Hey, doesn't this look familiar?

[Jimi D]

Inspired by the AL perhaps?

Song Guitars AC Model

Almost like a blend of Albert Sig. and PRS Custom attributes, and available as a bolt-on or set neck.

I'd like to see one in person...

 

[Spudmurphy]

It sure does - but what about the Tokai Talbo ???

 

[lenny]

It sure does - but what about the Tokai Talbo ???

And its fron the SECRET FACTORY oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh the mystique and shaddyness of it all hahahahahahahaaa it makes me wanna have one..............NOT!!!!

 

[Spudmurphy]

The Talbo is a good guitar and was introduced in the 80's. A friend of mine still has his. If you take a look at the last post on this page you will see what the AL could look like as a bass guitar!!!

 

[fogman]

Now that's Jetsons!!!

I think an Albert Lee bass would look better than that though. I'm not being biased either.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Now that's Jetsons!!!

I think an Albert Lee bass would look better than that though. I'm not being biased either.

+1 on that - but it gives you a flavour of what an AL bass could look like.

 

[robelinda2]

it wishes it were an AL

 

[Spudmurphy]

it wishes it were an AL

But it came out before the AL.

 

[Jimi D]

The Talbo is a good guitar and was introduced in the 80's. A friend of mine still has his.

Okay, help me understand this... how'd the thread about a hand-made Canadian Albert Lee/PRS Custom hybrid get turned around to talk about the Talbo (which was/is a cool guitar, but seems to just parachute in here out of the blue)

 

[Big Poppa]

Jimi ADD is the only reason......I go away for a day and all hell breaks loose!

 

[Colin]

......I go away for a day and all hell breaks loose!

Not only did you go away, you left the Dude in charge!!!! He's ordered round the clock lickings

 

[Spudmurphy]

Okay, help me understand this... how'd the thread about a hand-made Canadian Albert Lee/PRS Custom hybrid get turned around to talk about the Talbo (which was/is a cool guitar, but seems to just parachute in here out of the blue)

It was all down to timing Jimi.

I'd been around my mates guitar workshop the previous day. Hanging up on a peg was his Talbo. I had a reminisce with him about that guitar and had forgotton that he once had one. There was a similarity to the AL (in it's own inimitable way!), and maybe some of the younger "knuckleheads" had never seen this guitar.

I visited the forum 24 hours later, and your post kicked in those thoughts.

Sorry if I kinda hijacked things - it's a trait that's common in my classes when I sometimes go off at a tangent - if you taught what I did , that is a good thing.
Without giving away too much of what I do, lets just say that 6 hours of fiscal tuition can get a triffle boring Ha!
Spud (in sackcloth and ashes)

 

[Jimi D]

No no... it's cool Spud... my question stemmed from the fact that for some bizarro reason, I could not see the "Tokai Talbo" link in your first post on this thread until this morning, so I was reading your post as "what about the ???" and then the next post by lenny was equally obtuse, and then there was a link to a thread with a pic of a Talbo bass and I had no idea what was going on!!

Now I'm back on track... Anyone remember an old '80s anime series called Bubblegum Crisis - the guitarist in Priss's band ('The Replicants') played a Talbo - that's where I first saw one...

 

[Spudmurphy]

No no... it's cool Spud... my question stemmed from the fact that for some bizarro reason, I could not see the "Tokai Talbo" link in your first post on this thread until this morning, so I was reading your post as "what about the ???" and then the next post by lenny was equally obtuse, and then there was a link to a thread with a pic of a Talbo bass and I had no idea what was going on!!

Now I'm back on track... Anyone remember an old '80s anime series called Bubblegum Crisis - the guitarist in Priss's band ('The Replicants') played a Talbo - that's where I first saw one...

Phew - I thought I may have kicked something off !! I saw some of your ex-guitars on your web site, and I see you once owned a Tokai. Infact you've owned more guitars than I've played - a great collection, not like me whose only changed his guitar from a Watkins Rapier 44 to a Gibby SG then my Les Paul.

Anyway I'm sidetracking again oops!

Nah I don't remember the Anime series but I never gave them much attention.

Anyway I'm a confirmed AL guy and will be getting another in the new year.

I'll start cleaning the ashes off then

 

[edensdad]

With all the Proto's flying around right now, they might have an AL Bass

I think Tokai guitars are ugly personally, even though I own one:

A 1985 F*nder Strat made under contract by Tokai when F*nder had no plant or equipment - a Jap Strat they call them.

And it plays and sounds great, but the guitars they've made on their own with "Tokai" branding - yuk.

I stick with EBMM from here on out, thanks. Nice color on the Song model, though.

BP - ADD yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What were we talking about?