Daizo
Active member
Some of you may already know this, but I would like to report from Tokyo that Tokai has launched a new series of Les Paul in January 2005 with a revolutionary body structure called "SEB structure".
There are three types, LS120SEB, LS125SEB, and LS130SEB - LS125 with a laminated flame top and LS130 with a laminated quilt top.
What is new is the body structure made of three layers, maple, mahogany and mahogany. The essense is the middle layer which uses sliiced woods with vertical grain direction rather than horizontal one applied to most of the electric guitars. According to a musical shop from which I received an e-mail, this new guitar really sings and responds. I myself have not tested it because I have not seen it yet.
There is only one Japanese site which shows those three models :
http://www.musictrades.co.jp/instrument/2005/01/019/
If you have not been satisfied with new Gibson, please have a try
Daizo
http://rsdaizo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Tokai%20Les%20Paul%20page%201.shtml
There are three types, LS120SEB, LS125SEB, and LS130SEB - LS125 with a laminated flame top and LS130 with a laminated quilt top.
What is new is the body structure made of three layers, maple, mahogany and mahogany. The essense is the middle layer which uses sliiced woods with vertical grain direction rather than horizontal one applied to most of the electric guitars. According to a musical shop from which I received an e-mail, this new guitar really sings and responds. I myself have not tested it because I have not seen it yet.
There is only one Japanese site which shows those three models :
http://www.musictrades.co.jp/instrument/2005/01/019/
If you have not been satisfied with new Gibson, please have a try
Daizo
http://rsdaizo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Tokai%20Les%20Paul%20page%201.shtml