My 1st MIJ

schoey1 · 02-08-2010, 08:39 AM

Hi Guys
I thought you may like to see a few photos of my first MIJ guitar this is a 2003 Tokai LS 95 F matte I hope you like. This was purchasedin th e UK retail for just a shade over £500 Sorry for anyone that has seen these before on another Forum I frequent.....

Scooter2112 · 02-08-2010, 08:44 AM

Super sweet!! Love the matte finish and the zebra pups. No PG on that one looks just right.

Damnit! Now I have to find one of those in the US.

L60N · 02-08-2010, 08:44 AM

Thats tidy mate!

Im not a fan of matte finish but that is really tidy for a 2003, nearly unplayed?

Also the HS is interesting...

northlight · 02-08-2010, 08:45 AM

I just love Tokai's violin finish. That's a beaut!

schoey1 · 02-08-2010, 08:58 AM

Cheers Lads
If there is one thing I might alter it would be that I think the inlays are a touch "too white" for my tatste and I may end up staining them a little just to add some "age"

Mono · 02-08-2010, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schoey1

Cheers Lads
If there is one thing I might alter it would be that I think the inlays are a touch "too white" for my tatste and I may end up staining them a little just to add some "age"

I dunno mate, that might be a slippery path.
Considering how "clean" the guitar looks at the moment, I think aged fret inlays would look out of place and encourage you to start checking or aging the finish to make it look right.

Give it a while before you start doing things to it. If it plays, then that's over 95% of it's functionality intact, right?

Also, did you get that from Richtone? eBay?
I just think it's a good price. PM me if not comfortable discussing it here.

schoey1 · 02-08-2010, 09:14 AM

No Mono I didn't get it from RTM.
I sourced it from a friend on another Forum that has a guitar shop in Castleford Yorkshire (Vision Guitars) top lad and a pleasure to do business with. The guitar is 2nd hand and was traded for a Strat, but has barely a mark on it, apart from a small ding on the front, the back is very nearly pristine, like someone said early it looks like has been hardly played

lp_junkie · 02-08-2010, 09:28 AM

Good looking guitar, I like the matte look.

nwobhm · 02-08-2010, 09:11 PM

I have a 2003 Burny RLG-90, also made by Tokai. There pretty much the same guitar.

It's a great playing guitar. I love Tokais or Burny's!

El_Greco · 02-09-2010, 02:35 AM

Niiice loving it! Welcome to the club, you'll love that guitar

w00dsy · 02-09-2010, 03:10 AM

that's very nice, i really like the matte finish.

pimphat · 02-09-2010, 04:55 AM

VERY NICE!!

Reaperc89 · 02-09-2010, 07:04 AM

Very attractive looking guitar

I can't say much for the price, but it certainly looks like it was worth every penny.

schoey1 · 02-09-2010, 11:28 AM

Thanks for all the kind words guys
I have finally managed to have a look inside the neck pickup cavity on this guitar and what I found has left me a wee bit confused.
Everything looks OK to me exccept the lack of model number ?? Anybody recognise whats in its place and its relevance . If so I am eager to
know what it stands for good or bad

JIM'S GoldTOP · 02-09-2010, 11:44 AM

Is it a satin finish?

Annoying Twit · 02-09-2010, 11:52 AM

Lovely finish there.

northlight · 02-09-2010, 12:07 PM

Check in the bridge pickup cavity for the model number. MVF scribbled on the butt of the neck will probably mean Matte Violin Finish.

schoey1 · 02-09-2010, 12:08 PM

Hi JIM'SgoldTOP
This guitar was sold to me as a LS95F Matte but the finish does have some sheen and could be a satin finish ?? Either way I originaly wanted add some more sheen, but it's growing on me as it is so I am leaving as is for now

Micky Mojo · 02-09-2010, 12:23 PM

Very nice and no dimple on the headstock is alway a good thing.

Fogboundturtle · 02-09-2010, 01:04 PM

So how does it sound ?

schoey1 · 02-09-2010, 01:21 PM

She sounds pretty good to me through my Matamp First Lady, creamy but with loads of bottom end as well. I am a bedroom noodler, but a mate had a play today who is a good guitarist and it sounded REALLY good in his hands

schoey1 · 02-10-2010, 03:50 AM

Ok guys I have now cheked in the bridge pocket and still NO model number. There are some markings namely MVF plus 4-25 ?? Any one got any ideas ???

northlight · 02-10-2010, 04:48 AM

Relax mate, it's genuine! Can you tell me the serial number so that we can confirm the year of manufacture?

northlight · 02-10-2010, 01:48 PM

schoey1, it's a 2003 LS85MVF, and what a beauty she is!

schoey1 · 02-10-2010, 03:14 PM

Hi Northlight
Please could you drop me a line regarding how you scourced this info as I dont seem to be able to pull this off the Tokai registry myself (not great with computers)

Udonitron · 02-10-2010, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schoey1

Ok guys I have now cheked in the bridge pocket and still NO model number. There are some markings namely MVF plus 4-25 ?? Any one got any ideas ???

Hey it was made on my birthday!

schoey1 · 02-11-2010, 02:37 AM

4-25 The Date !!!!! As we here in the UK always write it the other way (25-4) it never occured to me that it was the date. Well done that man and take a dollar from the till on your way out

Project Hayes · 02-11-2010, 02:39 AM

very nice guitar!!!!!

kherman · 02-11-2010, 04:51 PM

Congrats!
Very nice!

Roy · 02-11-2010, 07:16 PM

Sweet looking Tokai you got there.

02-08-2010, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My 1st MIJ Hi Guys I thought you may like to see a few photos of my first MIJ guitar this is a 2003 Tokai LS 95 F matte I hope you like. This was purchasedin th e UK retail for just a shade over £500 Sorry for anyone that has seen these before on another Forum I frequent.....

02-08-2010, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scooter2112 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 3,750 Thanks: 49 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Super sweet!! Love the matte finish and the zebra pups. No PG on that one looks just right. Damnit! Now I have to find one of those in the US. __________________ "Have you hugged your Custom today?" the CS Customs make the Standards sound like a plastic banjo with a live cat stapled to the back! - Hemply, 2009

02-08-2010, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
northlight Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 686 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ I just love Tokai's violin finish. That's a beaut! __________________

02-08-2010, 08:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Cheers Lads If there is one thing I might alter it would be that I think the inlays are a touch "too white" for my tatste and I may end up staining them a little just to add some "age"

02-08-2010, 09:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ No Mono I didn't get it from RTM. I sourced it from a friend on another Forum that has a guitar shop in Castleford Yorkshire (Vision Guitars) top lad and a pleasure to do business with. The guitar is 2nd hand and was traded for a Strat, but has barely a mark on it, apart from a small ding on the front, the back is very nearly pristine, like someone said early it looks like has been hardly played

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02-08-2010, 09:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
lp_junkie Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,831 Thanks: 35 Thanked 131 Times in 29 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Good looking guitar, I like the matte look. __________________ LP_Junkie ____________________________________________ Shane Dunn on ReverbNation NOA Album sneak peak Cherish your friends and don't take the days for granted

02-08-2010, 09:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
nwobhm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NC Posts: 934 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ I have a 2003 Burny RLG-90, also made by Tokai. There pretty much the same guitar. It's a great playing guitar. I love Tokais or Burny's!

02-09-2010, 02:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
El_Greco Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greece/Germany Posts: 1,461 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Niiice loving it! Welcome to the club, you'll love that guitar __________________ They took the bar!! THEY TOOK THE WHOLE F***ING BAR!!!

02-09-2010, 03:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
w00dsy Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ that's very nice, i really like the matte finish.

02-09-2010, 04:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
pimphat Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 106 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ VERY NICE!!

02-09-2010, 11:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Thanks for all the kind words guys I have finally managed to have a look inside the neck pickup cavity on this guitar and what I found has left me a wee bit confused. Everything looks OK to me exccept the lack of model number ?? Anybody recognise whats in its place and its relevance . If so I am eager to know what it stands for good or bad

02-09-2010, 11:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
JIM'S GoldTOP Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,039 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Is it a satin finish? __________________ UNDERLINER6

02-09-2010, 11:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
Annoying Twit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 483 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ Lovely finish there.

02-09-2010, 12:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
northlight Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 686 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ Check in the bridge pickup cavity for the model number. MVF scribbled on the butt of the neck will probably mean Matte Violin Finish. __________________

02-09-2010, 12:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Hi JIM'SgoldTOP This guitar was sold to me as a LS95F Matte but the finish does have some sheen and could be a satin finish ?? Either way I originaly wanted add some more sheen, but it's growing on me as it is so I am leaving as is for now

02-09-2010, 12:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
Micky Mojo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hartlepool UK Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Very nice and no dimple on the headstock is alway a good thing. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsdHhprSkio http://www.myspace.com/mickymojo

02-09-2010, 01:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
Fogboundturtle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 192 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ So how does it sound ?

02-09-2010, 01:21 PM	#21 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ She sounds pretty good to me through my Matamp First Lady, creamy but with loads of bottom end as well. I am a bedroom noodler, but a mate had a play today who is a good guitarist and it sounded REALLY good in his hands

02-10-2010, 03:50 AM	#22 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Ok guys I have now cheked in the bridge pocket and still NO model number. There are some markings namely MVF plus 4-25 ?? Any one got any ideas ???

02-10-2010, 04:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
northlight Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 686 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ Relax mate, it's genuine! Can you tell me the serial number so that we can confirm the year of manufacture? __________________

02-10-2010, 01:48 PM	#24 (permalink)
northlight Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 686 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My 1st MIJ schoey1, it's a 2003 LS85MVF, and what a beauty she is! __________________

02-10-2010, 03:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Hi Northlight Please could you drop me a line regarding how you scourced this info as I dont seem to be able to pull this off the Tokai registry myself (not great with computers)

02-11-2010, 02:37 AM	#27 (permalink)
schoey1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnley , Lancashire , UK Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ 4-25 The Date !!!!! As we here in the UK always write it the other way (25-4) it never occured to me that it was the date. Well done that man and take a dollar from the till on your way out

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Project Hayes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 725 Thanks: 30 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ very nice guitar!!!!! __________________ * * **** Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. -- Jimi Hendrix Les Paul + Tele' + Marshall = Rock N Roll http://www.myspace.com/mikehayestunes http://www.liquidaudio.org/project_hayes/ http://www.reverbnation.com

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kherman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 306 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Congrats! Very nice! __________________ www.myspace.com/heddatheband 4 SONG CD NOW AVAILABLE!! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/HEDDA

02-11-2010, 07:16 PM	#30 (permalink)
Roy Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DFW TX Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My 1st MIJ Sweet looking Tokai you got there.

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