anyone seen an earlier reborn LS80?

villager

just got a 78 reborn LS80, anyone seen an earlier one?

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felixcatus · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:13 am Post subject:

Very

......and BTW, I didn't yet.

wulfman · Guitar God Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 887 Location: Ottawa

C'mon, lets see another shot of that rare beast!

brokentoes · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject:

The headstock looks to be split right down the middle 2 piece. Were the early ones all like that ??

villager · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:14 am Post subject:

here u go .. yes the very early ones were 2 piece necks...

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wulfman · Guitar God Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 887 Location: Ottawa

What a cool top, looks fantastic. Does it have MOP inlays? I seem to recall seeing MOP in early Tokai LPs.

villager · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:06 am Post subject:

yes they are MOP ..
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villager · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:25 am Post subject:

less reddish out of the sun...

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Loudmouse · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:58 am Post subject:

Really nice one!
my 1979 LS100 has a similar grain top.
Mine is a weird flame, not the tiger stripe kind, it has depth and then kind of disappears to wood grain depending on the light and angle you look at it.
Wish I had seen it before someone refinished the OS top.

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brokentoes · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:53 pm Post subject:

Some very nice Tokai's represented here.

Thanks for the info villager. When did Tokai switch from 2 piece necks to one piece necks with headstock wings ??

villager · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:19 am Post subject:

not exactly sure but certainly before 79
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brokentoes · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:09 am Post subject:

Learn something new every day. Thanks again.

marcusnieman · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:47 am Post subject:

Nice!

RyanC · Guitar God Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 672 Location: USA

WOW, very cool.

villager · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:47 pm Post subject:

thank you
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