Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
2014 Tokai Japan ES-156 (ES-335 copy) "See Through Red" & original Tokai hard case
£1049.00 + shipping
THIS GUITAR IS ON HOLD AWAITING PAYMENT
JAPAN IMPORT
Yet another absolute cracker of a guitar from Tokai Japan! This ES-335 copy comes with its original Tokai hard case. This is a top quality guitar & I love it! I don't very often see these ES-156 Tokais & I just couldn't resist it :)
This guitar has a serial number dating it to 2014. It looks to have been little used and I couldn't find any blemishes on the Maple body or Mahogany neck.
I have tried to show the "see through" finish in the gallery but the camera hasn't picked it up very well.
The guitar has a '59 style neck and plays beautifully even with my small hands & Tokai's own PAF Vintage Mk2 pickups have a fabulous tone
Check out the gallery photos where you'll also find a page from Tokai's catalogue with some spec.
TOKAI ES-156 "Vintage Series"
BODY: Arched Maple top, Maple Back and Sides
NECK: African Mahogany One Piece Set-Neck
NECK Profile: Asymmetry U shape / 22F / R300
Scale: 625.00mm
NUT: Cow Bone (Width:43.0mm)
FINGERBOARD: Indian Rosewood
MACHINE HEADS: [Tokai Original] Kluson Style
BRIDGE: [Tokai Original]LS-VB Bridge
Tailpiece LS-VT
PICKUPS: [Tokai Original] PAF Vintage MK 2 pickups
CONTROLS: 2V, 2T, 3way-SW (Switchcraft)
JACK: Switchcraft
FINISH: Urethane Finish
COLOUR: STR (See-Through-Red)
Made in Japan
LENGTH: 1055mm
DEPTH: 62mm
UPPER BOUT: 287mm
WAIST: 230mm
LOWER BOUT 400mm
CASE Original Tokai fitted hard case
All in all it's an excellent guitar from Tokai Japan that's hard to find here in the UK
Hard Case
As said many times, all my guitars come shipped in a new black hard case which is included in the price. I find this is the safest way to avoid damage in transit. Alternatively, if you are collecting the guitar and, like some buyers have cases coming out of their ears, that's no problem, I'll adjust the price (usually around a £50 discount) and I can usually find you an old gigbag to take the guitar away in. The only hard and fast rule I have is that I won't ship a guitar in a gigbag.
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.