Tokai electric guitar 0011823 st50 electric guitar from japan cool. The guitar centre at the gabba is a brisbane guitar store where you can feel comfortable, cared about and understood. These are one of the newest electric guitars in the tokai catalog. Has a crl blade switch, switchcraft jack, sprague caps, and gotoh bridge and tuners. The new tokai breezy sound guitar has been transformed around the supervee maverick tremolo for a one of a kind design. Fantastic build quality and a wide array of guitar body styles that are worthy of. Librarything local covers bookstores and libraries, and book events of all kinds. The wide range of styles available ensures that there is a variety of models to choose from. The most famous musical instrument shop in japan since 1938. Tokai have also made a lot of gibson and martin acoustic model replicas. I just love tokai guitar they are the best also have a tokai 335 its just awesome sound without the big price tag.
No other factory ttype on the market has the reliability and tonal clarity of supervees patented blade technology and is now available to musicians worldwide. Whether youre a new guitarist buying your first beginner guitar or a seasoned guitarist adding another guitar to your evergrowing collection, were here to help you navigate the vast array of choices youll find on these pages. Tokai sets these up for low action, so they will need some final tweaking and minor adjustments on your end to match your playing style and preferences. Some even argue that the quality is better with some copy guitars than the major manufacturers originals ie.
As a leading tokai guitars uk specialist, every tokai we sell is meticulously setup before sale. The book shoppe in cape town, western cape librarything. Jul 19, 2014 tokai super edition guitar 1984 made in japan. Tokai electric guitars come with single coil or humbucker pickups. One piece mahogany back solid maple top with light flame, mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard. Electric guitars and acoustic guitars feel different, so youre best off learning on the instrument youre most excited about playing. I just love tokai guitar they are the best also have a tokai 335 its just. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
These numbers correspond directly to the year of manufacture see below for korean models. The book shoppe is the best second hand book store in my opinion. Document an accurate and reliable methodology for determining the manufactured date of tokai electric guitar models. The mission is being fullfilled by having tokai owners register their guitars in our database. After i wrote my book on vintage japanese guitars, ive been able to establish some really good relationships with many of the japanese guitar factories. Unfollow tokai guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Tokai has been the hallmark of quality products since then. The brand is also known for using a large variety of woods in their guitar designs, making for a premium build quality. The first was my visit to the fujigen factories, but for this article i wanted to write about tokai gakki in hamamatsu. So yes, its a little more expensive than a trip to your local library but since you own the books theres no pressure to get them back on time. Product category tokai guitars music express canada. The book shoppe in cape town, western cape librarything local. Tokai is one of japans leading companies in the business. The gibson replicas by tokai are highly appreciated since they are usually superior than gibson in quality price relation.
Brian may from queen uses a tokai hummingbird acoustic on some recordings. You can also use the filter on the left hand side to see tokai guitars in stock vs tokai guitars available to order. I go here at least once a month to get my book fix. Fender, gibson and epiphone are among the most popular electric guitar brands. Sep 20, 2019 this is a great little place and well worth the visit. Despite what a lot of people seem to think there were more guitar factories in japan in the 70s and 80s than tokai and the ibanez factory, which is actually fujigen gakki who made guitars for other brands besides ibanez, such as greco, and wasnt owned by ibanez parent.
Oct 21, 2014 the manager of tokai said hondo means mainland in japanese and that was the name used on the guitars they made with american necks. Unfollow tokai guitars to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. But you can send us a message and well get back to you, asap. Tokai guitars made in japan richards guitars of stratford. A great guitar in a bright lake placid blue, two piece alder body, onepiece maple neck with a comfortable deep c profile with rolled edges to the fretboard, great fretjob, alnico pickups and traditional bridge with three steel saddles. The guitar shop is brisbanes best stocked, most reputed guitar dealership. Custom shop tokai electric guitar the top guitars company. These reborn old guitars have a satin nitro cellulose finish, aged nickel hardware, paf mk 2 pickups. The books are carefully selected and lovingly restored before being rehomed with new readers. Tokai has been a hallmark of quality products for several decades. The first ones are differentiated as premium or vintage among our fanatic guitars offer, while the second ones belong to the traditional series. Tokai guitars in the 1980s and so hondos which were made by tokai in japan up to 1983 later in korea were good guitars and worth buying if you come across one in playable condition.
Ringo starr shows how to play ticket to ride, come together and back off boogaloo duration. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. They are ready to answer your questions or concerns. Discussion forum for tokai and other japanese brand guitars. They only accept books that are in great condition and the average book price is around r40. Tokai guitar information this is the main section of the site containing all the information you could ever want well almost on tokai guitars. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.
Get the best prices on our vintage tokai guitars both instore and online. Our company, established in 1947, is a manufacturer of electric guitars, basses and acoustics in japan. Thanks for watching and feel free to comment, ask questions etc. Buy tokai solid body electric guitars and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. This is a supercharged model, featuring ash bodies and original tokai pickups with a splitcoil humbucker via a pushpull tone pot. The company was founded in 1947 by tadayouki adachi and remains familyowned. Westcoast guitars vancouver you never know who you will see in westcoast guitars. Tokai als55 love rock vintage faded taurus stomp he. Never heard of the brand, but id take any claim they were made by tokai with a big grain of salt. I initially contacted tokai when i was researching for a book about vintage japanese guitars. We stock all major brands of guitars, amps and accessories, and offer friendly service, repairs, advice and. The book shoppe in cape town, western cape the book shoppe in cape town, western cape.
Together they have united to offer one of the finest ttype guitars available. This is the most popular guitar brand in japan, and the guitars themselves are very highly regarded by musicians the world over. In an effort to determine the manufacture date and other key information on these wonderful guitars the tokai guitar registry was created. The one time i had a concern about a guitar they responded immediately and handled the situation more than i expected. In 1965 tokai started making classical guitars and in 1968 started making the hummingbird electric guitar models and in 1970 started making the hummingbird acoustic models. This is a great little place and well worth the visit. The best guitars that no one has ever heard of im looking at adding to my guitar collection but i want something different i currently have a lp and. Id say theyre definitely a step above epiphone stuff, similar in quality to, say, schecter stuff of a similar price range. Tokai japan 2019 autumn shipment the tokai japan 2019 autumn shipment has just arrived, and the guitars are on their way to dealers across the country. This shipment includes the following guitar styles. Tokai gibson copy information tokai gibson replica date information tokai copies of the gibson guitars japanese manufacture typically have sevendigit serial numbers sn impressed into the back of the headstock. Tokai guitar registry tokai gibson copy information.
Local and international musicians, actors, photographers, and movie producers, drop in regularly to chat, relax, jam, or just have a marley coffee in shannons music coffee bar. Get the best deals on tokai when you shop the largest online selection at. This is my second article in a series of japanese guitar factory tours. We have collected various bits of information over the years on tokai guitars including. The tokai japan 2019 autumn shipment has just arrived, and the guitars are on their way to dealers across the country. You can play an electric guitar without an amp, but the volume may be too low for effective learning. Two names synonymous with quality and innovation are tokai and supervee. Tokai was established in 1947, and is a very well respected manufacture of electric guitars, basses and acoustic from japan, with more affordable models coming from indonesia. Reverb is the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell used, vintage, and new music gear online. I had put my name down for a book about two years ago, lo and behold, two years later the book came in and i got an sms notifying me that the book is now instore, with the cost and saying i had x amount of time in which to collect, before they put it onto the shelves.