Recent content by rococo

Here's the update folks (very late, I know :roll:) : I got the bone nut installed, and it makes a huge difference. The problem I had on the low E string totally disappeared and in addition the stability of tuning has been greatly improved :) No need to change the tuners. Anyway I had ordered...

Update : I installed the Wilkinson WV6SB Bridge and it fits perfectly my old Tokai. I just had to slighly sand off the right side of the pickguard to allow the holes to align perfectly. I wasn't that lucky with the tuners. Even though the shape of the Fender 70's tuners is very close to the...

Thanks for sharing your experience! I've bought the first 2 elements on ebay : some 70's fender tuners + a Wilkinson WV6SB Bridge for 100 bucks incl. shipping. Then I'll ask a guitar tech to install a custom nut. I'll keep you posted on the result when I have everything set up properly. Cheers!

Thank you for the advice, I'm starting with the nut. But I'm facing a little issue. I've measured the SS40 nut and it is very narrow : 40mm. Now all replacement bone nuts that I've found are 42mm wide. Of course, I could order one and sand the sides off, but the string spacing is also...

Hi Tokai lovers, I am the happy owner of a CAR Tokai SS40 from 1981 (like the one pictured below) and I am in love with this guitar's tone. But, as I've been playing it for two years now, I've noticed along the way that many details could be improved to make it a real player vintage strat...

Thanks for the link to the catalogue. My girlfriend is japanese, she'll help me translate this. I'll keep you posted!

Thanks for the compliments Marcus ;) Unfortunately, there is no sticker... Here's a view of the back of the neck and the tuners :

Here is a pic of the Tokai that I bought in Tokyo last summer. It's a Silver Star from 1981, according to the serial number 1015659. All typical details from the CBS Strat are here : large headstock, bullet truss rod and a 3 bolt neck. It guess it would be a SS48, butI'm not 100% sure because...