My new Tokai ES60

CDee · 2010-02-17T17:38:43+00:00

Hi guys and gals, I'm the lucky new owner of a Tokai ES60. Let me start by saying, AMAZING QUALITY for a Chinese guitar. Beats the pants off all the other...

My new Tokai ES60

giggsy

Thats a real beauty!

CDee

Thanks guys!

I've been playing this guitar for almost an hour now and I very impressed. Still can't get over the quality for the price...
I've added the specs in the first post... ?

@Lean - Wanneer kry jy nou daai Love Rock? ? ?

inflames

@Lean - Wanneer kry jy nou daai Love Rock?

Wanneer my vrou my toelaat ?
Spaar my gat af vir 'n LS150 !

singemonkey

These ES60s always look surprisingly good given that they're half the price (less than half now) of the low-end MIJ Tokai ES. You can't really tell the difference between the MIC and MIJ Tokais from pics apart from the truss-rod cover screws. The f-hole binding (usually a dead give-away for the quality of this style of guitar, looks super clean). Most people seem to say they're great guitars for the money - also that the pickups aren't too hot ?

Easy enough to sort out though. Compared to the Epiphone Dot you get an open-book headstock and the neck binding which complete the look imo.

You must photograph it again and post it with the plastic off ?

Congrats. You must be crazy chuffed. Can't look too long though. Having bought the LS150 over the ES range, the ES60 is still cheap enough that it reeks of GAS. ?

Squonk

Good looking Guitar, wont mention the lawn, but how do you manage to play with the red sharkfin?

inflames

I can explain the perfect green grass!
Rain + floods = Green grass ?

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Hahahaha, Squonk. Now that is a good question!

vic

Squonk wrote: Good looking Guitar, wont mention the lawn, but how do you manage to play with the red sharkfin?

I for example use nothing else....it has just the right stiffness to be very versatile as a plectrum.

Bob-Dubery

I always have a red sharkfin handy. Not for playing. For checking neck relief. Makes a handy feeler gauge.

CDee

Squonk wrote: Good looking Guitar, wont mention the lawn, but how do you manage to play with the red sharkfin?

I used to be a white one, but I found the perfect balance with the red... I do more strumming type stuff so I find it works better for that. ?

My garden looks in a terrible state, all this rain we've had makes everything grow twice as fast and it looks like a jungle...The garden service dudes don't come out when it's wet >☹

mattayou

+1 to the guitar and +1 to using a red sharkfin! Its the only plectrum I use and will ever use.

MikeM

There's only one plectrum that should ever be used. Yes it's red, no it's not a sharkfin. JAZZ III BABY!

Really nice guitar man ? You're building up quite a collection

Reinhard

Very very nice, congrats man!

aubs1

Nice CDee......... looks like we are getting "Tokai-Gas" going in SA.........brilliant guitars....... ? ?

Nou luister ou boet, dis jou beurt om 'n draai te kom maak........... ?

CDee

aubs1 wrote: Nice CDee......... looks like we are getting "Tokai-Gas" going in SA.........brilliant guitars....... ? ?

They are! I'm already saving up for a Love Rock.... lol

aubs1 wrote: Nou luister ou boet, dis jou beurt om 'n draai te kom maak........... ?

Ek hoor jou... dinge is net so bietjie besig met my dogtertjie wat gebore is laas week. Maar ek gaan 'n plan maak. ? Jy moet ook nog daai Nova Delay uittoets!

Banditman

MikeM wrote: There's only one plectrum that should ever be used. Yes it's red, no it's not a sharkfin. JAZZ III BABY!

Really nice guitar man ? You're building up quite a collection

Yep. I used to use white sharkfins up to medium picks until a tutor gave me a Jazz III. Hated it at first until I got used to it, now its one of the thinnest picks I'll use (along with Fender celluloid heavies) - it's either that or the black Dunlop Gator grip (about 1.2mm I think). It takes a while to get the right sensitivity to play softly at first - you feel like you're picking with a brick - , but you can dig in & get so much better tone when you need to. Not ready for a Peso yet though.

Sweet guitar CDee.

CDee

So, after playing the guitar fo a while I decided to get the pickups a guitar of this quality deserves. I got the PAF-MK2 pickups used in the higher-end Japanese models. WOW, a huge difference and it makes the guitar come alive. Sounds just so much better than the standard pickups. That "muddyness" is gone and it sounds crisp and clear. There is also now a bigger difference between the neck and bridge pups and makes it more versatile.
I'm so happy! ? ?

Jacquesg4j

MMMh these Tokai's tickle my fancy every time i tickle their strings... one day in future! Very nice guitar mate, do her well, do her well!

Pick choice... I think it's just personal taste, i prefer nice thick 2mm Dunlop on electric for strumming or picking, gives a cleaner clearer sound i.m.o! Don't have an opinion on the hollow body tho...

anyhow enjoy mate!!