This guitar was fitted with lipstick pickups and can be seen on the cover of his second studio album Couldn't Stand the Weather. Stevie Ray Vaughan played a 'Tokai Springy Sound' at one time. Tokai also made Fender replicas, the “Springy Sound” (ST series, Fender Stratocaster replica) and the “Breezy Sound” (TE series, Fender Telecaster replica). The name change was in response to threats from American guitar companies to go to court to protect their copyrights. By 1980, the name was changed to 'Reborn Old' and later to its current name, 'Love Rock'. Tokai's replica of the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, named the 'Les Paul Reborn' model, started in 1978. These models are generically known as 'lawsuit guitars'. Between 19, Tokai began making various Fender and Gibson replica electric guitars and basses.
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