MIJ Tokai coming soon

psyx

I planned on taking the plunge next year and buy myself a Les paul. The plan was to buy a proper Tokai or a Gibson if the price was right.

And then suddenly an ad appeared of a beautiful MIJ Tokai Love Rock in Knysna for a steal. I gave the seller a call and asked him some strategic questions to ensure that the guitar was what he said it was. I also asked for a picture of the serial number. From the pix and description the guitar is in mint condition! The guy was very patient with all my questions and seemed to know alot about that particular guitar, but not much about guitars in general. The only thing he could tell me(And the only thing I could make out from the pix) was that it is a MIJ Love Rock. It appears to be an old LS-90 (now LS-92). An interesting side note is that when I checked the Tokai Registry for similar serial numbers, I saw that the other guitars with very close numbers were LS-150's... But I'm not counting on it
The serial is 09211XX

I contacted TokaiSA and asked his advice. He told me that the price is a steal (Especially since it includes an original hard case)
So after moving some money around and doing everything I could to make sure that I wasn't being scammed, I transferred the money and arranged with a courier company to collect the guitar from his office. He took the liberty of wrapping the guitar case in bubble wrap to make sure it doesn't get damaged and I have just received confirmation from the couriers that the package had been collected from him in Knysna. The package is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.

I will keep you guys posted and I will take some pix once I have her. Its like an early Christmas!! ?

ezietsman

Happy early X-Mas!

psyx

And I recently found this vid
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Its the old version of my amp with a LS92 Tokai...

That tone is what Im looking for. And knowing I will soon have all the gear needed to produce it is a good feeling

ezietsman

I'm extremely happy with my LS92, mine came with the Mk III pickups and they were hot but a bit dull so I replaced them, most will come with the Tokai MkII PAF style pickups which will likely not need replacing ever.

Jack-Flash-Jr

Kismet ?

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psyx wrote: And I recently found this vid
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Its the old version of my amp with a LS92 Tokai...

That tone is what Im looking for. And knowing I will soon have all the gear needed to produce it is a good feeling

Hope you know its still only going to get you 20% of the way?

It's all about the player... Guys spend so much time searching for tone they forget to play guitar..

Tokais' are superb guitars. I owned a LS160 until someone literally nagged me to the point of selling it... Sad day!

psyx

So Christmas came even earlier!! Yesterday morning Postnet called and told me that my guitar was here! So 22 hours after they picked it up from the seller in Knysna, it arrived in Potch! And the courier service just cost me R300!

It's an incredible guitar! It plays and sounds awesome!!

The guitar is flawless apart from a little rust on the hardware, which I think gives it a nice roadworn look!

Psean

Whoohoo! That's one great looking piece of wood.

rikus

What a looker!

Congrats and enjoy!

AlanRatcliffe

Wonderful find! Looks great. Enjoy...

Sean

Fantastic man! And +1 for the little bit of rust on the hardware. As it ages, it'll start looking even better

psyx

Thanx guys! I took the photos just as I took her out of the case so there’s still some fluff on the guitar on the pix. Can you guys confirm whether it is the LS-90?

aubs1

:applause: Congratulations dude, nice guitar!! :applause:

Jack-Flash-Jr

That's a looker indeed...

psyx

Well as for the ID of the guitar... The jury is still out, but new clues have arisen:

The saddle is a brass saddle
The Tail piece is not attracted to a magnet, which may prove it to be aluminium
The finish MAY be nitro, since it has a faint sweet smell.

These are all traits of the LS-150 or as it is now called, the LS-160. And these are not present on an LS-90

So dare I confirm her identity? :?

guidothepimmp

psyx wrote: Thanx guys! I took the photos just as I took her out of the case so there’s still some fluff on the guitar on the pix. Can you guys confirm whether it is the LS-90?

Fluff on your fiddle? :-[

vic

psyx wrote: Well as for the ID of the guitar... The jury is still out, but new clues have arisen:

The saddle is a brass saddle
The Tail piece is not attracted to a magnet, which may prove it to be aluminium
The finish MAY be nitro, since it has a faint sweet smell.

These are all traits of the LS-150 or as it is now called, the LS-160. And these are not present on an LS-90

So dare I confirm her identity? :?

Very nice guitar. And that case is also worth a lot.

I think our Singemonkey and Tokai SA (Lance) are the ones who will be able to ID this for you.

AlanRatcliffe

IIRC, the model number will be written in the neck pickup cavity.

Tokai-SA

psyx wrote: Well as for the ID of the guitar... The jury is still out, but new clues have arisen:

The saddle is a brass saddle
The Tail piece is not attracted to a magnet, which may prove it to be aluminium
The finish MAY be nitro, since it has a faint sweet smell.

These are all traits of the LS-150 or as it is now called, the LS-160. And these are not present on an LS-90

So dare I confirm her identity? :?

Dude!

Jump up and down, you just scored an LS150/160...at the current exchange rate, retail about 27.5K.

I remember that particular guitar, it has those two grain 'lines' running from the back towards the tailpiece...how can I forget that guitar, it was one of the coolest/unusual book matched grains I ever got.

Change your signature, it's not a LS90, it's a 160. ?

psyx

Tokai SA wrote:
psyx wrote: Well as for the ID of the guitar... The jury is still out, but new clues have arisen:

The saddle is a brass saddle
The Tail piece is not attracted to a magnet, which may prove it to be aluminium
The finish MAY be nitro, since it has a faint sweet smell.

These are all traits of the LS-150 or as it is now called, the LS-160. And these are not present on an LS-90

So dare I confirm her identity? :?
Dude!

Jump up and down, you just scored an LS150/160...at the current exchange rate, retail about 27.5K.

I remember that particular guitar, it has those two grain 'lines' running from the back towards the tailpiece...how can I forget that guitar, it was one of the coolest/unusual book matched grains I ever got.

Change your signature, it's not a LS90, it's a 160. ?

Woah!! This is surreal! Thanks guys!
I'm in the clouds