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I spotted this breezy sound on ebay - the headstock looks slightly different to ones on the registry in that the position of the decal is different. Any thoughts...

Hi everybody Just wanted to ask - I've come across a Tokai Jazz Bass serial is L150xxx on the back - I believe this puts it at late 80s or so Simple question, how does this stand up (in real terms of playability and sound) to the early 80s models? Is it worth a look and comparable to an...

i just bought a tokai super edition of ebay. It is absolutely mint condition, but quite surprising to play. I already have a 1984 copy of a 1962 model (with the truss rod accessible from the body end of the neck etc..) the super edition sounds quite tinny, with a lot of resonation from the...

yeah it should be bowed - slightly. basically when you set the neck and then lower the strings (so they are lower than usual), you should get buzz both above the 12th fret and below the 5th fret. If you get buzz only above the 12th fret, then the neck is too bowed. If you get buzz only below...

It sounds to me like you need to put an extra spring in the back. They should be easy to get hold of. I don't think anything else would work apart from changing down to lighter strings.

What exactly is the problem? Is the bridge still too far forward even after you've adjusted the springs? In that case you may need to put an extra spring in the back. Be careful if you need to adjust the truss rod - if it's like mine you'll need to take the neck off first. Make sure you don't...

Sorry !!! The problem is now solved- I discovered the problem is not that the saddle is bent, but that the previous owner had screwed down the bridge too tight into the wood. I loosened it up and the problem was fixed instantly. Now it plays perfectly. Sorry for being a bit dense. The...

what's the stop tail exactly?

Hi I just bought a slightly controversial tokai off eBay that was being sold by a guy who has done a big cosmetic fix on it. It's controversial because the guy selling it didn't tell anybody in this forum that he was going to, and I gather they helped him a lot with the fix up. Anyway I am a...