Just grabbed this earlier today. Not sure exactly which model it is, but serial # 1229xxx leads me to believe it was made in 2012. From the catalog from that era, It appears to be a LS100Q, but not sure. It has a long neck tenon, what appears to be a solid quilted maple top, nice dark rosewood fret board with MOP inlays and one-piece mahogany neck. Before I pulled the trigger, I checked inside the control cavity, and could see that the solder joints were neat, but not original, and shielded PU leads and Orange Drop Caps. After I got it home I was able to do some detail examination and discovered previous owner added Slash PUs! No wonder it sounded so good! It has an ABR-type bridge and a Nickel/Aluminum Tailpiece.
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Update: Just found the original pick guard (uninstalled) & hardware in the side pocket of the gig bag. The factory warranty booklet and card state that the model is HLS160Q SR. Date is a little confusing, though. It's hard to read, but looks like 2015, but with a serial # starting with 12, I just assumed it was from 2012.
BTW, The "H" means it is a Hibiki order. It won't be in a Tokai catalog.
H= Hibiki
LS= Les Paul copy
160= 160,000 yen
Q= Quilt
SR= See thru red finish
Here is some more info on Hibiki Tokais.
Hibiki HLS Models
H= Hibiki
LS= Les Paul copy
160= 160,000 yen
Q= Quilt
SR= See thru red finish
Here is some more info on Hibiki Tokais.
Hibiki HLS Models
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Serial on the Warranty card matches stamped number on headstock. I interpret the date to be March 23rd, 2015. (unless that's a really sloppy "2").
The warranty card was filled out by the retailer, that is not when it was made. So it sat in a store for a few years. Not uncommon.
And no need to hide your serial number. Nobody cares. It's not like a Gibson. The only reasion to hide it is if it was stolen.
And no need to hide your serial number. Nobody cares. It's not like a Gibson. The only reasion to hide it is if it was stolen.
Looks like the retailer for your guitar was Guitar Planet. They are known to make special orders with Tokai. Some discussion of them on this forum as I recall.
2014 Reborn Old Guitar Planet Honduras Mahogany
2014 Reborn Old Guitar Planet Honduras Mahogany
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Interesting to note that on a couple of these Guitar Planet Reborn Old guitars that they seemed to hold them for a year or two before they sold with the sale date on the warranty card.
So the orders were placed before they had buyers it seems.
Wow - thanks for the details. I have learned so much on this forum from you and others regarding the back story on these guitars since I posted my NGD last Fall when I picked up my 1980 Reborn Old. Were the Hibiki orders Poly, or Lacquer finishes? (HLS160Q)
This listing says it’s thin polyurethane.
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