Puck Luck said:
Loudmouse said:
Looks like a dang fine guitar whatever it is.
Puck Luck said:
the pickups are ls50 correct for a 1982 judging by other pics and the 18k resistance,
Wow, did Tokai use super hot pickups like that in the early 1980's?
I always thought they were half that, more like PAF.
I haven't tried the Maxon made V-2's I have at around 16k in my Reborn yet.
I have no Idea, If these are the LS Dynamic-II pickups like I think, they were only used in 1982 apparently on the LS50 only. The upper range models got the better pickups.
Here's what I have found ere: the LS Dynamic pickups.
There were 4 different pickups called LS Dynamic in a year (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2).
They first appeared in LS50s in 1981.
"LS Dynamic I" had hexagonal pole pieces,
The first version (1.1) had a "T" stamp on the base plate and Pat Applied For in black ink.
"LS DYNAMIC I Version 1" with hex poles.
1981 LS50BB Inkie Nagano. "LS DYNAMIC"
LS Dynamic I, Version 1 (1.1)
Goto.
Open dbl cream.
Hexagonal pole pieces.
LS50.
1981.
"T" ink mark
Ink “Patent Applied For made by goto"
Neck:
Bridge:
The second version, (1.2) had "GOTOH" stamped into the metal. Still have hexagonal poles.
"LS DYNAMIC I Version 2" with hex poles.
1981 LS50BB SN 1014626
LS Dynamic I, Version 2 (1.2)
Goto.
Open dbl cream.
Hexagonal pole pieces.
LS50.
1981.
"GOTOH" stamped into metal baseplate
Neck:
Bridge:
Sometime before the end of 1981 there was a completely different pickup in LS50s called
“LS Dynamic II” in the catalog description of the LS50BB.
The first version (2.1) had "GOTOH" stamped into the metal base plate.
LS Dynamic II with square windows.
LS Dynamic II Version 1. From a 1981 LS50
LS Dynamic II, Version 1 (2.1)
Open double cream
"GOTOH" stamped.
White coil side has adjustable slot heads.
LS50.
1981/82
Neck:
Bridge:
The second version like yours had a blank base plate (2.2).
LS Dynamic II Version 2
1982 LS50 shown (Puck Luck)
"LS Dynamic II, Veriosn 2" (2.2)
Open Double Cream
Unmarked base
LS50.
1982
Neck: 17.95
Bridge: 17.75k