Hi, guys. I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a Tokai LS90Q in Heritage Dark Cherry from Rich Tone Music (hard shell case included, obviously), and I have some question about the guitar's hardware. I will want to change the cream pickup rings to black, and change the knobs to gold reflector knobs, so my question is this: will Gibson parts fit Tokais? Or would I have to get japanese parts (is it metric?)?
Hi.....
I recently changed pickup mount rings on an esp navigator and found there are numerous different size pickup rings out there
the two most significant differences were the height thickness of the pickup rings , this matters most on the neck pickup as it cant be too high as it will sit too close to the fret height and choke the string action
and the spacing for the four screw holes must be the same
I bought 3 sets before I found a set that matched perfectly
I would suggest before buying replacement rings that you measure evey dimension of the pickup rings on the tokai and then look for a replacement set that matches in terms of height and screw spacing
also be aware some pickup rings will be angled ,some will be flat , some will fit carved tops , some will fit flat tops, you will also need to match these aspects to the tokai
all rings pickup rings will have the correct aperture width to accept humbuckers, its all the other mentioned measurements that are crucial to match for proper fitting
cheers
My mistake, must have just been thinking about the pickup.
