ezra1
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A friend is strongly considering buying my OBG 335 1991....I am thinking about replacing it with a 1981 Tokai ES-100.......would this be an equal replacement or a step up for me?
Peter Mac said:Hi guys,
The ES-100 would be the better option. It has 10 years on the OBG and was built prior to Japan signing the CITES treaty about wood species - meaning it was made with better woods to begin with.
You can always outfit the hardware and pickups on a guitar but never the wood.
In 1981-84 they also made the ES-200 (order only) which used AAA flame maple top, back and sides and 1 piece Honduras mahogany neck. The binding had abalone set into it, similar to the TE-120.
In 27 years of Tokai interest, I have never seen one.
regards
Peter Mac
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