Tokai P90 Goldtop GAS

[AJBaker]

On a local website, for 600$, a Japanese Tokai goldtop LP copy, including case and a bareknuckle neck pickup.
A great price, but I can't really justify more guitars. I have a tele I love, plus a strat, and a humbucker Les Paul that are quite nice. Also a jazz box and some acoustics. Nothing p90 though, since I let my Casino go...

Also, it's not like I have many gigs lined up right now, so hard to justify buying more stuff...

But what a beautiful instrument!

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[Thin white duke]

Very beautiful, a cheaper but very nice alternative.

https://www.thomann.de/it/harley_benton_sc_450_p90_gt_classic_series.htm

 

[Paulie_Boy]

The Japanese models have the open book or mustache headstock. Tokai had them made in Korea and China as well with different headstocks. If it is Japanese, $600 USD is an absolute steal. May be worth 2-3X that price in the US. Way better than a Gibson. (I have three Tokai's.)

 

[AJBaker]

The Japanese models have the open book or mustache headstock. Tokai had them made in Korea and China as well with different headstocks. If it is Japanese, $600 is a an absolute steal. May be worth 2-3X that price. Way better than a Gibson. (I have three Tokai's.)

Yup, made in Japan.

 

[Paulie_Boy]

Yup, made in Japan.

If you haven't done so already, check Reverb for the current prices. Highly collectable in the states because the clones had import restrictions.

 

[AJBaker]

https://www.anibis.ch/fr/d-musique-...tar--31722699.aspx?mid=733392&pi=1&ps=20&pr=1

More info

 

[Ess Eff]

I just bought a Chinese Tokai LPJ DC and it's a beauty. Way better finish than my equivalent Gibson.

I was amazed when I saw the retail prices on the Japanese ones. Even more expensive than Gibsons but I'd bet way better too.
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[televillian]

the kind of deals that always seem to turn up when you really shouldn`t pull the trigger

 

[Paulie_Boy]

https://www.anibis.ch/fr/d-musique-...tar--31722699.aspx?mid=733392&pi=1&ps=20&pr=1

More info

Mamma mia!
Here's one without the mustache headstock. $1,800
https://reverb.com/item/32959358-tokai-uls-132-love-rock-goldtop-p90-japanese-hard-case


For $600 you could play it for awhile or flip it easily for a profit.

 

[radiocaster]

Mamma mia!
Here's one without the mustache headstock. $1,800
https://reverb.com/item/32959358-tokai-uls-132-love-rock-goldtop-p90-japanese-hard-case


For $600 you could play it for awhile or flip it easily for a profit.

You might be able to get a couple hundred more, but that listing is a typical reverb suckers' listing.

 

[guitarist232345]

Very beautiful, a cheaper but very nice alternative.

https://www.thomann.de/it/harley_benton_sc_450_p90_gt_classic_series.htm

Thanks for this, it may resolve my gold top GAS cheaply

 

[Thin white duke]

Thanks for this, it may resolve my gold top GAS cheaply

Harley Benton guitars are not bad at all for price- quality

 

[AJBaker]

Harley Benton guitars are not bad at all for price- quality

Have you compared them to an epiphone or a Japanese made guitar? There is a big difference in price.

(Dove sei in Italia? Spero che non stai per impazzire con il confinimento in questo momento.)

 

[Thin white duke]

Have you compared them to an epiphone or a Japanese made guitar? There is a big difference in price.

Unfortunately i didn't compare it to other brands but it was a nice guitar, hard to get a better axe for that price i think.

(Dove sei in Italia? Spero che non stai per impazzire con il confinimento in questo momento.)[/QUOTE]

Si sono in Italia, sono abbastanza al limite, è molto dura.

Translation more or less :
Are you in Italy ? i hope you are not getting mad for the quarantine...

Answer : Yes i'm in Italy I'm exhausted, it's very hard....

 

[AJBaker]

What part of Italy?

 

[Thin white duke]

What part of Italy?

Florence.

 

[Paulie_Boy]

You might be able to get a couple hundred more, but that listing is a typical reverb suckers' listing.

I appreciate your opinion. The mustache headstock Japanese models are highly sought after in the US because they weren't available here. I understand that things are different in Europe as I have seen them in many shops there.

Do you own one or have you played one? Delightful.

 

[radiocaster]

I appreciate your opinion. The mustache headstock Japanese models are highly sought after in the US because they weren't available here. I understand that things are different in Europe as I have seen them in many shops there.

Do you own one or have you played one? Delightful.

No, I also don't care much about headstocks. But that Harley Benton one is pretty gross even for my standards, which are pretty low.

 

[AJBaker]

So it looks like a good deal overall?

 

[stax]

The Japanese models have the open book or mustache headstock. Tokai had them made in Korea and China as well with different headstocks. If it is Japanese, $600 USD is an absolute steal. May be worth 2-3X that price in the US. Way better than a Gibson. (I have three Tokai's.)

MIJ models for export don't always have open book headstocks in fact they're quite rare in the UK.
I had a LS140 Tokai Gold top P90 that I deeply regret selling.
The only Les Paul I put above it was one Gibson made and gave to a mate of mine.