We love the look of the uncovered double-cream pickups in this fantastic vintage Made In Japan Tokai.
Produced during the highly regarded mid-1980s era of Tokai production, this model is a faithful recreation of an early Gibson Les Paul and represents the quality craftsmanship Made in Japan Tokais are known for.
The guitar is lively and resonant acoustically, with excellent sustain. Plugged in, it delivers a warm, articulate vintage-style voice with strong midrange presence and clear highs.
The pickups retain their classic PAF-style character — balanced, dynamic, and responsive to picking attack and volume changes.
The guitar features the following quality upgrades:
These upgrades improve tuning stability, sustain, and overall reliability while keeping the original electronics intact.
This is a well-played, player-grade vintage instrument.
Structurally solid with no issues. It has the honest wear you’d expect from a 41-year-old working guitar.
This is not a case queen — it’s a resonant, broken-in instrument that feels and sounds like a mature MIJ Love Rock should.
A great opportunity to own a mid-80s Japanese Tokai with original electronics and thoughtful performance upgrades. It’s an excellent player with vintage character and the build quality these early Love Rocks are respected for.
Far Out Guitars provide a 14 day no-quibble return policy, so if you don't get on with your new guitar, you can return it for a refund.
You can come and play the guitar at our premises in Marple, Cheshire by appointment only. Just drop us a message.
