hans-j?rgen said:Ask Huttonsteel, he knows all about it... Welcome to the forum! And yes, but they are expensive, old and new.
mercman said:New LS150's also have a solid top without the veneer
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ganzua said:Hi Skybone;
So, plain tops are not veener covered? I don't know how the sound is affected by the veener and the glue layer, but if you crack that thin veener I guess the damage will be quite visible.
Plains with no veeners are more appealing to me
ganzua said:Hi Paladin2019;
LS120 is veneered?
The newer mid-priced (LS80/85-120/125) have a veneer when they are flamed or quilted, but there are also plain top models (LS70/75/80 or the very new LS135 and LS290) without a veneer. Mahogany top LC models in winered don't have a veneer either.ganzua said:So, I presume most of flamed tokai new models are covered with a veneer, aren't they?
There are only a few shops that actually have some, but probably forum user togps will contact you soon.By the way, I see you are from Hamburg, do you know any tokai dealer in Germany?
The newer mid-priced (LS80/85-120/125) have a veneer when they are flamed or quilted, but there are also plain top models (LS70/75/80 or the very new LS135 and LS290) without a veneer.
You should decide first if you want a new one or also consider used guitars
Furthermore a thin veneer does not change the sound, at least not if the headstock says Gibson and it's "old wood"...
I have the new catalog. If you use the forum search with these model numbers, you should find the threads where the specs and links are mentioned, some of them with catalog scans or photos.ganzua said:Where do you check the specifications of all those models? Here; http://www.tokairegistry.com/tokai-info/tokai-gibson-models.html LS135 and LS290 do not appear.
One of the 2005 trends at the Les Paul Forum was an enthusiasm for "Conversions", i.e. old goldtop Les Pauls converted to '59 Standard specs with a flamed maple veneer, reset neck angle, different bridge and tailpiece and other minor alterations. Of course their prices have at least five digits, so they are "a great investment", and of course they all sound "awesome", "old wood", "vintage" and so on. :lol:As a matter of curiosity, which particular model of gibson is veneered?
I have the new catalog. If you use the forum search with these model numbers, you should find the threads where the specs and links are mentioned, some of them with catalog scans or photos.
The reason is that Tokai switched model numbers at the end of last year, so everyone's waiting for the new models to be produced and delivered now. The Japanese online shops (Ishibashi, Guitar Shop Universe etc.) are out of stock of most of the older models, but will come back with their Tokai pages then (around March/April).ganzua said:I'm realizing that it is quite difficult to find a shop with pictures and prices of all models, I don't know if I'll succeed getting one of these guitars :-? (I checked all dealers links in the registry).
Well, almost, because the LS series is more or less the same, only the model numbers are upgraded over the years, as they are based on the Japanese retail price in Yen x 1,000.Are these specs more or less up to date? -> http://www.tokairegistry.com/tokai-info/tokai-gibson-models.html
are all models in production?
The Japanese online shops (Ishibashi, Guitar Shop Universe etc.) are out of stock of most of the older models, but will come back with their Tokai pages then (around March/April).
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