I have been curious about whether the guitar known as the 'Luke 2' (or 'Luke II') was ever officially marketed using either of those designations.
From what I can tell, the original Luke (also known, seemingly colloquially, as the 'Luke 1' or 'Luke I') had a Floyd Rose bridge.
From what I also know, the second generation of Luke guitars did not offer the FR bridge, and instead included a Music Man vintage bridge.
From various photos that I have seen, both generations had 'Luke' screen-printed on the headstock. There was no '2' or 'II' designation.
Fast-forward to 2012, and the Luke III was introduced. The Luke III did not have 'Luke' printed on the headstock, and the logo is 'LIII'. We now have the Luke 4, which has 'L4' printed on the headstock.
In my opinion, and as someone else stated somewhere in these forums, the opportunity to designate the latest generation of Lukes as 'Luke IV' in line with Toto's Toto IV album was a lost opportunity. Mind you, 'LIV' might look peculiar, and people would subconsciously call it the 'live' rather than the 'El Four' or 'Luke Four'.
Anyway, getting back to the guitars known as 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II', was that generation of Luke guitars ever marketed with that designation? The existence of the Luke III implies that there was a 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II', but the guitars themselves were seemingly never branded that way, and from serial number lookups, the database does not identify a second-generation Luke as 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II'.
Does anyone know something more official about the designation of the second-generation Luke?
Thoughts?
From what I can tell, the original Luke (also known, seemingly colloquially, as the 'Luke 1' or 'Luke I') had a Floyd Rose bridge.
From what I also know, the second generation of Luke guitars did not offer the FR bridge, and instead included a Music Man vintage bridge.
From various photos that I have seen, both generations had 'Luke' screen-printed on the headstock. There was no '2' or 'II' designation.
Fast-forward to 2012, and the Luke III was introduced. The Luke III did not have 'Luke' printed on the headstock, and the logo is 'LIII'. We now have the Luke 4, which has 'L4' printed on the headstock.
In my opinion, and as someone else stated somewhere in these forums, the opportunity to designate the latest generation of Lukes as 'Luke IV' in line with Toto's Toto IV album was a lost opportunity. Mind you, 'LIV' might look peculiar, and people would subconsciously call it the 'live' rather than the 'El Four' or 'Luke Four'.
Anyway, getting back to the guitars known as 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II', was that generation of Luke guitars ever marketed with that designation? The existence of the Luke III implies that there was a 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II', but the guitars themselves were seemingly never branded that way, and from serial number lookups, the database does not identify a second-generation Luke as 'Luke 2' or 'Luke II'.
Does anyone know something more official about the designation of the second-generation Luke?
Thoughts?
