https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/tokai/ Recent content in Tokai on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sat, 27 May 2023 09:02:35 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-05-27-the-workhorse-ive-gigged-this/ Sat, 27 May 2023 09:02:35 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-05-27-the-workhorse-ive-gigged-this/ <p>The workhorse. I’ve gigged this guitar more than any other. And it’s my all-time favourite. A Tokai LS150 made in 2010. I finally restrung it and cleaned it up after shamefully having done neither for more than a year. It’s got plenty more work ahead of it this year.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2022-04-17-ill-take-a-plain-top/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:48:10 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2022-04-17-ill-take-a-plain-top/ <p>I&rsquo;ll take a &lsquo;plain top&rsquo; Les Paul over a veneer top any day. The mystery of maple&rsquo;s fungal growth patterns is that it changes depending on the angle of the light and how you look at it. Every slab of wood is completely unique. In just the right light, the faintest hint of flames becomes visible on the top of my 2010 Tokai LS150. And patterns that mean that it’s completely identtifiable - like that odd little curl and the deeper flame near the toggle switch. This is a workhorse rock guitar. It&rsquo;s been banged up and played hard. But it&rsquo;s still the best guitar I own against some pretty stiff competition.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-10-01-yes-the-perfect-sunburst-les/ Sun, 01 Oct 2017 12:59:59 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-10-01-yes-the-perfect-sunburst-les/ <p>Yes. The perfect sunburst Les Paul does exist. And it’s made by Tokai Japan.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-08-23-forgot-i-had-ezlemoens-amazing/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:53:49 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-08-23-forgot-i-had-ezlemoens-amazing/ <p>Forgot I had <a href="https://instagram.com/ezlemoen">@ezlemoen</a>&lsquo;S amazing #Tokai #telecaster to #play tonight.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-07-02-she-looks-so-beautiful-now/ Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:10:37 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-07-02-she-looks-so-beautiful-now/ <p>She looks so #beautiful now!</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-05-03-testing-my-gig-rig-for/ Wed, 03 May 2017 15:02:36 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-05-03-testing-my-gig-rig-for/ <p>#testing my #gig #rig for the #weekend.</p>