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Time to start collecting examples of these

 

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1984 LS150

SN 4019287

【ジャンク扱い】Tokai LS-150 エレキギター レ... - Yahoo!オークション

 

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https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/1980-ls150.27497

 

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1980 LS150

 

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Tokai 1980 LS-150!

 

[D.K.]

1983, 3015756:

 

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SN 0010168

[Operation Guaranteed] TOKAI LS-150 Love Rock Model 80's Electric Guitar Tokai Used

 

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Very nice LS150

 

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1979 Tokai LS-150 Les Paul Reborn

https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/i72q0z7uci

 

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1980 Tokai LS-150
https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/2g674Z0zi7

 

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1982 Tokai LS-150

https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/473rx35637

 

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1982 Tokai LS-150

https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/Ek8i24T6s8

 

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1982 Tokai LS-150

https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/473rx35637View attachment 61554

Wowza!

 

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1980 Tokai LS-150
https://www.flickr.com/gp/cliffsguitarworld/2g674Z0zi7View attachment 61553

Some astonishing 150’s there!

 

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TOKAI LS150 1981 Les Paul

 

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villager's guitar

heres a rare Bird...

SN 4020935

Tokai LS-150 Singlecut 1984 Burl Maple

Tokai Love Rock LS-150 1984
Rare Limited Production Run
One piece mahog back
Rosewood Board
Fret Binding
One piece Burl Maple Top
Nitro finish

 

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SN 4020946 ?

This is the only one of these I had seen before ebrej posted those two above.

Weird NGD Tokai LS-150 Poo Top

Never seen this kind of top before. WTF is it? It plays REALLY well and sustains like crazy.
There is a 150 sticker behind the head stock. So LS150. Year manufactured is 1984.

-1 piece mahogany body
-1 piece mahogany neck
-1 piece mahogany burl top???!!!
-Some nibs and ****, it is a old guitar

I have no point, just happy.

 

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SN 4018683


Tokai 1984 LS-150 Love Rock Single Cut Burl Maple Lawsuit Era

Up for sale is a super rare 1984 Tokai LS-150 Love Rock. Why is it super rare? This is part of a small run Tokai did in '84 with burled maple tops. And this particular top is the best one I've seen. It's also incredibly light (8lbs 7oz) & resonant. One piece mahogany body, one piece mahogany neck, 2-piece burled maple top, indian rosewood fretboard. The guitar is very clean and has never had any kind of headstock break or structural repairs.

The top is a satin finish (kind of like a standard faded) while the back, sides, neck, and headstock are the standard nitro finish. I'm not sure if the top was stripped of the nitro finish or if it came from the factory with the satin top. Either way, it looks amazing. It also appears to be a solid top from looking in the cavities. As with most satin finishes, the area where the arm rest is naturally polished just from all the years of playing. The mahogany is beautiful. There is even some very light flame on the back.

The neck is straight w/ no twisting of any kind & the truss rod works perfectly. Frets could use a dressing as they are quite flat but there is enough there to work with (.040" on the lowest frets up to .047" on the highest). Neck depth at 1st fret: .86" Neck depth at 12th fret: .98" Nut width: 1.706" Neck width at 12th fret: 2.05"
I'm not sure if the pickups are original but they are period correct (Tokai started using them around '83). Both are labeled "Tokai '57 P.A.F. Model". Neck reads 8.19k & the bridge reads 8.21k. I rewired the guitar with CTS pots, 50's wiring, braided wire, and original old PIO Panasonic .022 caps.

The tuners look like modern aged Gotoh replacements, but they match the guitars patina. I'm not sure if the other hardware is original but it looks like it probably is and it all works well. Lightweight aluminum tailpiece, replaced original junky potmetal tailpiece studs w/ Faber steel replacements, MiJ ABR-1 bridge w/ steel posts & brass thumbwheels. All of the other plastics and parts on the guitar appear to be original.

During the 80's, the top of the line Tokai's were the LS-150 & the ultra rare LS-200. The 150 & 200 are essentially the same guitar but the LS-200 designation was for guitars that buyers personally picked out tops for. From what I understand that was reserved only for very select individuals (pro musicians).
These late '78-84' Japanese copy guitars are incredibly well made Les Paul copies that rival or exceed the quality you will find in the Gibson Custom Shop for a fraction of the price. In this case, I would argue it exceeds the Custom Shop level. The wood used back in this era in Japan was from old growth trees and the build quality is superb. Also, it's a naturally aged instrument where the wood has had time to dry and the guitar has actual mojo from a long life of making music. The only difference between the Tokai spec and the 50's spec bursts is that they use a medium length neck tenon rather than long. But the quality of the Japanese woodwork is so precise that there is virtually no difference. I've put this guitar up against many long neck tenon LP's and it is just as good or better. I also own a real '53 LP and this thing stacks up remarkably well to it.

The instrument does have dings and scratches which I have done my best to show in pictures. It is a 38 year old guitar after all. There is also a very small spot on the back where it looks like some of the finish went slightly cloudy. You have to get it in the right light to see. There is also some binding bleed in a few places (pictured). Guitar comes with the original Tokai Hardshell case.

Shipping within the continental US only.

 

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