tokais

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:59 am

just got a SG155 that kills! even the drummer loves it

robert · Post by **robert** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:11 am

Hi Roe,

wouldn't it be much better for your SG 155 to buy your drummer a snare

?
On the other hand: relic guitars are en vogue at the moment...

Just kidding!

Regards

Robert

Wicksy · Post by **Wicksy** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:11 pm

Yeah man, i've got a 2002 Tokai Loverock with HighOrder AlNiCo II humbuckers and a '84 Tokai Goldstar. Best guitars i own!

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:32 pm

I've got highorder angus pups that I'm gonna use

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:24 am

My buddy has a Sunburst Love Rock LP with Gibby Pups & WCR guts.
Sounds exceptionally good. ( as does his Burny Jr. , that P90 screams)

No wonder they were sued by Gibson & Fender...

Jimmie K.

JD · Post by JD » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:03 am

The higher end models from the late '70s to about 80 or 81 were really really good, hence the "lawsuit".

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:37 am

some of the new tokais kills too!

I'm convinced that my tokai sg155 is a better guitar than most gibson SGs I've tried, including a 1969 sg and a new custom shop sg RI, but excluding a beat up 1963-64 SG junior.

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:57 pm

Hi, I'm not sure about the Tokai stuff after the mid 80's 'cause I havent played any of them, but the the early to mid 80's stuff is some of the best ever. The strat's that they put out during and after the Fender Lawsuit era were as good as origional 50's Fender's. The more noticable feature's like the body , correct shape neck, great origional style pick-up's and finnish were all there along with what I consider to be the most important part of the Tokai strats The bridge. They are slightly different in metal composition or something. they are heavier than fender's reissue bridges. I swear that you can get the biggest most dynamic strat sound out of these bridges. I have put them on other guitars and they make them sound "magical". They dont do so well with humbucker's though. they tend to make the humbucker have to much bottom end headroom. They sound (Early to mid 80's) so much like SRV that it's scary. I have seen picture's of him using them and would bet that the block on many of his strat's was a Tokai.

JD · Post by JD » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:34 pm

Absolutely, in the early '80s SRV endorsed Tokai. I believe he was even on the cover of one of their early '80s catalogs. Hands down the Tokai guitars from the late '70s to early '80s were better than the Gibson and Fender guitars being made in the same era. Funny thing is Gibson and Fender knew it but instead of fixing their BS they filed a lawsuit.

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:45 pm

I have a pickup from a late-70's Tokai Strat. That thing is so chimey and bell-like that it's damn near impossible to match a pickup to it that will sound good in comparison!!!!

I had the tremolo too, but let it go on a different guitar.....didn't know what it was at the time.

chris · Post by **chris** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:14 pm

I have one of the cheaper love rocks, that is the best sounding cheapie guitar I've played. When I bought it the guitar had a double black PAF installed in the bridge, I wish I could have ponied up the cash to take the guitar and pickup together.

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:21 pm

I have an old 70's Tokai Goldtop and putted a SD Antique in the bridge position...awesome guitar & sound. Sounds just as good as my main Gibson Les Paul...

Here are some pictures: http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=NQKEOZDG