Knight Templar
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Greetings, my first post!
Well today I tried a couple of Tokai Love Rocks Lps at 2 stores.
The first store I went to has 2 new Love Rocks, one from last year(LS85) and the other from 2009 I think(LS75). I did not plug in cause I wanted to see how they feel acoustically. I was surprised they were lighter than I was expecting, almost as light as the Edwards Les Pauls, which are usually light by LP standard. These are beautifully made, with eye-catching top, but strangely I was not impressed as I would be. Felt a little "fake", in fact.
The second store has a used LS80 or 90, from 2007. This one has a normal LP weight. I happened to plug in and it oozed sweetness.
Now, the second place's owner said Tokai Love Rocks probably used Honduras mahogany for the models before 2007, and since then they started to use the African one, so maybe that's the reason the new ones are lighter in weight.
Is that true? Did you guys feel the pre-2007 models and post-2007 ones are different?
Pls share your thoughts.
And 2 more questions:
1. What's the equivalent of today's model for 2007's LS80 and 90?
2. On the lower end MIJ models, is the "tokai" logo on the headstock made of decal, acryllic, or abalone?
Thanks folks!! :wink:
Well today I tried a couple of Tokai Love Rocks Lps at 2 stores.
The first store I went to has 2 new Love Rocks, one from last year(LS85) and the other from 2009 I think(LS75). I did not plug in cause I wanted to see how they feel acoustically. I was surprised they were lighter than I was expecting, almost as light as the Edwards Les Pauls, which are usually light by LP standard. These are beautifully made, with eye-catching top, but strangely I was not impressed as I would be. Felt a little "fake", in fact.
The second store has a used LS80 or 90, from 2007. This one has a normal LP weight. I happened to plug in and it oozed sweetness.
Now, the second place's owner said Tokai Love Rocks probably used Honduras mahogany for the models before 2007, and since then they started to use the African one, so maybe that's the reason the new ones are lighter in weight.
Is that true? Did you guys feel the pre-2007 models and post-2007 ones are different?
Pls share your thoughts.
And 2 more questions:
1. What's the equivalent of today's model for 2007's LS80 and 90?
2. On the lower end MIJ models, is the "tokai" logo on the headstock made of decal, acryllic, or abalone?
Thanks folks!! :wink: