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I posted a thread earlier about getting an LP or similar. I shopped around and tried some different specimens new or used.
-Gibson LP studio: great condition, very light, played well, good price, just didn't have it tonewise
-Tokai LS75: Nice guitar, but a bit lacking, didn't really inspire me, good tone though
-LTD EC1000: Must have been a monday piece. Thin, tinny tone both acoustically and amplified. Didn't play that well either. Wouldn't take it to keep it if I got it free. Just horrible.
In the end a nice man came by with his Tokai LC85. It is the Custom model, all mahogany and rosewood, wine red and gold hardware.It felt great instantly. Very low action but still very resonant, maybe the acoustically loudest TOM/Mahogany guitar I've ever played. Plays effortlessly. Not heavy, but not light. No chambering. Great tone, meaty but clear with an additude. The clear coat has some nicks, on the back, it definitely has been played a lot.
I'm very surprised by the stock Gotoh pickups. My earlier Tokai wirh Gotohs sounded a bit like it had the cold. The pickups may have been a different model. The guitar wasn't as nice either. Anyway, these are going to stay for now, maybe for good.
All in all I'm very pleased. I'd love to try out a better LP that didn't have a price tag spelling "crazy", but I don't see that happening.
I'll see what I can do about pics.
-Gibson LP studio: great condition, very light, played well, good price, just didn't have it tonewise
-Tokai LS75: Nice guitar, but a bit lacking, didn't really inspire me, good tone though
-LTD EC1000: Must have been a monday piece. Thin, tinny tone both acoustically and amplified. Didn't play that well either. Wouldn't take it to keep it if I got it free. Just horrible.
In the end a nice man came by with his Tokai LC85. It is the Custom model, all mahogany and rosewood, wine red and gold hardware.It felt great instantly. Very low action but still very resonant, maybe the acoustically loudest TOM/Mahogany guitar I've ever played. Plays effortlessly. Not heavy, but not light. No chambering. Great tone, meaty but clear with an additude. The clear coat has some nicks, on the back, it definitely has been played a lot.
I'm very surprised by the stock Gotoh pickups. My earlier Tokai wirh Gotohs sounded a bit like it had the cold. The pickups may have been a different model. The guitar wasn't as nice either. Anyway, these are going to stay for now, maybe for good.
All in all I'm very pleased. I'd love to try out a better LP that didn't have a price tag spelling "crazy", but I don't see that happening.
I'll see what I can do about pics.
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