Tokai Love Rock Les Paul Standard - Can We Make it Sound Better than a Gibson?

A journey into the unknown begins this weeks as we try to squeeze more tone out of a Tokai Love Rock. In part one of 'several' episodes we fit posh hardware but fail to get much further... please join us fellow guitar nerds to help decide which parts make a difference on this ongoing project.

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Here are links to all the parts fitted in this video which I bought got from Glued to Music. I am not affiliated with them in any way... I did try to get a discount code to pass on for your benefit but they were unable to help.

TP-59 Vintage Aluminium Tailpiece £31
https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products...

TPST Steel 59 Gibson Style Tailpiece Studs/Posts £19 (each)
https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products...

TPI-B Steel Metric Bridge/Tailpiece Anchors/Bushings £18 (each)
https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products...

2548 Nashville to M8 Tune-o-matic Conversion Posts £23 (each)
https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products...

ABRM-59 Vintage ABR-1 Tune-o-matic Bridge £40
https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products...


Time stamps:

0:00 play in & coming up
1:43 what's happening today then?
8:24 unplugged baseline sounds
9:55 plugged in baseline sounds
12:34 let's top wrap it
17:03 brass saddle bridge swap
22:11 aluminium tailpiece, studs, & bushings
30:53 original bridge replaced
33:03 let's play something
34:02 what about the wiring loom?
36:04 coming up in part two
37:09 play out jam

Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune / Boss RC5 Looper
Amp: Blackstar Studio 10 EL34
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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