It sounds and feels lovely and sustains forever…(ok, not literally forever before anyone complains of false advertising!). Guitar weighs 8.81 lbs, which I’ve read is what the classic ’58-60 Les Pauls weighed on average. Like all guitars, it would probably benefit a set-up to suit your playing style. There is currently a bit of fret buzz on the open A string. There’s a little crack on a control knob, but all smooth and functioning. The fingerboard is very clean and smooth and a lovely deep colour. The frets feel clean to me and neck feels a lovely shape in the hand. When I purchased the guitar, the seller stated that there has been fret filing at the higher positions and they have 85% of life in them. Generally, the fit and feel of the guitar is excellent, as expected from Tokai. Please contact me for more images if required. So, what are the issues? There is light to medium wear with a few scuffs and chips with the most notable one detailed in one of the photo’s on the lower inside edge of the body.

The LS-50 spec also lists a 14º neck angle, goldtop finish, Tokai ’57 Vintage MkII uncovered humbuckers, handmade bone nut, pointed bell truss rod cover and dull tuner finish. This guitar is one of the “inkie” models, where the serial is inked on the headstock, along with a black model sticker, which dates it to 1980. From the photo’s you can see its a three-piece mahogany body. The LS-50 model is thought to have a three piece top or off-centre seam maple top and a multi-piece mahogany back. Like Tokai’s copies of Fender guitars, they went back to the original source to make guitars that were of a very high quality, when US manufacturers were having to reduce production costs.ĭetails of specific models, their original specification is fairly limited (or in Japanese) so guitar information is collected from multiple sources to try and give the best description and history of the guitar. Tokai called their Gibson copies, Les Paul Model, Les Paul Reborn, Reborn Old and finally Love Rocks from 1980. Very little law suits were actually made during the “law-suit” era as often referred too. Tokai LS guitars between 19 went through a period of change as American manufacturers began to put pressure on the Asian guitar makers, who were copying the classic American designs for both domestic and international markets. Guitar features: Serial 0101330 “inkie” / maple top / mahogany body / mahogany neck / rosewood fingerboard / original tune-o-matic and stop bar bridge / original volume and tone controls / replaced jack plate / original tuners / original handmade bone nut / original exposed humbucker pickups

1985 tokai love rock