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SOLD: Tokai ES120 MIJ - Cherry red 335 a like
First a picture:
https://i.imgur.com/amewB40.jpgI haven't had this long but I keep coming back to my LP and this isn't getting played so...
Here is the original for sale thread:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/112382/sold-tokai-es120-mij-335-copy-fs#latestBought it from
@pottolom who I'm hoping won't mind me cut and pasting some of his description!
So:
- This is a 2003 Made in Japan Tokai ES120, with a Gator hard case.
- It has barely any fret wear and hardly a mark on it, looks a few months old rather than 14 years and has obviously barely been played.
- Cherry red, with a premium very flamey top and some lovely mineral streaking.
- Neck profile is similar to a 59 Gibson. I'd estimate it at about 0.85 inches at the 1st fret, about 1 inch at the twelfth. So a proper neck, not like that slim nonsense on most Gibson 335s!
- The ES120 was the higher-grade model back in 2003. You'll need to read up on Tokai model numbers to understand, but the '120' refers to the price in yen, i.e. 120,000 yen, so the equivalent version today is called something like an ES158 as with inflation it's 158,000 yen (!).
- It's a nice, light one - about 7.5 pounds.
- Also has the long 1950s pick guard.
- And it's all-original.
- The case is in excellent condition - except for a crack by one of the studs at the end as pictured which doesn't affect the solidity of the case.
I'm after what I paid - which is £700. New they're more than twice that, and around £750 seems to be what they go for on here/Gumtree/eBay (I've been looking at these for a while).
It's in Leeds and I'd rather do cash on collection or meet-up somewhere nearish.
Here are the pics (some more on the original thread too):
https://i.imgur.com/QIhJ7YJ.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/z7aMQH5.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/UW7pAIi.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/8V8cqga.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Qe5t3Ey.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/q97Mkvr.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/dibJj7d.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/4cp1yTm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/wMGzdbj.jpg
Comments
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I can vouch for @redrighthand and also tell you that this is a fantastic 335, about as beautiful as they come. The mineral streaking looks superb. Just look at the photos above (much better than the shots in my ad were!).
It's lightweight, resonant and has a lovely beefy neck. Pickups sounded as good as anything else through my amp.
I only sold it because I managed to score an older Tokai ES90, which is very similar really but I kind of enjoy owning something a bit more 'worn in'.
Really, to get anything similar from Gibson (premium flamey top, 50s neck), you'd have to pay a *lot* of money for one of their higher-end models. These Tokais are IMO about the best deal available on the used market and don't really come up for sale very often.
Buy with confidence.
@Gassage I don't know tbh. I had assumed poly. Looking at this thread there seems to be some confusion, and it sounds like Tokai make it more confusing by doing nitro over poly too! http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/tokai-es120.107296/
Can't believe this is still here. I mean, just *look* at it!
Looks stunning and difficult to believe it hasn't already been snapped up !
Have had various people want it, but shipped, and am waiting for someone more local to grab it!
im up in Leeds in a fortnight for work. Will watch this with some interest...
Nut is about 42mm
Can't find my calliper so those are with a ruler.