Jamesemt Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Back when I used to play six strings (ahem...) I GASed after a Tokai Love Rock for years. Just wondering what the bass equivalents are like? While I'm at it, why haven't Gibson Les Paul basses ever become popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I have one of the original Love Rocks when they first released. Compared to my dads '59 Les paul (lucky git) its a very good copy. Not sure about the newer models now as I haven't tried one.... I played one of the bass versions a while back and while not really my thing.... it did have a fantastic tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 [b]Japanese[/b]-made Tokai's are wonderful instruments. I'm not really into the copies (although I have a guitarist friend who loves his Tokai Strat copies), but I have two of their original designs - a Talbo 135 Bass and a Talbo Jr Guitar and both a great. IMO the reason Les Paul basses haven't been popular is that the original one (the Triumph Bass) was short scale and had weird controls, and more recent models simply don't have the elegance of the guitars, plus they tend to suffer from neck-dive and Gibson don't have the best of reputations for their basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I've owned lots of Tokai's, the jap models are awesome, the Korean are better then Epiphone, they make some in China too, which are decent enough for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 My Dad has a Japanese Gold Top LS-80. Weighs about 15lbs i'm sure. It's a fantastic guitar and in my inheritance list . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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