1981 Tokai Love Rock Custom LC60 Vintage White 100% Original w/ Mahogany Top, Case

Up for sale, a 1981 Tokai Love Rock Custom model LC60 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Lifton-style hardshell case. Originally introduced in 1977, the Love Rock is Tokai’s enduringly-popular take on the LP platform. This Love Rock Custom sports a gloss Vintage White finish, loaded with the stock pair of Gotoh-made humbuckers. With tonewoods in-line with a ‘50s Les Paul Custom, this Love Rock features a solid mahogany body with a carved mahogany top and a mahogany neck topped by a rosewood fretboard. At 9lbs 13oz, this Tokai dishes out plenty of natural sonic authority and sustain, faithfully captured by the Gotoh humbuckers. These pickups meter at 8.3k ohms, delivering rich, full tones with a lively top end. The lows are broad and powerful, channeling the warmth of the all-mahogany body. This Tokai has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation. Neck Specs: -Wood: Mahogany -Shape: Medium C, measuring .850” 1st fret, .950” 12th fret -Fretboard: Rosewood, 12” radius, pearloid block inlay -Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear -Scale Length: 24 3/4“ -Nut: 1 11/16”, bone -Headstock: Open book, floral inlay used from 1980-81 -Tuners: “Deluxe” Kluson-style (single-line) -Serialization: 1-prefix dates to 1981 Body Specs: -Wood: Mahogany -Pickups: Gotoh humbucker x2, both meter 8.3k ohms -Harness: Circuit board harness -Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector -Hardware: ABR-1-style bridge, Stopbar -Plastics: Black bonnet knobs, amber switch tip The gloss Vintage White finish is framed by multi-ply binding, and the clear coat exhibits gentle yellowing. Cosmetic wear is limited to a scant few pinhead-sized dings on the lower bout perimeter and a tiny finish chip on the back at the lower bout, as well as a handful of faint finish scratches in the clear coat on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss finish on the neck profile is flawless. The original Lifton-style brown hardshell case with pink plush interior is included.