Dunno if theyre available anymore but Sheridan A250 is a killer Les paul custom level cheapie. Heres a demo of one : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGG_SzNB38[/media]
i bought one for £179 off ebay a year or so ago and it gets played more than my les paul custom that cost 12x the same amount! I think Westfield imported them and they can still be found here and there but reputation has caught up with them and they now go for about twice what i paid for mine. Heres an example (this is not a recommedation for the site but they were the only ones with stock i could find at the time) [url="http://www.drumandguitar.co.uk/products/122-Sheridan-Guitars/1003-Sheridan-A250-Black-Beauty/"]http://www.drumandgu...0-Black-Beauty/[/url] If you look at the youtube link above he shows the guitar to the camera at the end and you can see the guitar in a more close up way. In summary then, glad the OP has a Tokai but if anyone else is looking for an affordable CUSTOM type Les Paul, Do check out the Sheridan A 250 it punches phenomally above its weight.