STRATDELUXER97
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2001 Tokai L.E. Love Rock...Duncan pickups,upgraded switch,pots,and wiring..Love this guitar! :dance:
My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
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STRATDELUXER97
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Is it backwards? I always wondered why all of you guysz guitars looked opposite or opposed to mine! :smack:
Keeps all my righthanded buddies from playing me axes though! :dance:
John
Ken said:
Is it backwards? I always wondered why all of you guysz guitars looked opposite or opposed to mine! :smack:
Keeps all my righthanded buddies from playing me axes though! :dance:
John
STRATDELUXER97
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
I Like this photo alot also that I got tonight with my digital camera...The picture has a nice warmth to it..
I Like this photo alot also that I got tonight with my digital camera...The picture has a nice warmth to it..
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
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Norman_T
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
John,
That Love Rock is a great looker - also glad you managed to sort out the problems of hosting images onto the forum. I presume you got the case with it as well? Am I correct in that you changed the pups in them as well. Also have you tried with the pickguard off or do you just like it that way?
Norman
For those who like seeing the a guitar in the right direction another shot of my Tokai Love Rock:
John,
That Love Rock is a great looker - also glad you managed to sort out the problems of hosting images onto the forum. I presume you got the case with it as well? Am I correct in that you changed the pups in them as well. Also have you tried with the pickguard off or do you just like it that way?
Norman
For those who like seeing the a guitar in the right direction another shot of my Tokai Love Rock:
STRATDELUXER97
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Norman....Special thanks to you once again for your help...
My Tokai was shipped from Canada to me in the states and was actually shipped in a Hamer case...I'm told that my guitar couldn't be sold here in the states because it's too close to the real look of a Gibson Les Paul...The headstock shape and the 2 screw truss rod cover are exact also...
I currently have an A2 "Hybrid" Duncan in the bridge and a 59 in the neck...CTS 500K pots,Gibson switch,Bone nut,and all vintage style wiring and some cap tweaks on the tone pots and No Load Tone pots....This is a great guitar and it has a great neck and great tone...I Like the pickguard actually so I left mine on...My love rock cost me around 1k in 2001...
John
Norman_T said:John,
That Love Rock is a great looker - also glad you managed to sort out the problems of hosting images onto the forum. I presume you got the case with it as well? Am I correct in that you changed the pups in them as well. Also have you tried with the pickguard off or do you just like it that way?
Norman
For those who like seeing the a guitar in the right direction another shot of my Tokai Love Rock:
Norman....Special thanks to you once again for your help...
My Tokai was shipped from Canada to me in the states and was actually shipped in a Hamer case...I'm told that my guitar couldn't be sold here in the states because it's too close to the real look of a Gibson Les Paul...The headstock shape and the 2 screw truss rod cover are exact also...
I currently have an A2 "Hybrid" Duncan in the bridge and a 59 in the neck...CTS 500K pots,Gibson switch,Bone nut,and all vintage style wiring and some cap tweaks on the tone pots and No Load Tone pots....This is a great guitar and it has a great neck and great tone...I Like the pickguard actually so I left mine on...My love rock cost me around 1k in 2001...
John
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Headstock picture w/bone nut...
Headstock picture w/bone nut...
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Flank...I'm still doing some looking around and here's something so far...Mine was bought off E Bay by a Canadian Tokai dealer so I'll need to look at my receipts also...You will not find the correct body and headstock shape unless you buy a Tokai outside of the USA...
http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/main.htm
flank said:
Flank...I'm still doing some looking around and here's something so far...Mine was bought off E Bay by a Canadian Tokai dealer so I'll need to look at my receipts also...You will not find the correct body and headstock shape unless you buy a Tokai outside of the USA...
http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/main.htm
STRATDELUXER97
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Another link for you Flank..
http://www.tokairegistry.com/links.html
STRATDELUXER97 said:
Another link for you Flank..
http://www.tokairegistry.com/links.html
Marinblues
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Fantastic. I just love those Tokai's
Fantastic. I just love those Tokai's
STRATDELUXER97
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Thanks Artie....Speaking for both us I'm sure... :burnout:
John
ArtieToo said:John, thats gorgeous.
NormanT; yours is also.
Thanks Artie....Speaking for both us I'm sure... :burnout:
John
TwofacePimp
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Norman, how do you like that Hiscox case? I have one for my classical, and I love it, and I'm thinking about getting a LP case. Only thing is they're very expensive to ship over here to the states (or in my case Hawaii in the middle of the ocean). My Gibby case is starting to fall apart at the seems.
John and Norman, those are both beautiful axes.
Norman, how do you like that Hiscox case? I have one for my classical, and I love it, and I'm thinking about getting a LP case. Only thing is they're very expensive to ship over here to the states (or in my case Hawaii in the middle of the ocean). My Gibby case is starting to fall apart at the seems.
John and Norman, those are both beautiful axes.
Norman_T
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Re: My Tokai Love Rock Again For Racer X And Others
Thanks guys for the compliments, my head is starting to swell and I'm sure that also goes for John as well!!!
>:What is the scoop on these axes...I was thinking about picking up a Les Paul Standard, but these look great!! Are they good playing axes? Farkus:<
Farkus - these guitars are very good and gives my 2002 LP Standard a very good run for its money. They are considerably cheaper than your LPs but you do have to get one of the LS models as IMO they are far better. The quality of the hardware, construction etc and the pups are very good however there are some people who have changed the pups out because that is their personal preference. You do need to get one that is made in Japan (not Korea) as these ones are the best - typically prices are in the range of $600 -$700. I did notice one on e-bay that is going for $900, which is the LS85Q (too expensive in my opinion) mine is the LS75Q. They do stay in tune and put out a great tone, they are not powerful pups but then they are '59 PAF (or its equivalent).
>TwofacePimp: how do you like that Hiscox case? I have one for my classical, and I love it, and I'm thinking about getting a LP case. Only thing is they're very expensive to ship over here to the states (or in my case Hawaii in the middle of the ocean). My Gibby case is starting to fall apart at the seems:<
TwofacePimp - I love these cases, I have 6 of them and use 2 for my guitars and 4 for my basses. They stand the rigours of gigging and also when flying. A few years ago I had these demonstrated to me, the guy had a LP in one of these cases and we were 2 floors up and he threw it out of the window onto a concrete floor!! When we went to retrieve it there was nothing on the case and when we opened it up the guitar was perfect. Need I say anymore? If you can get one for your LP then do so as I think it is going to be far better then any ordinary case. If they are expensive because of where you are then get a good hard moulded case, I think you can get these for about $50-$60 and make sure they fit your guitar.
Norman
Thanks guys for the compliments, my head is starting to swell and I'm sure that also goes for John as well!!!
>:What is the scoop on these axes...I was thinking about picking up a Les Paul Standard, but these look great!! Are they good playing axes? Farkus:<
Farkus - these guitars are very good and gives my 2002 LP Standard a very good run for its money. They are considerably cheaper than your LPs but you do have to get one of the LS models as IMO they are far better. The quality of the hardware, construction etc and the pups are very good however there are some people who have changed the pups out because that is their personal preference. You do need to get one that is made in Japan (not Korea) as these ones are the best - typically prices are in the range of $600 -$700. I did notice one on e-bay that is going for $900, which is the LS85Q (too expensive in my opinion) mine is the LS75Q. They do stay in tune and put out a great tone, they are not powerful pups but then they are '59 PAF (or its equivalent).
>TwofacePimp: how do you like that Hiscox case? I have one for my classical, and I love it, and I'm thinking about getting a LP case. Only thing is they're very expensive to ship over here to the states (or in my case Hawaii in the middle of the ocean). My Gibby case is starting to fall apart at the seems:<
TwofacePimp - I love these cases, I have 6 of them and use 2 for my guitars and 4 for my basses. They stand the rigours of gigging and also when flying. A few years ago I had these demonstrated to me, the guy had a LP in one of these cases and we were 2 floors up and he threw it out of the window onto a concrete floor!! When we went to retrieve it there was nothing on the case and when we opened it up the guitar was perfect. Need I say anymore? If you can get one for your LP then do so as I think it is going to be far better then any ordinary case. If they are expensive because of where you are then get a good hard moulded case, I think you can get these for about $50-$60 and make sure they fit your guitar.
Norman
