LS120 Gallery

[Sigmania]

Thinking I should start gathering these. There have been some amazing ones lately.

Some are solid flametops, some are veneer.

Curious to see if there is a pattern that emerges.

Verified solid:

SN 1013158

 

[Sigmania]

SN 0008899

80年製 Tokai Reborn OLD LS-120 トーカイ レス... - ヤフオク!

 

[Sigmania]

1980 LS120

Tokai LS-120 - ヤフオク!

 

[Sigmania]

SN 1012918

1981 LS120 V VF

 

[Sigmania]

1980 LS120

1980年ビンテージ TOKAI Reborn OLD LS-120 現状品 - ヤフオク!

 

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1980 LS120

1980 LS120 Les Paul Reborn

 

[Sigmania]

1979 LS120

1979 LS120 For Over $6,000

 

[Sigmania]

1980 LS120 Reborn Old

1980 LS120 Reborn Old

 

[Sigmania]

Love Rock - LS120 - from 1982 in Old Sunburst

 

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1980 LS120 CS

 

[Sigmania]

1980 LS120 CS Les Paul Reborn

 

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SN 1013158

1981 ls120 Headstock veneer/logo replacement

 

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1982 Tokai Love Rock LS120 Gallery

 

[eborej]

Here's one of mine. A 1980 LS-120 OS with a veneer top:

 

[Sigmania]

Beautiful. Is the top veneer or solid flame? Would be cool to see if there is a pattern or a relationship between the years and the tops that they had.

 

[Sigmania]

1980

Tokai LS-120 - ヤフオク!

 

[Sigmania]

1980 LS120 ?

SN 0009315

Tokai LS-120 Reborn Old 1980 Vintage | eBay

 

[Jlee]

Doesn’t seem to be any relationship or pattern to the tops. They all seem to be pretty unique in flame pattern. Mine looks fairly different to those posted above. Veneer or not, those are all pretty beautiful tops! Not too understated, but not the extreme AAAAAAA KILLER FLAME TOP!!!

 

[Sigmania]

Here is a 1981 LS120V VF that I had 10 years ago.

It had a veneer top that had separated apparently from moisture. I bought it on YJ for 120,000 yen and tried to have it repaired when I got it, but no luck.

It played great though. The damage was not structural.

Since then I have wondered if the V in LS120V is for veneer?

 

[Jlee]

Here’s my ‘81 LS120. I believe it’s a veneer.
My 2nd Tokai, but my first 80s Tokai. Previously had a ‘02 LS200 with ebony board.