Hi,
I'm new here but I'm not exactly new to MIJ guitars.
I am the happy owner of a nice vintage Burny Super Grade that I bought about six or seven years ago directly from Japan.
I recently had an oportunity to grab a 1985 Tokai Love Rock.
Honesltly I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't for the sound.
I'm not a huge fan of the goldtop finish and I would have prefered an older model (especially a LP Reborn or Reborn Old) but not only this one was in great overall condition, came with an original hard case, was reasonably priced and immediately available, but the sound made my jaw literally drop.
I made a direct comparison with a high end Gibson Les Paul R8. Guess who won.
(I've been playing for twenty years so believe me, I know what I am after)
Only thing is I am left wondering what exact model it is. My guess would be a simple LS-50 but I haven't enough experience to ID it properly.
Original pickups have been replaced with seymour duncan's so I can't base my judgement on that.
The truss rod cover has been replaced.
The nut has been replaced (with earvana which is a nice feature btw)
Serial number is 5023944.
Body looks like two or three pieces back.
It's surprisingly light weight compared to my Burny (but the wood is most definitely mahogany)
Anyway, here are some pictures:
I'm new here but I'm not exactly new to MIJ guitars.
I am the happy owner of a nice vintage Burny Super Grade that I bought about six or seven years ago directly from Japan.
I recently had an oportunity to grab a 1985 Tokai Love Rock.
Honesltly I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't for the sound.
I'm not a huge fan of the goldtop finish and I would have prefered an older model (especially a LP Reborn or Reborn Old) but not only this one was in great overall condition, came with an original hard case, was reasonably priced and immediately available, but the sound made my jaw literally drop.
I made a direct comparison with a high end Gibson Les Paul R8. Guess who won.
(I've been playing for twenty years so believe me, I know what I am after)
Only thing is I am left wondering what exact model it is. My guess would be a simple LS-50 but I haven't enough experience to ID it properly.
Original pickups have been replaced with seymour duncan's so I can't base my judgement on that.
The truss rod cover has been replaced.
The nut has been replaced (with earvana which is a nice feature btw)
Serial number is 5023944.
Body looks like two or three pieces back.
It's surprisingly light weight compared to my Burny (but the wood is most definitely mahogany)
Anyway, here are some pictures: