1980 Tokai LS200 $4000+ & still climbing!

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 01:34 AM

WOW...look at the price this sucker is at already & still 4 days to go!!!!

Tis a rare gem indeed but still...wow.

What a surprise...bab***** & ita***** were bidding on it.....

TOKAI ?????LS-200 '80?????? - Yahoo!??????

yllsacky · 11-04-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

wow thats thing is a beauty!! looks like a real 59 for f sake

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 01:56 AM

59 you mean?

yllsacky · 11-04-2009, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

59 you mean?

crap

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 02:02 AM

HAHA just giving you a hard time

Atomic · 11-04-2009, 02:32 AM

whats so special about it?

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 02:38 AM

Well...it is a very rare guitar. One does not see many of these and it is incredibly well made...1 piece Honduran mahogany back and neck, solid flame curled top, Brazilian board, and replicated off of a 1959 to every detail...how can you be lurking in this particular forum and not find anything special about this guitar?

The price alone should tell you something. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

Atomic · 11-04-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

how can you be lurking in this particular forum and not find anything special about this guitar?

because i dont read every stinkin thread that is posted on this site.

thanks for the info. that is a very nice guitar indeed.

Annoying Twit · 11-04-2009, 03:27 AM

That's one heck of a high price. This has gone way out of the "cheap alternative to a Gibson" ballpark, hasn't it?

Is the LS-200 the top model from that time?

mojo hobo · 11-04-2009, 05:09 AM

YES!YES!YES!
LS200 is the top model and if i had any spare change available for guitars i would buy that stunning guitar,no doubt one of the finest les paul 59 copies MADE IN JAPAN

MAN! but the price is is getting too rich,it started at 250k yen only yesterday,some serious collectors looking at that getting that beauty,I have a THEORY who might be bidding on it?
the highest bidder is YAM*****,could this be M.J YAMAUCHI,THE JAPANESE COLLECTOR.......

M.J.Yamauchi's HIKIDAORE with MIJ Guitars! ......Tokai/Greco/Fernandes/YAMAHA/ESP/Navigator/AriaProII etc.

MOJO HOBO

Annoying Twit · 11-04-2009, 05:10 AM

That certainly sounds a very plausible theory.

-=[Shifty]=- · 11-04-2009, 05:42 AM

Wow....just wow!

3pupLPC · 11-04-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Annoying Twit

That's one heck of a high price. This has gone way out of the "cheap alternative to a Gibson" ballpark, hasn't it?

Is the LS-200 the top model from that time?

Just my opinion, but price is secondary when buying MIJ replicas... I think they did it (maybe still do, I don't have any "new" MIJ's) SO much better in the '80's than Gibson has done with any of their reissues ever.

$4000 is out out of my budget regardless, BUT, if I had $4K to drop on an LP and had the choice between a Gibson Custom SHop, or a high end Tokai from 1980... I grab the Tokai every time. Plus, in addition to quality, you already have an aged, vintage instrument.

mojo hobo · 11-04-2009, 08:18 AM

+1.
More mojo with the tokai?

Mojo hobo

vladmaximus · 11-04-2009, 10:02 AM

WOW...

a MOJO...

BEAUTIFUL...

I WANT IT....

ROCK ON!!!

BoxyBrown22 · 11-04-2009, 10:23 AM

that would be cool to have, then when the economy got better sell it and but multiple Reborns!

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

because i dont read every stinkin thread that is posted on this site.

Well there's your problem! LOL

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojo hobo

YES!YES!YES!
LS200 is the top model and if i had any spare change available for guitars i would buy that stunning guitar,no doubt one of the finest les paul 59 copies MADE IN JAPAN

MAN! but the price is is getting too rich,it started at 250k yen only yesterday,some serious collectors looking at that getting that beauty,I have a THEORY who might be bidding on it?
the highest bidder is YAM*****,could this be M.J YAMAUCHI,THE JAPANESE COLLECTOR.......

M.J.Yamauchi's HIKIDAORE with MIJ Guitars! ......Tokai/Greco/Fernandes/YAMAHA/ESP/Navigator/AriaProII etc.

MOJO HOBO

WOW...he seems like a cool cat too...reading his bio's on the guitars

I am sure it is him...insane money he must make! Looks like he is short of a 1980 so he will pay big bucks to get this one!

1981 Tokai LS-200 2009.2.08
1981 Tokai LS-200 Blister Maple Top 2009.2.08
1983 Tokai TLS-200 2009.2.08
1983 Tokai TLS-200 No.2

Udonitron · 11-04-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3pupLPC

Just my opinion, but price is secondary when buying MIJ replicas... I think they did it (maybe still do, I don't have any "new" MIJ's) SO much better in the '80's than Gibson has done with any of their reissues ever.

$4000 is out out of my budget regardless, BUT, if I had $4K to drop on an LP and had the choice between a Gibson Custom SHop, or a high end Tokai from 1980... I grab the Tokai every time. Plus, in addition to quality, you already have an aged, vintage instrument.

In agreement with you 100%

tonebone · 11-04-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojo hobo

YES!YES!YES!
LS200 is the top model and if i had any spare change available for guitars i would buy that stunning guitar,no doubt one of the finest les paul 59 copies MADE IN JAPAN

MAN! but the price is is getting too rich,it started at 250k yen only yesterday,some serious collectors looking at that getting that beauty,I have a THEORY who might be bidding on it?
the highest bidder is YAM*****,could this be M.J YAMAUCHI,THE JAPANESE COLLECTOR.......

M.J.Yamauchi's HIKIDAORE with MIJ Guitars! ......Tokai/Greco/Fernandes/YAMAHA/ESP/Navigator/AriaProII etc.

MOJO HOBO

Some bidder starts with Tex.... hmmm, BFG? I know he's not done buying guitars yet.

$4,000 is chump change for Billy.

"bout that shack outside...La Grange...and you know what I'm talkin' bout..."

tonebone · 11-04-2009, 12:38 PM

Shoot, it's not even mint condition.

Yahoo!??? - ???????

snaredrum · 11-04-2009, 12:41 PM

so, which one of you lucky lot is going to buy it for me?

. . . · 11-04-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tonebone

Shoot, it's not even mint condition.

Yahoo!??? - ???????

Looking at those pickup rings makes me wonder too.

FireLine · 11-04-2009, 05:37 PM

This really is a good sign for all those MIJ collectors out there. Finally they are starting to get the respect they deserve. If it really is as good as a genuine 59, then $4000 is nothing compared to > $100 K price tag on the original.

Annoying Twit · 11-05-2009, 08:50 AM

LS370, new price in the UK.

£3000 Flippin' Quid?!?!?!?!

Tokai Love Rock LS370 Electric Guitar - VF - 0920383 on eBay (end time 05-Dec-09 12:47:43 GMT)

Udonitron · 11-05-2009, 10:57 AM

Yup...that guitar is worth it and I would rather buy that than a real Gibby IMO

Annoying Twit · 11-05-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

Yup...that guitar is worth it and I would rather buy that than a real Gibby IMO

That's three or four LP studios you could buy for that!

Not that I'm saying the Tokai isn't worth it.

Edit: The LS370 has fret edge binding. I was thinking that none of the MIJ guitars still had that. Do any of the other high end MIJ guitars have fret edge binding?

-=[Shifty]=- · 11-05-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Annoying Twit

That's three or four LP studios you could buy for that!

Not that I'm saying the Tokai isn't worth it.

Edit: The LS370 has fret edge binding. I was thinking that none of the MIJ guitars still had that. Do any of the other high end MIJ guitars have fret edge binding?

I don't know man, is that your only concern? Do nibs make the difference between a high end and mid range LP?
Look at the specs:

Quote:

AAAA Flamed Maple Two Pieces Top
Honduras Mahogany One Piece Back
Honduras Mahogany One Piece Neck
Set Neck - Deep Joint ("Long Tenon")
Headstock Angle 18 Degrees
Jacaranda Fingerboard
Fret Edge Binding
Bridge - HLS-VB (Brass Saddles)
HLS-VT Aluminium Tailpiece
Gotoh SD90-SL Tuners
Bone Nut 43mm
Dish (Amber Cell) Inlay
Seymour Duncan SH55 - Seth Lover
Posts - CTS (Long Shaft)
Switchcraft Switch
Bumblebee Condenser
Switchcraft Jack
Lacquer (Nitro Cellulose) Finish
Tokai Japan Hard Shell Case Included

Will the four Gibson Studios have that, too? No, but they'll sure be chambered!

Look for that in a Gibson LP and I bet you'll be in the 7-10,000 dollar range.

Annoying Twit · 11-05-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by -=[Shifty]=-

I don't know man, is that your only concern? Do nibs make the difference between a high end and mid range LP?

Hi. I think you misunderstand me. I'm not particularly worried about the absence or presence of fret nibs. I'm just curious about what's out there, and hadn't seen any new guitars with fret nibs. I'm also not pro-Gibson, I was just surprised to see the price and was quantifying it.

BrianGT · 11-05-2009, 03:53 PM

I recently sold a Tokai LS320.....a totally superb guitar. No flaws, stunning top and played and sounded great.
It was my number one guitar for a long time until I had a 59 replica built. I used the Tokai over my Gibson's....it was a real quality instrument.....and it had fret nibs!

It became second to my replica and it was far too good a guitar to sit under the bed....the guy that bought it was dribbling!

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