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Wow, James! That's a really nice find - looks totally original to me (although I'm no expert on Hard Punchers) .

It reminds me of the P Bass that Sid Vicious used to wave around (and sometimes even play) during his brief stint with the Sex Pistols .

Thanks for an illuminating and informative reply.Will you be selling your your Blackie on E Bay?Gabe. I've got some other basses to sell first and depending on how that goes, I will be letting the Tokai go too. I will probably come here and offer it on the Forum 'For Sale' section first, but becaus...

Wow! That's a beauty DDB - really !

I didn't even know that they made a JB85 FL in that colour. I've only ever seen the sunburst (Jaco ) ones.

Anyway, take good care of it and congratulations.

ok cool, thanks man... could you tell me what the original machine heads (tuners) looked liked as i would like to restore it to original... thanks again. I'm rather late to the party, but it looks pretty similar to my white Tokai JB45. Mine came with (historically) the wrong tuners completely :( (b...

Sorry for the late reply. I'm going to say something stupid now :lol: . The lightest of my three Jazz Sounds is the Olympic White one, which is also the cheapest, lowest model of the three (JB45). It weighs 8.3lbs , which actually makes it the lightest bass I've ever owned (well, until I bought this...

Amen to that !

Tokai really turned out some outstanding musician's instruments in the '80s.

Enjoy it !

If the humming bothers you (as it did me), your best bet is to shield all of the cavities with copper foil 8) . I've done both of my Jazz Sounds (as well as all of my other basses, including the StingRay with the 'humbucker' pickup :-? ). http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p279/Bluenile32/Tokai%20Ja...

Well, I've only owned three Jazz Sounds, but the biggest differentiating factor between them has been the weight - the lighter the bass, the deeper and more 'vintage' the tone! Here are my three, from L to R, ascending in order of tonal brilliance, but ascending from R to L in model number and perce...

Yep, they're on the Tokai.co.uk website now as well :P ... http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=130&category_id=18&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=31 If I was still active as a bass collector, I'd buy one of these and give ...

I was just having my weekly trawl throught the Tokai bass sales on ebay UK, when I saw this listing for a brand new TJB50 :o ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-TJB50-Jazz-Bass-Tweed-Case-White-/400169907828?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d2bfc3674 They also offer a TPB50 ... http://cgi....

That's a tricky one :-? . Hardcore Tokai bass collectors (and there aren't many of those :lol: ) might find the 'post-law suit' (if I can call it that!?) headstock shape interesting, but I think that most buyers would prefer the more typical Fender shaped one. I guess the bass dates from around the ...

I think they sell a version of Norman's bass that's quite a bit more expensive than that! Here's what Norman was playing at The 100 Club last year. http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x153/stratman323/Misc/Image025.jpg This actual bass (well, there were two made, so it might be its twin :wink: ) is ...

Thanks mate. I eventually bought it in fact. And yes, it plays and sounds great, the sound has even exceeded my expectations. Amazing bass! I only discovered Tokai recently but I already know they're really great instruments. Best bass I've ever owned, along with my former Thumb NT5 (a fine instrum...

From the pictures that you've posted, I'd say that it's 100% early late '70s/'80s Tokai Jazz Sound :) . The thin, laminated fretboard, the swirly tort pickguard, the "L" prefix serial number, the 3-screw tuners and the headstock logo all fit. The painted headstock is a little unusual, but I expect t...

This is my main bass and until this week it had a set of rusty (Precision Bass) tuners on and a rusty Fender style bridge :-?. I thought that it deserved something better, so I stripped it down, polished it and fitted a set of Hipshot tuners (with the correct shape heads), a Hipshot bridge (very use...