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I guess that the "writing" was done using glue and mirror tiles? 80s vibes :cool:

Hi chuckyz2! Thank you. I've opened this thread for my new tokai. You can have a look there...

For me this is a whole new way to look at things, but I got more and more curious about the tokai lawsuit and production while...

That is ultimately what matters. Most of us are chasing a tone or sound in our head. If you found that in a Kay or a SIlvertone it...

No didn't check that, but I doubt that's any audible difference. Mine is quite light and I like the way it sounds and plays.

Yeah I read that thread about the nagano built tokais, but are there any (quality) differences in those "outsourced" guitars you know of?

1981 "model year". The actual production of guitars with 1981 model year specs always begins in the fall of the preceding year. Your...

The "LS Dynamic" thread mentions that these pickups were used starting 1981 that's why I wondered how they ended up in this 1980 tokai...

So they were actually already used in 1980s Tokais?

More inkies here including yours: Inkie LS and LC Tokais of Nagano Gallery

Those pickups with the hex poles were called "LS Dynamic" in the Tokai catalogs. They were only used a short time. More here: LS...

Hi! I just recently purchased this beauty. Seems to be an LS-50 "Inkie" from 1980. The pickups seem to be gotos. The back panel is not...

1980 LS50 Inkie SN 0101037 Used 1980 Tokai Love Rock LS-50 Cherry Sunburst MIJ Les Paul Standard W/GB | eBay

Hey Tokai enthusiasts, I just joined your forum after using it for some research to buy my first 80s Tokai. It really is a great source...