

LS-100: Same as LS-80 but top is generally nicer solid blister/quilt maple top or solid mahogany top, 1 pc mahogany back. LS-80: 2 piece center seam solid plain top or blister top, (a few flame tops), 1 piece mahogany back. LS-60: 2 piece center seam maple top solid plain top (or veneer flame top on 1984-85 TLS models), 2 piece mahogany back. (note: Some Reborn and Reborn Old models will have specs of next model up.) Tokai LS 1978 - 1985 model lineup and features: LC-60: 2 piece top, 2 piece back, poly finish LS-50: 3 piece maple top or off center seam maple top, multi piece mahogany back. There are exceptions, but the following are general guidelines. If you are ready for an entirely new level of sound quality and performance, then it's time for you to enter the trinity sound stream : the SEB!Ĭomes complete with Certificate of Authenticity (dated and stamped with serial number) a Tokai fitted Black hard case.Thought I would start another Tokai thread for posting pics, identification tips, and serial # dating for all Tokai model years, not just 1978-1985 models like the previous thread. Tokai Japan has again succeeded in producing the same long sustain and clear sound with the added warmth and aesthetic appeal of a wooden body. Now after two decades of research and development In 1983 Tokai Japan created the same revolutionary with the famous aluminum-alloy body and original Tokai Talbo guitars and basses. In addition, the multi-directional grains offer a stunning visual appearance unmatched by standard instruments.

This state of the art new body construction offers dramatically increased sustain and note clarity that can actually be felt "streaming" through your body as you play. Thus, By placing a cross-grained piece of wood at this center position of the body, the sound is reflected back towards the top and back of the instrument four times faster than on a standard guitar. The basic principle of this groundbreaking theory is that string vibrations of wooden instruments travel faster at the center of the body than they do at the top and back. Tokai has patented their new invention through extensive research, called the SEB Body Construction.
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Tokai Gakki Co., Ltd., often referred as Tokai Guitars Company Ltd., is a Japanese guitar manufacturer founded in 1947 and situated in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka perfecture.
