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Tokai LS-50 Reborn Old
'50's Gibson Style Gold Top Les Paul1980 - Made in JapanSN#: 0009093Weight: 9 lbs 4.8 oz's
Nut: 1.70
Thickness of the Neck at the First fret is .88 and .90 at the TwelfthComes in a New Padded Gig Bag100% Original with NO Mods, Breaks or Repairs
$$$ It has just been professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. It has low action with no buzzing. The frets are in perfect condition and polished to shine like a mirror, it is truly stage or studio ready/worthy. Including New Strings,  Perfect Intonation, Truss Rod Adjustment and Low Action Read Our Feedback and Rest Assured, The Dude Abides!
This stunning Tokai Reborn Old LS-50, is an absolute show stopper, oozing with vintage MOJO, while maintaining an excellent cosmetic condition that is mind-blowing for a guitar that is 45 years old. 'Reborn Old' is a distinguished gem among Tokai's rare Reborn models. Only introduced for short period in 1980, Reborn Old was soon handed over to Love Rock, to get around ever escalating pressure from Gibson lawsuit.
The Tokai Love Rock LS-50 is a take on the classic Gibson Les Paul guitar. Released in 1980 this goldtop is modeled after a 1958 Les Paul and features a maple top, mahagony body and Tokai ’57 Vintage MKII humbuckers. (made by Gotoh)
Tokai faithfully modeled their Love Rock guitars of specific classic Gibson Les Paul models – the LS-50 is based on a 1958 Les Paul. Only the LS-50/60 models were produced as a goldtop.
This guitar is in very good to excellent vintage condition. There are a few scratches and dings, but overall for its age, it is in very nice shape. The most significant wear and tear is the scratches/paint chip on the top near the knobs (see pics)
Guitar features: SN#: 0009093 / maple top / mahogany body / mahogany neck / rosewood fingerboard /  tune-o-matic and stop bar bridge / original volume and tone controls / Vintage Kluson Style tuners / original handmade bone nut / original exposed humbucker pickupsTokai LS guitars between 1978 and 1985 went through a period of change as American manufacturers began to put pressure on the Asian guitar makers, who were copying the classic American designs for both domestic and international markets. Very little law suits were actually made during the “law-suit” era as often referred too. Tokai called their Gibson copies, Les Paul Model, Les Paul Reborn, Reborn Old and finally Love Rocks from 1980. Like Tokai’s copies of Fender guitars, they went back to the original source to make guitars that were of a very high quality, when US manufacturers were having to reduce production costs.
This guitar is professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. It has low action with no buzzing or dead spots and is an absolute joy to play. It has been deep cleaned and detailed. All guitars will arrive looking and playing great. The frets have been leveled / dressed / polished and the fingerboard was cleaned. (Unfinished Rosewood and Ebony boards get treated with Fret Doctor - a proprietary all natural oil that is the best on the market) It has brand new strings, the action was adjusted, the intonation is spot on and it plays excellent. All the electronics work flawlessly.
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* Neck is perfectly straight and the truss rod works with no issues
* Intonation is spot-on
* It has been professionally set up with nice low action & new American made strings.
* If needed, the frets will be dressed leveled & crowned
* All frets are polished prior to shipping when they are set up - They will shine like new!
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Vintage 1980 Tokai Reborn Old LS-50 Gold Top - Gibson 'Lawsuit' Era (Open Book Headstock) Les Paul - Made in Japan - Pro Set Up w Perfect Frets/Action/Intonation!