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No, 320.000 Yen is the __suggested__ Tokai retail price. When I ordered from Ishibashi, I always got a 20% discount. So the retail price of that guitar is more likely: 256.000 Yen = 2210 US$. At that price, I would order new. Anyway, no need to get personal over a guitar.

Hi, @hans-j?rgen: Sorry, you are right, it is the LS145S. I know the catalog scan, but all the differences listed in the catalog are about hardware (bridge, tailpiece, CTS pots switchcraft Jack & switch). The only non-hardware related new feature is the "long tenon", as far as I know. I was...

Hi all! Which differences should I expect between the cheaper (2005 LS85S) and the newer, more expensive Tokai Love Rock with P90s (LS135S), besides the better hardware (CTS pots, etc.)? Do you expect them to use better selected wood, etc? I am thinking about selling my LS85S, because it is...

I bought a new ES 130 last May. It is the same guitar as the ES 120, just with block inlays instead of dot inlays. Neck is identical, the dealer called the luthier at Tokai to verify this. Best wishes Peter

Hi, which archtops/Jazz boxes are currently Made In Japan besides the Epiphone Elitist Broadway & Byrdland guitars? I am looking for an ES175 like guitar that is of the same high quality as my Tokai ES130. Unfortunately the Tokai ES 175 clone is Made In Korea. Peter

Hi, which CTS pots fit in the current Tokai Love Rock LS80S GT - the long shaft or normal versions? Best wishes Peter

Y'all, I'd like to know if any of you switched the P90 pickups in the P90 Love Rock model (currently called a LS80S)? I got the guitar recently (new LS80S Goldtop), and really like it, great playability (great fat neck), sounds good, too. The guitar is a keeper, for sure. Just would like to...

I could find this pic of a Tokai ES-180, but it seems to be a model built in the 1990s: http://www.cyborg.ne.jp/~universe/used0012/t_es180_01.html

Hi, according to Apollon Music, the ES125 is discontinued.

Hi, according to Apollon Music, the ES125 is discontinued. According to them, the only difference between the ES125 and the ES120 was the type of inlays used (but I didn't specifically ask them for differences in neck profile). Best wishes Peter

Hi, I'd like to buy a Japanese Tokai guitar and wonder which dealers I should check? Which one would you recommend? So far these seem to be good candidates: - Ishibashi - Appollon Music (Guitar Universe gets good reviews here, but they don't reply to my eMails at all.) Any opinions? Any...

Hi, 1. Does anyone know the differences between the Tokai ES 120 and the ES 125 guitars here: http://www1.odn.ne.jp/tokaigakki/sub2.htm 2. Which Gold Top Love Rock models are available with P90s - only the LS80S - GT? Best wishes Peter

Hi, these specs were sent to me by g.s.Universe: LS120F Body/Flamed maple laminated:rock maple top:Mahogany back Neck/Mahogany One piece set-neck Fingerbord/Rose wood Pickups/PAF-vintage MK2 Finish/Lacquer finish Color/Cherry_sunburst/Violin_finish Other/ Aluminum Tailpieces, Brass saddle...

Hi, has anyone compared current Tokai Les P. models with current models of these Japanese competitors: - Greco (www.ishibashi.co.jp/webshop/guitar/greco/) - Burny (www.ishibashi.co.jp/webshop/guitar/fernandes/burny/) - Epiphone Elite...

Hi, I plan to buy a Japanese Love Rock, but information about the current models is pretty scarce: Does anyone know what the difference is between the current LS-80F, the LS-120F, and the LC80 model, other than the finish? AFAIK, the LS-120F has brass saddles and an aluminum tailpiece - what...

Hi, I plan to order a Tokai from Japan. Has anyone ordered from Ken's Guitars? How was your experience? Many thanks & Cheers -Peter-