Tokai Love Rock LS160 - 2011 Japan - Violin Finish Nitro w/ Gibson Burstbuckers

Here's a top-tier Tokai Love Rock LS160, built in 2011 in Japan. This model is Tokai's high-end take on the golden-era Les Paul, and many players will tell you Tokai does it better than Gibson. Either way, this one delivers.

It is loaded with a premium upgrade: a set of Gibson Burstbucker 1 & 2 pickups, it nails vintage PAF tones: rich and woody in the neck, bright and clear in the bridge, and beautifully balanced together. The guitar weighs in at 8 lbs 13 oz and is loud, resonant, and punchy even before you plug it in.

Finished in Tokai's Violin Finish: a sublte burst between Cherry Sunburst and Ice Tea—done in thin nitrocellulose lacquer. The condition is very good: clean overall with some light surface scratches on the back and a few faint clear-coat marks on the neck. The neck has a couple of small buffed spots on the back that are visible but feel smooth and don't affect playability. Does not have a pickguard. Comes with original Tokai gigbag. Set up with 10–46s, low action, and spot-on intonation, it's ready to go.

Specs:

- Mahogany, long tenon neck

- Comfortable “C” profile

- .870" at 1st fret / .990" at 12th fret

- Bound rosewood fingerboard, 12" radius, pearloid - trapezoid inlays

- Medium jumbo frets (virtually no wear)

- Scale: 24 3/4"

- Nut: 1 11/16"

- Gotoh Kluson-style tuners

- 11-prefix serial (2011)

- Solid mahogany body w/ two-piece carved maple top

- Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish

- Gibson Burstbucker 1 & 2 pickups

- CTS pots (20th week of 2011) w/ Sprague Orange Drop caps

- No-wire ABR-1 style bridge w/ brass saddles

- aluminum stopbar

- Amber bonnet knobs, switch tip

- Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz

- Original Tokai padded gigbag included