9/1/2023 0 Comments Tokai serial number![]() A Standard Gibson Les Paul has a different body contour around the Pup selector switch, it's been "simplified" ie, it's cheaper to make. Oh and Tokais are not "copies" they are replicas, a contemporary Tokai Les Paul shaped guitar is far closer to being a replica of a 58 standard than a Standard Gibson Les Paul. Strats are a little different however removing the scratchplate will let you know if it was made in Japan as it will be marked as such and there's usually a mark on the body end of the neck They are actually, very good guitars however, they are not legally Tokais and were withdrawn from sale.Īl Japanese Les Pauls have only 2 screws on the truss rod cover, all their other non Japanese guitars have 3. Part of the problem with what are termed "Fakais" is that, a decade ago a Canadian distributor did a deal with the factories in Korea that made models for Tokais where they built and shipped several hundred guitars branded as Tokais that were not Tokais. ![]() Rosewood is now covered by the CITES controls, that means even a second hand guitar if shipped from one country to another has to be logged. ![]()
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