Tokai guitars.
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not all Tokais @ Davis are $1,400, the korean models are about half the price.
i've reviewed one over @ GEAR NEWS 2005 8)
i've reviewed one over @ GEAR NEWS 2005 8)
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it could only mean one thing- sold off... there were a few Korean ones when i tested them out. 2 LP models, one with a Bigsby-type vibrato & several SG copies...
jeremyrozario
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not too sure about this, but from wad i noe, if you look at real flame maple tops, you can see the flames moving sorta lyk a hologram or fish skin texture, if its fake maple or a laminate lyk mine, it wun move, well dats wad i tink, coz i saw mi fren's warwick bass and the flames were wicked
wangdexian
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A real maple top affects tone.
A maple laminate does not. 8O
A maple laminate does not. 8O
brundisium
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how does a real maple top affect tone?
wangdexian
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A brighter tone. 8)
brundisium
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how is it brighter compared to a maple laminate through a dark sounding voiced amp...
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Newbie said:
it's difficult to recognize a real maple cap as oppossed to laminate tops. a sure way to do so would be to remove the pickups from their cavity & look at the unfinished portion of the guitar there. if it's a real top, there would be a distinct layer of 2 diff wood, like the one here:
also, if the body edge binding is removed, you'd see this distinct layer as well:
in any case, a real top is costly to make, guitars in the lower price bracket which sport such looks are immediate suspect. an example would be this Ibanez SA160:
Epi have been using generic pickups in their guitars but since 2002, some of their models have genuine Gibson humbuckers on board, eg: Epiphone Boneyard:
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Oh so that means, some of the lespauls with that "outer outline" thingy, is the maple top?
Cause some of e lps i see in stalls got the whiteoutline. I thought its some design or something
Subversion: Ok just wondering, if i get an epiphone lp. change the machine heads and pickups. Will it be as close as tokai? in terms of tone?
but what u mean quality wise will be diff? as in the workmanship ? or parts used. or both. thanks
Cause some of e lps i see in stalls got the whiteoutline. I thought its some design or something
Subversion: Ok just wondering, if i get an epiphone lp. change the machine heads and pickups. Will it be as close as tokai? in terms of tone?
but what u mean quality wise will be diff? as in the workmanship ? or parts used. or both. thanks
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swapping electronics & hardware might help but there's no guarantee that it'll be for the better.
lower priced guitars, especially those sporting laminate tops, would have the edge binding to give the illusion that it's a real top. it's a tried & tested trick. if there is a body binding, it doesn't mean there is a real cap in there, bear this in mind.
quality as in the overall construction, fit & finish. Epis caould have been better with consistency, out of 20 units, maybe 5 would be top notch, not to say that the rest are duds, but they somehow escape the quality control before leaving the factory.
lower priced guitars, especially those sporting laminate tops, would have the edge binding to give the illusion that it's a real top. it's a tried & tested trick. if there is a body binding, it doesn't mean there is a real cap in there, bear this in mind.
quality as in the overall construction, fit & finish. Epis caould have been better with consistency, out of 20 units, maybe 5 would be top notch, not to say that the rest are duds, but they somehow escape the quality control before leaving the factory.
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tokai is not a better choice, but more sensible- try them out first, they may/ may not appeal to u...
the jap tokais would be about $900 used... korean might be about $480. nobody selling used ones- yet... 8)
the jap tokais would be about $900 used... korean might be about $480. nobody selling used ones- yet... 8)