Well here she is 1981 LS50
first she had Burstbucker 1 in the neck and a BB3 in the bridge. They sounded nice but I had a pair of seth lovers I had to try out.... I love them so far!
Bridge is weird, The saddles aren't cut for the strings. Can anyone recommend a great bridge for this? The tailpiece is aluminum, Humph.
I cant see any line for the 3 pc. body. I have had others look too. Can't find it.... Those sneaky Japanese!
Here she is with her new sister, Gretchen....
Over all I am loving this guitar. I researched Les's and it didn't take long to figure out that I wanted a tokai. First I found one in RI that the guy bought from Godlyke. It had a shaved down headstock and Horn and oddest of all, the controls were reversed. The neck pickup knob was about an inch from the bridge. Once I saw that I knew I could never get over it.
Then I almost bought an edwards (cash burning hole in pocket). They look like great guitars, but I had my heart set on the Tokai. Then this came up on Ebay. $850 american. It was on there about 20 minutes and "buy it now".
I am very happy. Tons of sustain and that blues tone I couldn't quite get with the Gretsch.
I hope the pics work. and Please help me out with a bridge and anything else you can think of. thanx Digs
first she had Burstbucker 1 in the neck and a BB3 in the bridge. They sounded nice but I had a pair of seth lovers I had to try out.... I love them so far!
Bridge is weird, The saddles aren't cut for the strings. Can anyone recommend a great bridge for this? The tailpiece is aluminum, Humph.
I cant see any line for the 3 pc. body. I have had others look too. Can't find it.... Those sneaky Japanese!
Here she is with her new sister, Gretchen....
Over all I am loving this guitar. I researched Les's and it didn't take long to figure out that I wanted a tokai. First I found one in RI that the guy bought from Godlyke. It had a shaved down headstock and Horn and oddest of all, the controls were reversed. The neck pickup knob was about an inch from the bridge. Once I saw that I knew I could never get over it.
Then I almost bought an edwards (cash burning hole in pocket). They look like great guitars, but I had my heart set on the Tokai. Then this came up on Ebay. $850 american. It was on there about 20 minutes and "buy it now".
I am very happy. Tons of sustain and that blues tone I couldn't quite get with the Gretsch.
I hope the pics work. and Please help me out with a bridge and anything else you can think of. thanx Digs