Tokai ALS62
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About the Tokai ALS62
From owners and sellersThe ALS62 is the Chinese-built Love Rock of Tokai's budget line, sold new at around 400-500 in euros or dollars, seen as a gold top, in violin finish and with a flamed top; the earlier Korean-built examples carry no serial but Made in Korea inked on the pots and a dimpled headstock, where the Chinese ones have a serial. Three screws in the truss-rod cover give away a Chinese or Korean Tokai, the Japanese ones have two. Owners date theirs from 2008 to 2019.
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The ALS62 is called a hidden gem, a second Les Paul for daily use or the office, with a rock voice more modern than a Premium LS150 and a decent jazz tone, and one owner simply calls it amazing; others say they are great guitars and own a couple, a decent entry-level Love Rock, and lovely to play. It is bought to be upgraded: the stock bridge humbucker is called fine but is routinely replaced by a Seymour Duncan JB (with a 59 in the neck) for higher output, Vanson 59 alnico-V PAFs went in with a rewire on another, Tonerider alnico-2 sets are on the wish list, and the electronics get CTS pots, Orange Drop caps and Switchcraft jack and switch; one owner is adding ABM brass conversion posts, a Tone Pros bridge and Grover tuners.