New Tokais

togps · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject: New Tokais

1. Tokai rise all Japanese retail prices, i.e. a LS70 is now a LS75 and so on.
2. Tokai launches two handful new LS, LC, ES, SG models for the Japan domestic market. All in the high sophisticated (and over) level of *G* RI.
Absolutely stunning!
More soon!!

stratmoto · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:26 am Post subject:

It's been a week now.

Any news??

Peter

togps · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:46 am Post subject:

stratmoto · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:08 am Post subject:

Aaaah thanks.

Very, very nice

Is this from the new catalog? Can you post more???

Thanks again, my wifes eyes just poped out.

Peter

togps · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:38 am Post subject:

Haha, Peter, that's funny. Your wifes eyes?? ... not yours?

Greezz from the cold Germany. (20 cm snow, -5 Celsius)
Yes, these are the first two pages of the new catalogue.
I'll email you more detailed pics.

hans-jürgen · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:36 pm Post subject:

One of the interesting news in that catalog for me is that the top Love Rock model LS380 doesn't use Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers anymore, but J.M. Rolph PAFs instead.

I tried to find some info on his '59 PAF model, but he doesn't mention it on his own site, and it seems that he's more specialized in Fender replicas:

http://www.cinternet.net/~rewinder/index.html

The reviews on the internet are also rather rare, here's a short note by Ken Fisher:

http://www.ultimateguitargear.com/ken_fischer_chapter2_2.htm

And a thread at the Les Paul forum which you might not be able to read without registration:

http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98829

Anyhow, here is a Japanese online shop selling brand new Tokai LS290 models (not mentioned in the new catalog) with JM Rolph PAFs, too:

http://www.musicland.co.jp/shibuya/tokai-pes/
http://www.musicland.co.jp/shibuya/gakki-fair-line-up/~others.html

Next week when I have more time I'll try out the new Tokai/Gotoh PAF MK2 models in my LS120. Maybe I'll even manage to record some samples this time...

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INDIGO ROCKS "Down home rockin' blues. Tasty as strudel"

hans-jürgen · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:37 am Post subject:

togps · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:36 am Post subject:

hans-jürgen · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:

chrisheyes · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:

Hans-Jurgen

I've been told that the pickups in my new Sound Series Presto guitar are Keiyo pickups - Has anyone got info on them ?

Cheers

Chris

hans-jürgen · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

Nothing else than what I've already mentioned. Furthermore they are pictured on the last page of the new catalog named "new MK2" with a list price of 8,400 Yen incl. Japanese tax.

[Edit]
OK, here's the homepage of Keiyo pickups, it seems it's a single Japanese boutique pickup winder:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpark15.wakwak.com%2F%7Ekeiyo%2Fhomeg.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

There are some photos, but no specs available. And there's a BBS, too...
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ZZee ya, Hans-Jürgen
BLUEZZ BASTARDZZ "That little ol' ZZ Top cover band from Hamburg"
INDIGO ROCKS "Down home rockin' blues. Tasty as strudel"

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