Help me identify my Tokai Les Paul

[_walterwolf_]

Hi all, this should be Tokai Love rock UALS 48 premium tobbaco burst with vintage humbucker pickups, bought it in april 2018, will post some pictures later today, thanks !

 

[Sigmania]

Looks like it was made in China in 2013.

CN Serial Number Gibson Copies

 

[_walterwolf_]

Thanks for fast reply, thats what I found here couple days ago, but what other 6 digits means? And I bought it new in guitar store in 2018 so where was it for previous 5 years?

 

[Sigmania]

The other numbers are probably some sort of production tally.

And lots of examples of guitars sitting in music stores for years. Probably pretty common.

 

[_walterwolf_]

Probably but is there any more info about those other 6 digits?

That's what I thought, thanks.

Here are some specs that I know of, would be appreciated if any of you could give me more detail about this guitar!

Tokai Love rock UALS48 premium tobbaco burst made in China 2013
Body
Body style/shape - Les paul
Body - alder wood 2 piece
Body color - premium tobbaco burst in gloss finish
Binding - cream top and fretboard
Neck
Neck - set-in hard canadian maple
Fingerboard - rosewood
Frets - 22
Scale length - 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard radius - not sure ?
Nut material - not sure ?
Nut width - 43,3mm will check this one more time
Inlays - not sure?
Joint - glued in, set-in
Headstock
Tuners/pegs - not sure?
Tuning posts - not sure?
Machineheads - not sure?
Hardware
Finish - nickel?
Bridge - not sure?
Tailpiece - not sure?
Tuning machines - not sure?
Truss rod - dual action
Truss rod cover - standard love rock
Controls knobs - not sure? but honey
Switch tip - cream
Swtch washer - cream, rhythm/treble in black
Jack plate cover - cream plastic square
Back control covers - cream
Mounting rings - cream
Electronics
Neck pickup - PAF-Vintage MK4, not sure?
Bridge pickup - PAF-Vintage MK4, not sure?
Controls - capacitors?
Pickup selector - 3 way toggle
Output jack - 1/4"

I will post pictures in couple hours.

 

[Sigmania]

Hmmm. Not sure what else you want to know?

Chinese Tokais are lower cost options to MIJ Tokais.

The body is alder or something similar and the neck is maple instead of mahogany to cut costs.

Often a scarf joint on the neck to reduce the amount of wood used.

MK4 pickups are the cheapest Humbuckers Tokai offered.

Cost was roughly 48,000 yen which is under $400 new.

And the export dimple is a way to not offend Gibson in markets where they hold sway.

 

[Sigmania]

2011/12 UK catalog.

 

[_walterwolf_]

 

[Sigmania]

Your logo looks really high on the headstock. I don’t think I’ve seen that before.

 

[_walterwolf_]

Thanks for the catalog!
I also noticed that, do you know what or why could it be like that high ?
Maybe a factory mistake ?