NunoJBSilva
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Hi all.
Hope you're well.
I'm planning to buy my first Tokai. The one my eyes are on is the LC230S BB. I've always love Gibson BB's and my favourite player being John Sykes I had a natural tendency for these guitars. I don't have the cash or the desire to spend over >4k £ for a new guitar or 2k £ on a used Gibson.
I was looking for alternatives and went from Schecter, to ESP/LTDs. the LTD EC1000 caught my eye but after earing it online it seems a bit bright and not really how I was envisioning it. So I landed on Tokai's.
I never payed more than £800 for a guitar and I'm planning to give myself a premium guitar without going into bankruptcy .
I'm planning to pull the plug on the LC230S (after I try it) but I would like, if possible, to get some opinions.
1 - Which model of Gibson custom do you think the tokai is closest to?
2 - What are your opinions on this guitar? Does it worth the £2k price tag?
3 - I had a look LC136S which is similar? Does the LC230S stand for the different price tag?
4 - I was informed that the LC230S weight around 3.9kg/8.6lbs while the lc136S is 4.3kg/9.5lbs both full thickness, no weigh relief. A very light general opinion is that the thicker the more gibson y fat crunchy hard rock sound you get . But I'm assuming the wood quality on the lc230s should be better therefore more sustain, etc
5 - PAF mk2 pickups? What are they similar with regarding other famous pickups? Do they stand right for that Heavy Hard Rock sound? Let's say close to the 1987 album from Whitesnake
Thanks in advance.
Hope you're well.
I'm planning to buy my first Tokai. The one my eyes are on is the LC230S BB. I've always love Gibson BB's and my favourite player being John Sykes I had a natural tendency for these guitars. I don't have the cash or the desire to spend over >4k £ for a new guitar or 2k £ on a used Gibson.
I was looking for alternatives and went from Schecter, to ESP/LTDs. the LTD EC1000 caught my eye but after earing it online it seems a bit bright and not really how I was envisioning it. So I landed on Tokai's.
I never payed more than £800 for a guitar and I'm planning to give myself a premium guitar without going into bankruptcy .
I'm planning to pull the plug on the LC230S (after I try it) but I would like, if possible, to get some opinions.
1 - Which model of Gibson custom do you think the tokai is closest to?
2 - What are your opinions on this guitar? Does it worth the £2k price tag?
3 - I had a look LC136S which is similar? Does the LC230S stand for the different price tag?
4 - I was informed that the LC230S weight around 3.9kg/8.6lbs while the lc136S is 4.3kg/9.5lbs both full thickness, no weigh relief. A very light general opinion is that the thicker the more gibson y fat crunchy hard rock sound you get . But I'm assuming the wood quality on the lc230s should be better therefore more sustain, etc
5 - PAF mk2 pickups? What are they similar with regarding other famous pickups? Do they stand right for that Heavy Hard Rock sound? Let's say close to the 1987 album from Whitesnake
Thanks in advance.