LS100 Gallery

[Sigmania]

Do you mean this finish?



My '79 LS80 has that sort of murky finish that obscures the grain.

I wonder if the back of that guitar was re-finished?

Is that edge different than the back face of the headstock?

 

[AlbertaLoveRock]

Yes that's right - a murky brown color in just that one spot. I suppose its possible the entire back was refinished when the headstock was repaired and refinished, but you'd think if they were going to that trouble, why not do the murky spot as well ? The rest of the guitar doesn't look refinished - and has the expected bumps and scrapes of a 40 plus year old guitar so its a bit of a mystery. It did come with the purple lined Lifton style case, if that helps dating it - not that it matters much. Reborn Old tells us the period it was made.

 

[Sigmania]

Purple lined Lifton case is Gibson of course.

Pretty common to finish to an edge. That part wouldn't surprise. me. Transitions are harder to see if they happen at changes in planes or edges.

If you’re curious, try a bright LED light and go across it looking for transitions.

It doesn’t matter other than unwinding the mystery of what they did when they repaired it.

Nice guitar. Enjoy.

 

[AlbertaLoveRock]

Definitely enjoying it - seems to have a barky midrange that my other Tokais don't have. It could be the Dimarzios but even unplugged there is something going on with the D and G strings that somehow sound a little louder than on my other LPs. Not a resonance so much as volume. And nothing much different with the strings I installed - Hybrid Slinkys which I use mostly ( or Primos ). Very interesting guitar. A friend of mine who has had many guitars pass through his hands picked it up and said it has the feel of an old baseball glove that has been broken in - meant as a compliment of course.

 

[Sigmania]

Tokai 1980 LS-100 Les Paul Reborn

 

[AlbertaLoveRock]

Am I wrong or does the seller have the "Les Paul Reborn" vs "Reborn Old" frequency reversed ?

 

[Sigmania]

Yep. I didn’t even read it.

Sellers are often wrong, and I normally don’t even read their descriptions. I tend to just scan for specific information.

I’ll delete that since it’s misleading.

 

[Sigmania]

SN 0006622

Tokai LS-100 LP Reborn 1980 Electric Guitar Made in Japan

 

[Sigmania]

SN 00064xx

Les Paul Reborn Ls-100

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9006234

Tokai LS-100 Les Paul Reborn Electric Guitar Les Paul Reborn Les Paul Type 1979 Tokai Tokai △

 

[Sigmania]

1981 LS100 GT

SN 1011548

I assume this is the LS100S

Don't see these often.

TOKAI LS-100 Made in Japan 1981 Les Paul Type DiMarzio PAF Fret Edge with Exclusive Hard Case Tokai Musical Instruments

 

[Dave2512]

1981 LS100 GT

SN 1011548

I assume this is the LS100S

Don't see these often.

TOKAI LS-100 Made in Japan 1981 Les Paul Type DiMarzio PAF Fret Edge with Exclusive Hard Case Tokai Musical Instruments

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I won it. Has to be a 100S right?

 

[Sigmania]

I think that is right. But there is some confusion about what an LS100S is.

S seems to stand for "Special".

I have a 1981 LS100S ON and it is a 1 piece top over a 1 piece back. Others have said theirs was all 1 piece.

LS100S OR & GT here:

"1957 Rare Model" LS100S OR Joe Walsh

Let us know what yours looks like when you get it.

1981 Arched Top catalog

 

[Sigmania]

SN 1014843

Sold: Beautiful LS-100 1981 lower price

Beautiful Tokai LS-100 Love Rock 1981.
Weight - 4.5kg/10lbs.
Medium neck - around 21.7 mm/0.85 inch thick at 1st fret, 23.5 mm/0.93 inch at 11th.
Dimarzio vintage PAF (one with serial nr, second without).
Neck is straight, truss rod fully functional, frets are rather high and in good condition.
OHSC included.
Overall condition very good except some marks on nitro finish.
Asking 1700€
More pics:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWkXcVk

 

[Sigmania]

FS: 1979 Tokai Les Paul Reborn LS100 collectors

From my collection is for sale this stunning 1979 Tokai Les Paul Reborn LS100. Excellent condition for its age! Has only two small dings at end of the body. Case queen, collector's piece. Frets are like new. 1pc body (I think it's Honduran mahogany) and neck, very nice Rosewood fingerboard!

Pickups are original 70s Dimarzio PAF. The original PCB got broken, so I wired new wiring (Göldo pots, Russian PIO caps, 50s wiring). Guitar had a proper setup not long ago.

Comes with an original hard case!

Price: 2500€

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