1980 Tokai Japan ES-100 Semi Hollowbody ES-335 (Vintage Sunburst)

1980 Tokai Japan ES-100 Semi Hollowbody ES-335 (Vintage Sunburst)Made in Japan briefly in the early 1980's, the Tokai ES100 was one of two models available that were high quality replicas of Gibson's 1960 model ES 335. Maple body with a solid maple center block set to a rounded U profile one piece mahogany neck and a 22 fret bound rosewood fingerboard, this one weighs 3. 6kg's. Loaded with Gotoh PAF humbuckers and Grover Deluxe tuners along with the original bridge and tailpiece, the previous owner removed two pots

It's covered in stickers on the back and slashes on the front as pictured but structurally it's perfect

From the Hagstrom website - "The Hagstrom Select Series

you lower your output without losing tone

precise threshold trigger

2kg's with a metallic Candy Apple Red finish

This is a vibrant superstrat model that really encapsulates the vibe of budget friendly Japanese guitars from the 80's and takes a lot of inspiration from Jackson and Charvel builds

Appears to be all original and weighs a healthy 4kg's

The Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands

complete with hot Alnico V magnets wound to Vintage specs

this little Short Scale Rhoads is one of the cooles pointy guitars we've had through in a long time

Thickness:    21 mm / 0

5”-radius slab rosewood or maple fingerboard with smooth rolled edges and 20 medium jumbo frets