Ton of tone....veneer??? Phah another ridiculous comment, how can you justify that?
You are right marcusnieman, I probably should chill but I’m kind of interested in the ramifications of this debate.
It’s just a struggle to understand why people want to believe this is a lesser spec guitar than the seller said. There is a consequence that the comments offered would influence the prospective buyer into thinking he is being deceived. I thought to myself, how would I feel if that were my guitar that I was trying to sell and I read the comments (offered by people who should know that factory specs are subject to change at any time) that suggested my guitar was not as advertised? And what if that guitar was bought from a legitimate Tokai dealership and is completely genuine in all respects?
There is a saying “advice is offered by those who don’t have to live with the consequences” which helps to put into perspective any opinion given. Personally I would have advised the buyer to check examples offered for sale (on the web) and then visit and talk to the Tokai dealer locally so the buyer could build a good understanding of the feel and characteristics of an actual guitar. Then obviously go and compare what he or she has learned against the instrument in question.
As an aside, I took the pickups out of my guitar and saw no model numbers. I wonder if my guitar is what I thought it was. I can say a couple of things for sure; it is beautifully made with top quality workmanship, it plays without fault and it certainly not veneer! Sound wise it’s good but not quite as good as my Gibson, but I’d not hold that against it as that is only my opinion.
It is almost certainly a maple capped ULS 150 with a two piece back from the premium series, I can’t see what else it could more likely be from the UK range. The question now is, did the buyer make the deal and buy the guitar?