Tokai have their own instrument making factory and have built guitars for lots of well known brands (OEM). Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and Robert Fripp have also played Tokai guitars. Tokai also made Fender replicas starting in 1977 and Stevie Ray Vaughan played a 'Tokai Springy Sound' Stratocaster replica at one time. The Tokai 'Les Paul Reborn' Les Paul replicas started around 1976 and around 1978 Tokai changed the name from 'Les Paul Reborn' to 'Love Rock Model'. In 1983 Tokai started making a metal body guitar called the Talbo which the band Devo played at one time. In 1973 Tokai started making the 'Cat's Eyes' Martin Acoustic replicas. In 1972 Tokai went into a joint venture with C.F._Martin_&_Company to supply Acoustic guitar parts and also build Martin's solid body Sigma guitars. Brian May from Queen uses a Tokai Hummingbird Acoustic on some recordings.

In 1965 Tokai started making classical guitars and in 1968 started making the Hummingbird electric guitar models and in 1970 started making the Hummingbird Acoustic models. Tokai have also made a lot of Gibson and Martin Acoustic model replicas. Tokai have built a lot of Gibson and Fender replica models over the years such as the 'Love Rock Model' and 'Les Paul Reborn' Les Paul replicas and the 'Springy Sound' Stratocaster replicas and the 'BreezySound' Telecaster replicas. Tokai Guitars produces acoustic guitars, electric guitars, electric basses, autoharps, and melodicas. Having been played by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Robert Fripp of King Crimson, Tokai have developed a reputation for building high quality replicas of famous guitars for a much lower price, and this guitar is no exception.Tokai Gakki Co., Ltd., often referred as Tokai Guitars Company Ltd., is a Japanese guitar manufacturer founded in 1947 and situated in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka perfecture. 'Tokai Gakki Co., Ltd.,', or as it is more commonly known, 'Tokai Guitars Company', is a Japanese guitar manufacturer founded in 1947. Never heard of Tokai guitars before? Don't let that put you off.

Tokai Japan's master luthiers oversee all elements in the making of these fine instruments to ensure that every model meets their very high standards.

These Traditional Series guitars offer quality and truly unsurpassed value never seen before at these price points. Like many other models in the Traditional Series, LSF-F humbucker pick-ups are used due to their unique balance between tone and output.

The Rosewood fingerboard features 'dish' inlays, and the quality chrome bridge and tail piece contribute to the overall tone and sustain of this superb instrument. This guitar has a 'sleek' neck and double cutaway body design in a beautiful gloss finish. The Tokai Traditional Series SG Style range starts here with the Tokai SG52 in the ever popular Cherry.

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