Recent content by Ampedusa

Hello - I got one of the fakes here in Nashville. The price was right at $75. Being the curious type I stripped away some of the finish under the pickups to see how it was constructed. Looks like Alder or similar type wood- 3 piece body with a quilted maple(or other figured maple-ish type wood...

No problem. I would have been pissed if I had paid $200 and he had said it was a geniune Tokai. But it was listed as Good starter guitar, Tokai wasn't mentioned in the ad - Just a pic. And the kid that sold it didn't know anything about the guitar. He had gotten it in a pawnshop a few years ago...

You may have seen a pic like it, but I took that one last night, and am not trying to sell the guitar I just bought. Mine is fake, as I have found out, but a very nice fake. That guitar looks similar to mine but the headstock has a different cut at the top, has 3 screws in the trussrod cover ...

Didn't really have my heart set on Tokai - Just more than happy to pay $75 for a nice guitar. Compared to a Epi Les Paul it has better quality workmanship (fretwork, Inlays, ect). The parts overall aren't too bad - i.e. Alpha Pots. Pickups sound good - no microphonics. No Need to ask questions...

Hello all - I found a Love Rock on Craigslist the other day and bought it. How can you go wrong for $75? My questions are 1.) Does anyone know what the finish is called - Its Dark Blue to Black around the edges. - here is a link to the pics...