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This is my last F-style Tokai, a 'BLOCK' logo Goldstar - one of the first from 1983 with the correct headstock shape. I've had about 8 Tokais through the years, but I've slowly cut them down to this one and my LS-320. The neck is the only part left! See below.

Yes, headless, but not in the "OMG, Metal Mickey's snapped the neck of his V again" sense. This guitar started life as a Hohner G3T and I commissioned Wez Venables to turn it into my homage to Schenker. So it has the headless design and Steinberger-licenced trem. Now fitted with the two Seth...

I've decided that I won't ever refit the original parts to my CAR Tokai Goldstar, so these parts are now for sale. Offered here first for any owners to restore their Springy/Goldstar. Photos to follow. 1 - Scratchplate with 3 U-pickups and all mounting screws (some rewiring/caps changed): £85...

Just sold my '83 Springy Sound and the buyer wants the original pickups reinstalled in place of the Kinmans. I've got all of the bits, and the Strat scheme is obvious enough, but I want to work from an example - so I can do the best job of following the original wiring routing (no...

This is one I had modded a while ago: * 1983 Goldstar with block 'TOKAI' logo * candy apple red paint - VGC, only minor marks * maple neck - a C-profile, I'd say * upgraded with EMG DG-20 pickup set (battery cleverly accessible via the spring cavity) * all-gold hardware * Hipshot tremsetter in...

Bought in the early 2000s direct from Japan, this see-through blonde is the oldest Tokai I have left. It's gorgeous, but the number of times I pick up a Tele is so infrequent, that it's a waste to have it sitting doing nothing. Spec - as far as I know - is: Sen (ash) body) nitro lacquer...

Just got my Springy Sound back from being tweaked by a local luthier, and so I thought I'd take a quick group shot of the three BLOCK logo Tokais. By pure luck, there are three different shades of red: Goldstar is Candy Apple Red, Jazz Sound is Wine Red and the Springy Sound is Dakota Red...

This was one I picked up in Japan this Spring. Latest version (I presume), 24pp, Japanese. Free as long as you cover postage and PP fees.

Back home in England from my Japan trip (see other thread). And I did manage to find an old Tokai, way out in Tachigawa (West Tokyo prefecture). It's a MS liveried Flying V as featured in the '85 Tokai catalogue. JDM-only as far as I can tell. Dated '84 from the serial number. That's me in...

I'm looking for a Tokai Flying Vee that's (ideally) original and with no serious damage/repairs. Proper Gibson replica, rather than a hot-rodded whammy-barred guitar. Must be from the early '80s.

I'll be spending four weeks in Japan, from the 22nd March. Mostly for fun and culture, but with a little guitar shopping, too. I'm quite excited (understatement!) Any suggestions of shops that must be on my list? I'm staying in Shinjuku for a week or so, then travelling a bit to Kyoto, Nara...