Tokai Love Rock Custom LC60 Wine Red 1981
Tokai Love Rock Custom LC60, Wine Red, made in Japan 1983. Tokai's Love Rock series are widely regarded as some of the finest G-style instruments ever made in Japan. This one dates to 1983, right in the thick of Tokai's purple patch, and it's an amazing instrument. The Custom style models are harder to find than the Standard styles, so this is a cool score. In true Custom style, there's no maple top: it's carved mahogany, blessed with beautiful ribbon grain on show under the rich red finish. There's a bunch of yellowing, fading and scuffs around the finish: this has played it's fair share of tunes and possibly passively smoked a decent share of darts over the decades.. The neck is a super comfy deep vintage C, almost a V but not quite, and it's been rubbed up to a smooth finish by our handy house tech. The weight is pretty manageable at 4kg, and the natural resonance and responsiveness really is top notch. Plugged in: phwoar. The neck pickup is round, dark and weighty, with a jazzy warble. The bridge pickup is a creamy dream, with punch aplenty and more complexity than a Game of Thrones plot line. This is a super smart score and a real vintage Japan treasure.
Model: Tokai Love Rock Custom LC60
Made: Japan, 1983
Serial: 3015843
Finish: Wine Red, gloss poly
Body: mahogany inc carved top
Neck: mahogany, ebony fretboard, 24.75" scale, 44mm nut, 12" radius vintage C
Weight: 4.090kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Tokai PAF-style humbucker x2
Accessories: new hard case
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has scuffs all over, dimples on the end and back and some fading and checking lines on the front. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, dimples and scuffs and some rub wear on the back only, as well as some discolouration of the binding and a small dent on the bass side near the 7th fret marker. The back has minor dimples and scuffs all over and some rub wear around the control cavity. The sides have minor scuffs, dimples and dents around the whole body, as well as discolouration on the binding. The front has minor dents around the knobs, along the back edge and in the elbow area, rub wear above the pickups, minor scuffs around the whole body, as well as play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: very good condition (7/10)
Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/52 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 7/10, normal wear inc minor pitting, freshly cleaned up and levelled by our tech