The newer tokai guitars.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:15 pm

yes the brand, i know there not everyone's cup of tea. but i like it, sounds like i want it to sound. as long as i can get ac/dc and the bluesbreaker's album tones, it's good.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:15 pm

I hope you had a lot of change from this compared to the prices of the brands you quoted in the beginning.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:18 pm

Â£220, though i traded another guitar, so he owed me lol

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:21 pm

If you like it that's all that matters.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:33 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:Â£220, though i traded another guitar, so he owed me lol

Isn't that way over the odds? Don't they go for Â£189 new? - how can you have given him Â£220 AND a guitar?

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:36 pm

Mike wrote:
Progrockabuse wrote:Â£220, though i traded another guitar, so he owed me lol
Isn't that way over the odds? Don't they go for Â£189 new? - how can you have given him Â£220 AND a guitar?

I read that as: he gave the guy a guitar worth more than Â£220, so the shop guy gave him some money back as well.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:37 pm

the guitar was Â£220 if i was to buy it out right. i trade in my casino, which was a more expensive guitar and they gave me some money back.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:41 pm

This Edwards LP with amp knobs is pure filth! Not cheap at Â£869 though.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:53 pm

I wouldn't have traded a Casino but hey ho it's not my guitars.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:56 pm

timhulio wrote:This Edwards LP with amp knobs is pure filth! Not cheap at Â£869 though.

What are the Hagstrom LP's like, Jamie has one right?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:00 pm

argylelewis wrote:I wouldn't have traded a Casino but hey ho it's not my guitars.

as much i liked the casino, it wasn't for me. fed back too much at gig levels and had high output pickups, which made it difficult to balance between guitars.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:09 pm

But it looks so good

as I said it's your choice so as long as you like it that's all that matters.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:32 pm

Johno wrote:What are the Hagstrom LP's like, Jamie has one right?

I was pleasantly surprised. Has a coil split switch. Generally it feels like Epi quality but I've not played it plugged-in.

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:03 pm

Johno wrote:
timhulio wrote:This Edwards LP with amp knobs is pure filth! Not cheap at Â£869 though.

What are the Hagstrom LP's like, Jamie has one right?

i don't like les pauls

i like gold hardware black lp custom-style guitar, when executed right

different league.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:13 pm

Glad your happy with that Rob, Vintage seems to be gaining a lot of respect recently. Is it chambered or is it a heavy motherfucker?

I had a MIK Tokai, MIK Epi and a MIK Burny (LP's), the Tokai was the better guitar of the three.
Also had an 82 Ibanez Artist (like Tim mentioned) and that was way better than all of them, up there with handmade stuff like Eggle and Gordon Smith. Heavy though, even with a wide strap it would dislocate your shoulder.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:45 am

The japanese Tokai's that I have tried have all been wonderful. It's hard to believe they can sound soo good for the buck. And their custom shop is in the same pricerange as regular Gibsons.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:01 am

timhulio wrote:This Edwards LP with amp knobs is pure filth! Not cheap at Â£869 though.

argh, you're making me miss my greco.

edit: where were you lot when I was selling it for $500?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:26 am

Fran wrote:Glad your happy with that Rob, Vintage seems to be gaining a lot of respect recently. Is it chambered or is it a heavy motherfucker?

it's a heavy fucker, shoulder was kaining afterwards. It's worth it though, sounded amazing. Very versital, I was going from norah jones to deep purple and throughtout it was rounded and full on the neck pickup and bright and crisp on the bridge.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:50 pm

oooh vintage, i love this guitar. besides the shitty relic job.
but whatever.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:33 pm

mage wrote:
timhulio wrote:This Edwards LP with amp knobs is pure filth! Not cheap at Â£869 though.

argh, you're making me miss my greco.

edit: where were you lot when I was selling it for $500?

Edwards makes a very attractive john sykes LP. I'm not sure how they play, but they look amazing.