Tokai Cat's Eyes CE-280D, made in Japan 1982. These old Cat's Eyes acoustic guitars were well received in their day and are generally well regarded in our day. The shape is based off a Martin D-18, the classic spruce/mahogany dreadnought...
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Tokai Custom Edition Strat, sunburst, made in Japan around 1987. Sometimes a guitar comes in that's annoyingly good... am I meant to sell this? Can I just keep it? Dang. Tokai's Custom Edition line is a bit mysterious; it only...
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Tokai Custom Edition Strat style, refinished to green metallic flake, made in Japan circa 1987. Here's a pretty special piece! This one arrived with a pretty questionable coat of 'fiesta red' over the original white, so we enlisted our local guitar...
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Tokai Hard Puncher, candy apple red, made in Japan 1981. These vintage Tokai instruments made quite a stir in their day owing to some outrageous build quality and tone; they're enjoying somewhat of a renaissance amongst players in the current...
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Tokai LS80 Love Rock gold top, made in Japan 1983. Tokai launched in 1947 and are certainly some of the most renowned instrument builders in Japan. The Love Rock models from the early eighties enjoy a reputation for being some of the...
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Tokai Silver Star SS40YS, sunburst, made in Japan 1980. Aw heck, this is a nice thing. Tokai made a lot of waves in the 70s and 80s for producing guitars in the style of 50s Gibson and Fender models to...
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Tokai Spring Sound ST-50, sunburst, made in Japan 1980. Without this guitar, Fender Japan might never have existed. In the late 70s and early 80s, Tokai were making guitars by hand referenced off 50s and 60s Fender and Gibson models...
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Tokai FSD-65 Five Star, red sparkle fade, made in Japan circa 1985. Here we have the perfect guitar for all those subtle smooth jazz gigs you've been doing... you're welcome! Well, maybe not actually. This could only ever have been...
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Tokai Vintage Series SG75, relic cherry finish, made in Japan 2008. Tokai has a rich history of producing Gibson style guitars; many of the founding Tokai luthiers spent time working for Gibson in their 'golden era'. This more recent example...
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