I have 4 Tokai 335 guitars. Absolutely stunning instruments. Many thanks for opening up others eyes to these great instruments.
@JonIsJustTooLoud11 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@joachimcrocoll37804 жыл бұрын
I bought my 1981 Tokai ES100 in 1983. Still love to play it.
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@chriswilliams-lilley3069 Жыл бұрын
Hi Joachim, I have Tokai Gakki ES100R exactly like yours. The S/N on my own is 1013137. Epic, clean instrument!
@joachimcrocoll3780 Жыл бұрын
@@chriswilliams-lilley3069 mine is 87 numbers later.
@GaryAppledale4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, such excellent playing. Your string bending especially, is sublime.
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Thank you ✌️❤️
@chriswilliams-lilley3069 Жыл бұрын
Personally,I have had a Tokai ES100R (1982) since 1995. I had some time with a Gibson 335 over the years, but this is my MOST prized possession. It has so much character...much like the tone Jon is getting from this instrument. Tokai are just incredible guitars. If you get a vintage one, NEVER sell it.
@JonIsJustTooLoud Жыл бұрын
I agree ✌️❤️
@thejamaican674 жыл бұрын
Hey Jonathan this is a really great video and I had my eye on one of these guitars that needed a bit of work on eBay. I bought it and I can tell you I wasn’t disappointed at all thanks for this video. I’ve had a Gibson ES335 and I have to say the build quality of these guitars were just as amazing diamonds in the rough people just aren’t aware of them great demo.
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!✌♥
@peteharding4 жыл бұрын
Great playing and tone. Thanks. I have a 2002 MIJ Tokai ES-100 in blonde.
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
pete harding nice!!!! ✌️❤️
@han36solo5 жыл бұрын
MIJ Tokais are as good as it gets period! I have two old LP replicas, stellar!
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@craigpons71535 жыл бұрын
Hi Jonathan I've seen your post in Facebook's tokai guitar owners players group and once again a pleasure to watch, I have a Chinese legacy model myself that I upgraded with iron gear blues engine pickups and I've got no complaints, it sounds great and is very comfortable to play, but now I will definately be looking out for a Japanese model es guitar
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig!! Welcome to the channel!! Irregardless of where the guitar was made from, the important thing is that you are comfortable with it. I'm glad you are with yours. The Japanese made models has finer workmanship although I must admit the Chinese made guitars are a while lot better than they were years ago. 🤓✌️
@753Jackson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. Also for the excellent guitar skills. Inspirational playing.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother!!! ✌️🤓
@Tomijee4 жыл бұрын
What an wonderful tone, Great playing too!
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Thank you ✌️❤️
@seok-gyogwon1305 жыл бұрын
wow i love your play thanx
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thank✌🤓 you !
@tlister672 жыл бұрын
I have an es168, which has flame body and block inlays. The nut width is about 42 millimeters which is more narrow than my tokai LS128. Still a great guitar.
@JonIsJustTooLoud2 жыл бұрын
Nice ✌️❤️
@Sunnatism5 жыл бұрын
I used to have a Tokai SG from 1983, it was AWESOME. I still regret that I sold it((( It is so weird that those Japanese guitars are not really popular in the US, cause they are very popular in my country.Many people love them.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
oh man... those guitars made in those days are gems... where are you from by the way??🤓✌️
@braddietzmusic24295 ай бұрын
Looks and sounds fantastic! Great job. Really would like to have heard some sweet clean tone playing and guitar soloed in all pickup positions without tracks in the background. But still well done. Clearly a great sounding guitar, though.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 ай бұрын
✌️
@rdanalytics9197 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could play as good as this guy.
@JonIsJustTooLoud11 ай бұрын
This guy thinks that you can!
@mrmagoo44073 жыл бұрын
Great playing, Jonathan! Love it!
@JonIsJustTooLoud3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ✌️❤️
@MattyK-USA5 жыл бұрын
Great video, Jonathan. I honestly consider Tokai to be equivalent to Gibson in terms of quality. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one instead of the Gibson counterpart.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Aye....some how The Japan made guitars from Tokai and some major brands like Fender are really good. You can actually see the quality of their workmanship if you examine them up close.🤓✌
@MattyK-USA5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick reply! I like to think this is reasonably well known, it's just outside of the USA for some reason 🤔🙂👌
@han36solo5 жыл бұрын
I can vouch!
@gillesgenete95985 жыл бұрын
here is my experience: I dreamt of a Gibson ES335, tested it 3 times , 2012, 2016, 2018, each time finding a POOR tone and lot of flaws in the luthery and finish. It happened I found a Tokai ES-162SR Japan Made: I HAD to buy it: THE TONE you expect from a good ES335, and a perfect luthery , no one flaw, all that for nearly half the price of the Gibson ! later on I found an Eastman T59V made in China, which is another High Quality tone ES335 with a perfect vintage finish, again for half of the price of a Gibson. Even the Ibanez AS153 made in China, for a 3rd of a Gibson price is better than the Gibson. Unless you're rich enough to buy a Gibson Custom Shop, 4 times the Tokai price to get an equivalent with a Gibson sticker on the head. Even for a Les Paul , a Tokai Made in Japan is better than a Gibson, again in my own experience, I sold my Gibson LP Standard replaced by a Tokai LS1000 which equivalent in tone and luthery to a 59RI ! you have to test it by yourself !
@DenisAhmet4 жыл бұрын
Gilles Genete Useful info. I tried an Eastman ES335 clone once and was blown away, I’ve not had the pleasure of trying a Gibson. I’m tempted in that they hold their value. Heritage is another worth considering? I’m a lefty, it’s hard to try any decent guitars before you buy.
@kennygoody58625 жыл бұрын
great sound as always.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Kenny!! 🤓✌
@han36solo5 жыл бұрын
That is a great guitar Jonathan congrats! Sounds beautiful!
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤓✌️
@IPushHard5 жыл бұрын
Good stuff Jonathan!
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!✌🤓
@DenisAhmet4 жыл бұрын
It's gorgeous, I'm surprised you don't play it more. It would be great if you get a chance to demo a Gibson ES 335. I was looking on line and saw a sunburst one left handed this week, may fav for £1999.00. I may get one? I recently bought a Harley Benton E35 plus, it's a clone, but slightly smaller body, sort of in between a 335 and a 339. Just changed the pickups and tuners and it's great value for money, I had no choice but to get cheery red, me being a lefty, but I still like it. I love the weight, the feel and the sound. I would love to try a Gibson, the one I saw hap Memphis something pickups, I wonder how they compare to Gibson Classic 57's?
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
The classic 57s are nice sounding.. I might change my classic premium plus to them.. but I worked prefer covers for them✌️❤️
@giovannipaolotedesco4 жыл бұрын
Bravo
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Grazie!🤓✌
@malcolmhardwick42585 жыл бұрын
Yeah man Japanese guitars !! I have a 1980 Greco super real egf850. The thing is just so beautifully made. Closest thing to a real 58 59 Les Paul ! Also a Greco super sounds from79 and a 86 Squier e series strat. I love em all !!
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Those are real gems!! How are they holding out after all these years??
@malcolmhardwick42585 жыл бұрын
@@JonIsJustTooLoud The Greco strat will at some time need a refret but it plays and sounds real nice. The e series Squier had had a refret so thats good for years. And the Les paul the frets are still very good even though they are quite skinny vintage frets. They all play very good. They are my favoite guitars even though I have many more great guitars. They are keepers for sure !!
@uglukman5 жыл бұрын
Jonathan. Every guitar that you play just sounds great! Maybe sound comes from the player after all... :)
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😄
@rockers2rockers616 Жыл бұрын
Your influences are evident in your style and way you play. You have a nice tone and apparently the Tokai Gakki you have has 59 Seymour Duncan Pickups installed. Very nice guitar.
@JonIsJustTooLoud Жыл бұрын
Thank you ✌️❤️
@Babesyann10 ай бұрын
Hi John about the input jack, is it loose sometimes? I had a sheraton and I sold it because of that issue
@JonIsJustTooLoud10 ай бұрын
Get a bottle of lock tight.. and you’re be fine
@Babesyann10 ай бұрын
Thank you!@@JonIsJustTooLoud
@rowley57845 жыл бұрын
Two great videos in one night, thanks. Good luck with new album production.
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Thank you rRowland !!!🤓✌
@kaskas552 жыл бұрын
Hi Jonathan, do you have any experience with a Gibson ES335 and how does it compare to the Tokai? Thank you.
@JonIsJustTooLoud2 жыл бұрын
Slight difference but it also depends on the model and year of make ✌️❤️
@kaskas552 жыл бұрын
@@JonIsJustTooLoud say a standard Gibson ES335, will the difference be so big? Reason is I am considering a Tokai Es130 or a Yamaha SA1000 over a Gibson. Thank you Jon.
@24FretsGuitar3 жыл бұрын
I wondered if it was made in Japan. Nice guitar.
@JonIsJustTooLoud3 жыл бұрын
Yes it was✌️❤️
@kiivje5 жыл бұрын
Nice axe!
@MDCSYD5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful guitar and awesome playing 👍 I’ve got the same guitar but in Natural/blonde finish. Mine is a 2006 model. It’s as good as any top shelf 335 type guitar out there. Feel those Mickey mouse ears! The only main difference that I’ve noticed is the nut is narrower than the real thing. So I assume the nut or fingerboard width must be narrower. I have to adjust my fingering a bit every time I play it but only take a couple of songs so not a big deal. Have you noticed that?
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Yes you are right... My guitar's not is just a tad narrower than the 335... But then it's not called the 335 but the ES110.. Hahaha
@MDCSYD5 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Koh haha thats’s true....ES110. It’s quiet strange though as my other (Japanese) Tokai Les Paul and Flying V got the exact dimension so not sure why they decided to build their ES line different. I’m sure this wasn’t by error but must have been by design...
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Yes..I think so too
@tecnoline575 жыл бұрын
Very good! I would like to buy a TOKAI UES78 CHINA. I wanted to mount 2 PAF Seymour Duncan Seth Lover or GIBSON 57 classic VINTAGE pickups. What would you recommend for a full-bodied sound that comes close to the 335 DOT GIBSON? What do you think about it? Can I get good results? Alternatively IBANEZ AS93 or EPIPHONE SHERATON. Thanks .
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
The Seth lovers are really nice..but they are a tad price🤓✌y
@tecnoline574 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Happy Holidays
@notalkguitarampplug-insrev7845 жыл бұрын
Great great playing! Very professional, session player level. Is that your job?
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
Hi! Yes.It is..been doing it since the 90s..welcome to the channel!✌🤓
@russeldelacruz24965 жыл бұрын
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@thehound21615 жыл бұрын
Listen to Jonathan. Nice.
@ickimadrasi89655 жыл бұрын
What kind of amplifier are you playing, it sounds real clean and good
@JonIsJustTooLoud5 жыл бұрын
I'm using the Line 6 Helix Native plugin with my DAW ✌🤓
@wjdavey3 Жыл бұрын
❤️🎵🎶🎵🎶👍🎵🎶🙏❤️😎
@JonIsJustTooLoud Жыл бұрын
✌️❤️
@aqqaluksrensen57993 жыл бұрын
Great and informative video! I have some questions about those Tokai ES guitars, have you tried new ones? are the fret spacing the same as Gibson or are they made with "right" spacings?
@JonIsJustTooLoud3 жыл бұрын
Sorry.. but no I have not ✌️❤️
@tecnoline574 жыл бұрын
Hi, Congratulations on the tutorials on KZbin. I respect you very much. I'd like to ask you for advice. I would like to buy a 335-like SEMI-ACOUSTIC GUITAR. I have seen these models that over time I will try. IBANEZ AS93 or AS193. TOKAI UES78 EPIPHONE SHERATON II PRO AGSTROM VIKING 2019 Which of these, in your opinion in order of importance, can approach the sound of the GIBSON335 possibly with a PICK UP change (which ones?) I thank you and always follow you. I wish you and your family HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a NEW YEAR full of health, serenity, many beautiful things and the realization of your dreams, needs and desires. Roberto
@JonIsJustTooLoud4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Roberto! I have only tried 2 out of the 4 models you mentioned. You cant go wrong with Tokai(Japan Made) guitars..That would be my 1st choice. The Epiphone Sheraton is also another great guitar. As for the pickups, it would largely depend on what sort of playing style you have. I really like Seymour Duncans so you might want to check out their website. The Seth Lover is really sweet. Hope this helps 🤓✌