![]() The body is mahogany, with a bound thick maple top. The online Tokai registry indicated that this means the guitar was built in 1980. The serial number is 0103XXX, which is printed in ink under the clear coat on the back of the headstock. Generally, Japanese guitar players want old American guitars, and they consider old Japanese guitars to be junk.įiguring out when this guitar was built was pretty easy. I found this one during a business trip to Japan, and scooped it up pretty cheaply. This is analogous to a Les Paul Standard model. Today I will be discussing a fine example: a 1980 Tokai Love Rock. One of the more popular designs to copy was the Gibson Les Paul. The only problem was that Fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker got their panties in a knot, and sued the crap out of them for copying their distinctive designs. Aria, Yamaha, Greco and Tokai cranked these out like pitchers of beer at a crowded Karaoke bar, and guitar players around the world rejoiced. They were generally very good guitars, and priced very reasonably. In the 1970s and early 1980s there were a number of Japanese guitar makers that built replicas of Fender, Gibson and (to a lesser extent) Rickenbacker guitars and basses. Do you love to play rock music? If so, you need to track down an old Tokai Love Rock!įirst, a brief history for ya’all.
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