Tokai is a Japanese guitar company. The Japanese guitars are by far the best Gibson style guitar you’re going to find. They replicate them beautifully with the exception of the headstock name and model numbers. The Tokai label is printed firmly on the headstock with the words “Love Rock” as opposed to “Les Paul”.
One may also ask, are Tokai guitars still made in Japan?
In 2015 I started carrying Tokai guitars here on the site. These guitars come straight from the Tokai factory in Hamamatsu and are all made in Japan!
People also ask, did Tokai make Fender guitars? Tōkai Gakki and Dyna Gakki took over the manufacture of the Fender Japan models in 1996/1997. The Tōkai-made Fender Japan guitars were not exported, but some of the Dyna-made Fender Japan guitars were.
Thereof, what year is my Tokai guitar?
Tokai uses a seven-digit serial number usually pressed into the back of the headstock for the Gibson model replicas. Love Rocks use the first digit of the serial number for the year, 10XXXXX=1981 and starting in 1989 Love Rocks use the first two digits for the year, 89XXXXX=1989.
When did Fender make guitars in Japan?
Late 1981: While still under CBS ownership, Fender begins it’s first ever guitar production in Japan; the manufacturing plant was the FujiGen Gakki Corp. These guitars were all labeled “MADE IN JAPAN”.