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Been gone over the holidays. Sorry no pictures as my digital camera died and I haven't got a new one yet. Guitar has tentatively been SOLD locally to fellow who has heard it many times and claims he simply has to have it. There are archive pictures of it when I had some black bobbin Gibson...

I have a 1982 LS200 that I am thinking of selling. Solid flame top and Duncan PU's. It has been played a lot and as a result looks like a 40 year old guitar. Refretted once. Very light. Great. If I recall correctly, there were pictures of it in the archives here from years ago under LS200...

I am looking for a Tokai lawsuit headstock Jazz Bass. Prefer 7okai decal. Thanks, Bill

Tokai geezer makes an excellent observation about the Tokai steel tremelo blocks on their early Japanese Fender clones. Unlike Zinc composites these blocks give much stronger tone, better sustain, and also smooth out brittleness. Callaham replacement blocks are great for non-Tokais. The...

My experience is that nitro finishes do indeed sound better as a general rule. I have stripped and refinished many Poly finished Fenders and they always sound better afterwards. My comparision here is not based on different guitars, but rather is of the same guitar/wood/hardware etc., with...

Lower model Springy Sounds used Schaller split shaft tuners, not the single line Kluson copies. Also the neck bolts have very large heads which is unique to Springy Sound models. Dead giveaway. In fact, the neck plate on older Springy Sound Strats is actually a different size and spacing from...

I've bought several guitars from apmechling, and he has never misrepresented them in any fashion. He obviously made some mistakes in the current listing, especially regarding the solid flame top, but there is a big difference between a mistake and intentional fraud. I would buy from him again...

I'd be interested in the case. If the handle is still on and the latches work, I wouldn't mind a few a few rips and tears. Tokai cases are still available new for a pretty reasonable price. Let me know what you need for it.

I own a couple of high end Flame-top Love Rocks with solid tops: LS200 and LS150. Great guitars. I am thinking of getting a laminate flame-top Korean or Japanese model as well. It would be great if someone could post a picture of the pickup cavity to show how thick the laminate is on these...

As a pro player having owned 17 vintage Fender/ Gibsons, my experience is that about 7 out of 10 vintage instruments are great sounding guitars. Regarding post 1968 Fender/Gibsons having owned about 30 I'd say 3-4 out of ten sound good. This includes Custom shop and Historics. Regarding...

OOOPS I meant Love Rocks. I own several Japanese Breezysounds, but I have never played a Korean one so I guess I can be of no help whatsoever.

Japanese have thumbwheels to adjust the bridge height, Koreans have screw heads; Japanese usually have dark control covers, Koreans white, Japanese have two screws holding truss rod cover, Koreans have three.

novosel, If your circuit board is like mine the lugs (terminals) are visible. Nonetheless you have to remove the pots or disconnect the pickups to get an accurate reading. If you can see the round metal back of the pot, the ground lug has a wire going from the circuit board that is soldered...

I forgot to mention on my post that old Breezysounds also have a bypass capacitor on the volume pot, probably 120pf value. Usually a little green thing soldered between the middle and outside lug on the volume pot. This capacitor makes the guitar even brighter when you turn the volume down...

There are no hard and fast rules, but generally the pot's value is stamped or inked on the back of the pot. If your Breezysound pots have markings that say D1M, or 1Meg you might consider changing them to 250K. If you can't tell from the markings you can buy/borrow an ohm meter and put one...

If you own an old Breezy sound Tele, or an early Love Rock or Reborn model, you may want to see if the right value pots are in them. I have 3 Breezy sound Tele's that came with 1 Meg pots stock. Should be 250K. A 1 Meg makes a Tele too bright. I also have a Reborn and Love Rock that came...

Thanks for the reply. I have found that the older Tokai tele bridges have a slightly wider hole spacing for the 4 mounting screws than a standard Fender replacement. You may have to drill and dowel new mounting holes, if your tele is pretty old. Similarly many of the older Spaghetti logo...

Greetings I have an original 6 saddle MIJ Tele Bridge that I would be willing to swap for your three saddle bridge. My bridge is off a 1981 Breezysound, and I assume it would fit yours perfectly, Cordially, Bill.