I am going to be choosing between two guitars:
* a brand new Tokai LS-75 made in Japan (it's probably from 2009 or 2008, but who knows, maybe it can be older - I don't really know, since the store that sells them started importing them only in December 2010 - , but it does not appear in 2010 catalogue). Original price at the store is about 1,126.69 USD (728.41 GBP), but it's on sale now, so it would cost me 992.43 USD (641.75 GBP). But the prices in my country (Lithuania) are usually higher than in the USA and Europe, so it's probably more expensive than in more developed countries (what's its normal cost, by the way?)...
* Burny Les Paul. It has a bell-shaped with wings tross rod cover (like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3CbA8LeiUw/ThYHBypT_QI/AAAAAAAAENM/myUdtC4_f2g/s400/Burny%2BLes%2BPaul%2BCustom%2Bin%2BSan%2BDiego%2Bfor%2B%2524600%2BB.jpg , except that one has two screws, not three). Here's the poor photo of the actual thing: http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0052.jpg
As you can see, no text on the headstock (except Burny, which is not in the photo), has a diamond logo on the headstock.
It does not have a serial number on the headstock nor anywhere else (I did not try taking out the pickups).
Gotoh tuners (or was it Greco? - they sound a similar to me, so I forgot).
Single piece neck, if I'm not wrong.
Here are two other low quality photos:
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0051.jpg
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0050.jpg
There are small stickers on the tops of the pickups saying VH-1, but these are just stickers- anyone can put them... You can see those stickers right next to the screws that hold the pickups to the body.
The price of this guitar is approximately (converted to various currencies via www.xe.com):
666.12 EUR
884.90 USD
574.30 GBP
68,075.40 JPY
From what period could it be? Is it worth that price?
What do you think I should better buy?
Can it be better than Tokai LS75?
BTW I can't buy off the internet, so I have to choose between these two.
* a brand new Tokai LS-75 made in Japan (it's probably from 2009 or 2008, but who knows, maybe it can be older - I don't really know, since the store that sells them started importing them only in December 2010 - , but it does not appear in 2010 catalogue). Original price at the store is about 1,126.69 USD (728.41 GBP), but it's on sale now, so it would cost me 992.43 USD (641.75 GBP). But the prices in my country (Lithuania) are usually higher than in the USA and Europe, so it's probably more expensive than in more developed countries (what's its normal cost, by the way?)...
* Burny Les Paul. It has a bell-shaped with wings tross rod cover (like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3CbA8LeiUw/ThYHBypT_QI/AAAAAAAAENM/myUdtC4_f2g/s400/Burny%2BLes%2BPaul%2BCustom%2Bin%2BSan%2BDiego%2Bfor%2B%2524600%2BB.jpg , except that one has two screws, not three). Here's the poor photo of the actual thing: http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0052.jpg
As you can see, no text on the headstock (except Burny, which is not in the photo), has a diamond logo on the headstock.
It does not have a serial number on the headstock nor anywhere else (I did not try taking out the pickups).
Gotoh tuners (or was it Greco? - they sound a similar to me, so I forgot).
Single piece neck, if I'm not wrong.
Here are two other low quality photos:
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0051.jpg
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/tufffta/Atvaizd0050.jpg
There are small stickers on the tops of the pickups saying VH-1, but these are just stickers- anyone can put them... You can see those stickers right next to the screws that hold the pickups to the body.
The price of this guitar is approximately (converted to various currencies via www.xe.com):
666.12 EUR
884.90 USD
574.30 GBP
68,075.40 JPY
From what period could it be? Is it worth that price?
What do you think I should better buy?
Can it be better than Tokai LS75?
BTW I can't buy off the internet, so I have to choose between these two.