Recent content by lincolnr

I don't think the GF labeled pots are made by Gotoh. I originally thought they were but sent Gotoh an e-mail in 2020: and they said they don't make pots. They might be made or distributed by Hayashi Shokai, who seems to supply a lot of the other parts like knobs and switches on newer Tokai...

Yes, I don't speak Japanese so I'm not sure, but it looks like Hosco is a distributor of parts made by other companies, and Hayashi Shokai may be the actual manufacturer of the switches in newer Tokais, the "Gf" branded potentiometers, etc. My 2011 Tokai LS98F Love Rock shipped with a pickup...

Maybe Gibson bought them in an attempt to learn something about build quality? :P

https://reverb.com/item/42874998-tokai-es-hollow-body Is this a fake? An actual Tokai but Chinese? The logo looks weird, and the shape of the pickguard doesn't match an actual Gibson or a Tokai ES-335 clone.

I own a few Tokais, the most recent being a 2011 LS98F in blue, which is a great playing guitar. I noticed that the pots in it were marked "GF Made in Japan" and got curious who the actual maker is. After a lot of Internet searching, it would appear that...