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1980 Tokai LS-80 Love Rock with the rare original hardcase in very good condition for sale. If you’re seeing this, you likely know what it is; a true vintage classic, Tokai’s brilliant take on a ‘58 Les Paul Standard.
It has a comfortably full neck profile, one piece old mahogany body, thin nitro finish, and beautiful maple top with some birdseye figuring throughout. The sustain, resonance, and playability are absolutely off the charts… it’s an unbelievable guitar.
There are no breaks on the guitar, and the neck is straight with room to adjust the truss rod either way. There is a ding on the top corner of the headstock (pictured), as well as the usual slight separation of the headstock overlay edges, and some slight binding cracking/separation on the treble side around the first few frets and also in the cutaway area around the top (also pictured). There is general wear and worming in the finish on the neck and back commensurate with a 40+ year old guitar that’s clearly been played.
Because the original bridge collapsed over time, I replaced it with a new ABR-1 style bridge, thumbwheels, stoptail posts and tailpiece (I used Faber parts for all of these and will include the originals with the sale). The top right screw in the neck pickup ring was missing so I just used an extra screw I had on hand as a replacement. The pickguard was missing when I originally bought the guitar.
As usual, contact me with any questions or for more pictures if needed. I’m happy to oblige!
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