Tokai Guitars
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trianglebiscuit
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he already wrote a review on the tokai LS75Q, check it out.
turtlemuscle
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tokai and burny are good copies. but if you are talking about replacements for gibson, you have to look at tokai LS120 and above or burny RLG80/90 and above. both of these tokai and burny series are MIJ.
the tokai and burny that are MIK are good for the price. but won't come close to a real gibson.
i have tried a RLG90 and a tokai LS80, the burny is better IMO, but then it is not a fair comparison since the RLG 90 should be compared to a LS120.
the tokai and burny that are MIK are good for the price. but won't come close to a real gibson.
i have tried a RLG90 and a tokai LS80, the burny is better IMO, but then it is not a fair comparison since the RLG 90 should be compared to a LS120.
Tokai... An interesting guitar company.
I have an Australian guitar mag which was published a few years back, and there's this article titled "Victorians Get Tokai Direct". Tokai opened an office/store in Victoria which carries a full range of their products and they brought in amps for prospective customers to try their guitars with.
I believe they did this because everyone wants to sell their LP copies only. Which isn't in their interest, imho. They have interesting stuff like the Sound Stream, Talbo etc. And they have PRS copies as well. :wink:
Oops, not the 3-letter brand! :lol:
I have an Australian guitar mag which was published a few years back, and there's this article titled "Victorians Get Tokai Direct". Tokai opened an office/store in Victoria which carries a full range of their products and they brought in amps for prospective customers to try their guitars with.
I believe they did this because everyone wants to sell their LP copies only. Which isn't in their interest, imho. They have interesting stuff like the Sound Stream, Talbo etc. And they have PRS copies as well. :wink:
Oops, not the 3-letter brand! :lol:
turtlemuscle
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btw the high end tokais are not cheap. e.g. the ls200 series and above are about $2-3K.
yah i know. as much as a real gibson.
yah i know. as much as a real gibson.
neuro182
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Hmm
Thanks for all the replies & comments. Personally, after visiting Tokai & Gibson website, I would say that cosmetically, they are almost similar, but sound wise, they are really unique.
Gibson have its own & Tokai have its own as well. I guess it boils down to personal sound preferences (putting the brand name aside).
Thanks for all the replies & comments. Personally, after visiting Tokai & Gibson website, I would say that cosmetically, they are almost similar, but sound wise, they are really unique.
Gibson have its own & Tokai have its own as well. I guess it boils down to personal sound preferences (putting the brand name aside).
I think Tokai is somewhere between Epi and Gibson.
I've been checking them out alot and found that all the made in japan ones come with a full maple cap. the flame on the lower end models are a veneer but it still has maple underneath.
Compared with epi, like my classic birdseye, its only got a veneer ontop of the body which is i also dunno what.
IMO if you gonna get the highest end Tokai, i.e. the cuatom made one, it would be more of a cosmetics reason cos the price would be similar to a Gibby.
I'm eyeing either the LS75 plain top or a LS150 flame to the max.
but the problem is $1K diff.
I've been checking them out alot and found that all the made in japan ones come with a full maple cap. the flame on the lower end models are a veneer but it still has maple underneath.
Compared with epi, like my classic birdseye, its only got a veneer ontop of the body which is i also dunno what.
IMO if you gonna get the highest end Tokai, i.e. the cuatom made one, it would be more of a cosmetics reason cos the price would be similar to a Gibby.
I'm eyeing either the LS75 plain top or a LS150 flame to the max.
but the problem is $1K diff.
trianglebiscuit
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haha im eying the LS80F flame top, or either the LS70 in black.
trianglebiscuit
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is it one on orangeguitar? im not sure too, i heard that tokais are kinda overrated and overpriced, can get a good burny lp for that price.
turtlemuscle
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be careful. there are burny and tokais out there that are made in korea. but if the seller is good and honest. they will let you know. if not, some may act blurr.
Comes with built-in sustainer.turtlemuscle
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mattleesc i sort of agree with you. tokais are still value for money, my suspicion is that it is slightly over priced compared to the other copies.
the reason is tokai does market their products internationally. i think they do endorse artist too - i may be wrong here. so in this sense they will definately put cost into the guitar.
Where as brands like Burny, Greco, Orville etc are meant solely for their local market in Japan. No international marketing.
but the sad thing is that there aren't many MIJ burny for us to try. those in Yamaha are MIK, which i think is comparable to the tokai MIK in davies.
worst still - orville and greco don't produce these copies anymore. harder to find.
the reason is tokai does market their products internationally. i think they do endorse artist too - i may be wrong here. so in this sense they will definately put cost into the guitar.
Where as brands like Burny, Greco, Orville etc are meant solely for their local market in Japan. No international marketing.
but the sad thing is that there aren't many MIJ burny for us to try. those in Yamaha are MIK, which i think is comparable to the tokai MIK in davies.
worst still - orville and greco don't produce these copies anymore. harder to find.
