singemonkey
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Here it is. A guitar that would make any Les Paul fan happy:
stratman323 said:marcusnieman said:The next guitar I buy is going to be a 60's ES330
Try & get one a little less beaten-up than mine.
:lol:
luis said:LS-90 ,LS-150 and LS-320 that became LS-380 now LS-470 are different specs guitars and are in different league.It?s something you can notice when you have the three at the same time and makes you forget the model before.
LS-150s and UK equivalents while good are not the same as LS-320s(some Limited Uks have prettiest tops however) I also feel LS-320s made before 2005 are slightly different than the ones made after(older ones had that greenish turners for example that recent ones don?t have(an improve).
LS-320 project had a great luthier heading,I don?t know who the Master Luthier is at this time.Tokai has recruited some new people because production went up in demand lately.
I would go and buy a 470 if I was able to get a special one....
singemonkey said:Here it is. A guitar that would make any Les Paul fan happy:
JVsearch said:Diamond said:JohnA said:Diamond said:If you own a Tokai you own a "gem"...consider yourself privileged...yep, even the LS90s are custom shop guitars.
This is not my opinion, this is a fact...IMO
The words 'custom shop' and 'boutique' mean different things to different people, to me they mean AAAA maple tops, MOP inlays, Brazillian rosewood and Honduran mahogany not an LS90
IMO a LS90 is a production guitar that has a lot better quality-price ratio than most
But the high end Premium Series Tokais that are made of AAAA maple, MOP inlays, Brazillian rosewood, and Honduran mahogany are made by the same guys who make the Vintage Series LS90, they're making the same guitar but using higher quality materials.
How do you know this, I've heard different - the LS-470/540 are made under the supervision of one Master Luthier and only a VERY small team. They are not made in the same way as the LS-90 at all, Tokai Joe could explain all this much better, there's a whole different attitude needed for building the top models.
singemonkey said:Here it is. A guitar that would make any Les Paul fan happy:
Diamond said:They're the same colour as a Mint Green Fender scratchplate, which is meant to look like a 50 year old piece of white plastic that's aged.
marcusnieman said:Beautiful guitar and a very well composed photo. What's the story on the amp? Is it yours? Only seen photos of one of those beasts.
Tompski said:Man this thread has lasted a long while! I have finally heard that My Ls150 has left Japan! this may mean that I might get this beast within 6 months and in time for my birthday!
And be assured when I finally get it I will take it up on my roof when it's sunny and get some quality photos on the go! The shop I ordered from have ordered two so I get some sort of choice .
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FastRedPonyCar said:
jacco said:wow! that goes straight into my top ten op best lp tops ever!
JohnA said:Diamond - I would hate your job, couldnt bring myself to sell that one!!
Diamond said:I'm going to ask them to make me an LS92 with no paint on the top, just the natural maple and poly finish.
The back of the body and neck, and the sides, I want finished either like they finish the Gold Tops, or the Violin Finishes.
I think that will look killer, and different, and cheap, then I wont feel guilty that I kept an expensive model for myself.
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