Starting this thread as a place to sort out MIK Tokais since they are a bit of a mystery.
Korean and Chinese Tokais were typically lower priced models (roughly below 60,000 yen) built in Korea and China due to lower production costs in those countries.
Korean production of Tokais presumably lasted from the mid 90s (possibly 1994) stretching into the mid 2000s and possibly beyond.
It has been long thought on this forum that no legitimate Korean built Tokais had serial numbers. With that in mind, check out the following links.
Korean built "Tokais" with serial numbers:
Late 90s
Impressed neck plate serial numbers.
Korean Stamped Serial Number Guitars
2001
01 six digit serial numbers
01 Six Digit Serial Number Paper Label Korean
2002
Letter prefix serial numbers
Letter Prefix Serial Number Korean
2003-2004
Unauthorized 2003/2004 Fakais
Manufactured Under License For... Fakais
2005
05 six digit serial numbers
05 Six Digit Serial Number Unauthorized (?) Korean
THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLY KOREAN OR CHINESE ?
2006
06 six digit serial numbers
06 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2007
07 six digit serial numbers
07 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2008
08 six digit serial numbers
08 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2009
09 six digit serial numbers
09 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
Korean and Chinese Tokais were typically lower priced models (roughly below 60,000 yen) built in Korea and China due to lower production costs in those countries.
Korean production of Tokais presumably lasted from the mid 90s (possibly 1994) stretching into the mid 2000s and possibly beyond.
It has been long thought on this forum that no legitimate Korean built Tokais had serial numbers. With that in mind, check out the following links.
Korean built "Tokais" with serial numbers:
Late 90s
Impressed neck plate serial numbers.
Korean Stamped Serial Number Guitars
2001
01 six digit serial numbers
01 Six Digit Serial Number Paper Label Korean
2002
Letter prefix serial numbers
Letter Prefix Serial Number Korean
2003-2004
Unauthorized 2003/2004 Fakais
Manufactured Under License For... Fakais
2005
05 six digit serial numbers
05 Six Digit Serial Number Unauthorized (?) Korean
THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLY KOREAN OR CHINESE ?
2006
06 six digit serial numbers
06 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2007
07 six digit serial numbers
07 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2008
08 six digit serial numbers
08 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
2009
09 six digit serial numbers
09 Six Digit Serial Number Korean? Chinese?
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