 LS320 CSB - sorry, lots of pics
SN 0408397
Notice teh dot over the "a" as pointed out by guitar hiro.
2004 LS320 CSB - sorry, lots of pics
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SN 0509573
Same guitar as in post #2. The grain looks very different in different light and at different angles.
★Tokai LS320 Jacaranda fingerboard Vintage wiring SWORD pickup Tokai made in 200
Same guitar as in post #2. The grain looks very different in different light and at different angles.
★Tokai LS320 Jacaranda fingerboard Vintage wiring SWORD pickup Tokai made in 200
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SN 9903741 ?
LS320 Feeler
This is a feeler on selling my 1999 Tokai LS320 in violin finish. This is a single cut LP hand made in Japan. The original case is included along with the pick guard, which has never been fitted. Pickups signed by both Seymour Duncan and Seth Lover.
The only changes to the original specification (given below) have been to recently replace the pickup selector with a new swithchcraft switch and to upgrade the bridge to a Nashville bridge.
Frets show negligible wear. The only item of damage has been to the G tuner, which is slightly bent but works fine, and some laquer has been chipped off the corner of the headstock, as shown in the photographs.
Tokai LS320 Specs:
Body: AAAA Flame Maple Two Piece Top
Honduras Mahagony One Piece Back
Neck: Honduras Mahagony One Piece Deep Joint
Fretboard: Jacaranda Brazilian Rosewood
Fret Edge Binding
Bridge: LS-VB Bridge
LS-VT Aluminium Tailpiece
Pickups: Seymour Dundan SH-55
Pots: CTS
Caps: Black Cat
Case: OHSC
Weight 4.4 kg/9.8 Lbs
Year 1999
This took a while to find and, if it goes, I’ll probably regret it at some stage. I purchased this from a reputable high end MIJ LP dealer who ensured that the condition of the instrument was as close to perfect as possible. In my ownership it has seen bedroom use only in a smoke, pet and child free environment. The reason for sale is that I just fancy something different. I’m asking £2000.
LS320 Feeler
This is a feeler on selling my 1999 Tokai LS320 in violin finish. This is a single cut LP hand made in Japan. The original case is included along with the pick guard, which has never been fitted. Pickups signed by both Seymour Duncan and Seth Lover.
The only changes to the original specification (given below) have been to recently replace the pickup selector with a new swithchcraft switch and to upgrade the bridge to a Nashville bridge.
Frets show negligible wear. The only item of damage has been to the G tuner, which is slightly bent but works fine, and some laquer has been chipped off the corner of the headstock, as shown in the photographs.
Tokai LS320 Specs:
Body: AAAA Flame Maple Two Piece Top
Honduras Mahagony One Piece Back
Neck: Honduras Mahagony One Piece Deep Joint
Fretboard: Jacaranda Brazilian Rosewood
Fret Edge Binding
Bridge: LS-VB Bridge
LS-VT Aluminium Tailpiece
Pickups: Seymour Dundan SH-55
Pots: CTS
Caps: Black Cat
Case: OHSC
Weight 4.4 kg/9.8 Lbs
Year 1999
This took a while to find and, if it goes, I’ll probably regret it at some stage. I purchased this from a reputable high end MIJ LP dealer who ensured that the condition of the instrument was as close to perfect as possible. In my ownership it has seen bedroom use only in a smoke, pet and child free environment. The reason for sale is that I just fancy something different. I’m asking £2000.
