Yeah I don’t think I’ve ever heard a bad thing about Japanese made Tokais, or really any Japanese made LP style guitars for that matter. I’m planning on keeping this one forever!

Nice! Seafoam green is such a nice colour for a strat. I love the way seafoam green looks on mine with everything being lightly aged and kind of vintage tinted. Got any pics of yours?

Yeah I kinda saw that when I was looking at the photo. I think it’s the angle of the camera, the tilted angle of the guitar, and it being closer to the camera that makes it look like that.

Thanks! Probably spent way too much money but it’s worth it haha

These are kind of harkening back to the USA Custom Shop Student models of the 80’s where they were more of a workhorse guitar with less of the aesthetic flashes (although they do use real MOP on the inlays). The frets are installed in a different way however on the American Series, so the tang is never exposed to the edge of the fretboard. That gives you the playability benefit of the binding.

Thank you:) much appreciated

I don't have huge hands so I was a bit concerned - but it feels great. I dig it!

They stopped making Morpauls when Kennedy got shot and CBS decided to quit TV and just make guitars

You need an accoustic guitar and play wonderwall on it

What do you think the soundhole is for?

Have you tried a Warlock?

I've been using it wrong also apparently.

The hardest part is fighting the urge to kiss your guitar while playing

Yes I got it there

No its just what Paul wanted its been that way since the late 80s I belive

Paul wanted a specialized guitar for his signature and didn't want another hot rodded looking guitar like everyone else had. Like a bright neon RG. He went with the Fholes to stand apart from everyone else. A lot of his image and style he said was being able to play clean to appease the grampas, so making it look like a violin probably aided in his design as a sophisticated axe.

10000% despite it being the first really commercially available 8 string back in like 2008? still the best neck even to this day

The title is extremely subjective but still it doesn't change the fact that it's an excellent guitar. I have 6 other electric guitars and this one not only has the best riff potential and clarity but the best lead tone too.

Well as I said I’ve never owned an 8 string guitar before and only two 7 strings but can tell that this thing is massive. Maybe there are more comfortable 8 string guitars out there that could work with smaller hands? I would personally never sell this beauty, it’s been less than a couple of hours but I already know that this is the perfect guitar for me.

thanks dude, it feels like an entirely different world to play guitars like these and I’m incredibly satisfied with my choices so far. My next goal is either an Ibanez Prestige RGD2127Z or a Schecter Hellraiser C-7FR (the red one).

u/dnnmt is correct. this is a replica made by a luthier in Canada. I'm not the first owner. It's heavy as s#!t and the body doesn't have any real resonance; tone is reliant on amp and effects. I tend to play it only when I'm in a drone-y or shoegaze-y mood.

There was only one Dan Armstrong left handed ever made (original), which is owned by Sir Paul McCartney. Getting any kind of left-handed version is really hard though (I've tried). Really sweet guitar OP.

It's not always about what sounds great. I bought a guitar early on that just "felt" right and have never regretted that decision. Took years to justify it from a skills perspective but it is the one guitar that has outlasted every other guitar I have ever bought - a Taylor 814ce. I was less than a year into playing and I am not naturally talented. But I do get your point on sound.

Then send it back. Most (civilised) countries have distance selling regulations allowing you to return an item (Undamaged) with no penalty.

Of course, knowing it’s not the guitar for you for a beginner is the hard part.

Boom! And that is the perfect guitar for you.

are you the guy at my local weekly open mic who pours coke into a half-finished jar of peanut butter and then drinks it and then plays instrumentals for 8 minutes?

Exactly!!! My first one was one of the first ever First Acts and I loved it. Had it set up and eventually gave it to a kid who started out.

I own a Pacifica. I have had it for years now. I love this guitar. I decided to install Seymour Duncan pickups and a bone nut. Plays even better now.

marissa from screaming females is a g&l devotee and that’s more than enough vouch for me

Yamaha Music is an oddity because they’re supported by huge corporate money, so they can invest in quality, R&D and many other stuff that other brands can’t afford as easily.

Follow-up: Here's what you DON'T do. Don't buy an expensive guitar. You'll be afraid to drop it, and the last thing you want is to be uncomfortable playing. Also, if you don't keep playing after 6-12 months, you'll have an expensive guitar that has lost a lot of its value (resale on electric guitars is ... not good, to put it lightly).

My first guitar was a Peavey Patriot, second-hand, that someone had put bright pink Dimarzio's in. The year was 1988, and it was probably already more than a few years old at that point. It had nicks and chips and I loved it to death. Probably should have kept it, now that I'm thinking about it. SIGH. But my point is it was NOT a good guitar.

thanks man, i needed to hear that