Recent content by AndyM

The one in the ebay link looks like an earlier prototype. 3 screw neckplate instead of four and the jack blanked out and moved. Head stock is different shape.. Maybe they were trying to find a way to keep the sound and function without it looking too much like an exact Fender copy?

Researching Japanese websites leads me to believe that this a prototype for Fernandes SSH-40 that Tokai built for them OEM and found in the 1986 catalogue.

I'll pull it apart next week. Tapping the head stock, it seems to vibrate differently than wood. It does seem to have good natural sustain for this type of guitar.

No stickers. Serial number on the steel plate is 214347. Looks hammered in(a little crooked). Though it seems serial numbers don't mean much for these. This Fernandes looks similar(identical from the photo): http://www.j-guitar.com/product_id119162.html I wonder if mine was some kind of...

I recently picked up this used guitar in Japan on the cheap. It is in pristine condition. I doubt anyone ever played it much. It is labeled Tokai Super Edition in plain font. Plays and sounds great and not concerned about collectibility. But curious about year and model. Any ideas? I...