A couple of years ago I almost bought an ES-135 and even placed an order but stock was hard to come by and after a couple of months I cancelled it. I am now once again considering buying a quality 335 type guitar but am in a quandary. I read lots of good things about the MIJ ES models but so many people upgrade the PUPs and other hardware. Why? The guitar that has caught my attention recently is the Yamaha SA2200 which costs a little more than the ES135 but has excellent reviews and I've not read of anyone upgrading the hardware. Does anyone have any first hand experience of the Yamaha vs the Tokai models?