They aren’t 57s….
Catalog specs “ES Jazz” in 1981 on the ES100J.
Check out this thread where I tried to document the changes in humbuckers and untangle the mess.
Tokai Humbucker Models & Resistance
Note the specs in the tables. 57s aren’t mentioned until 1984. I don’t have a 1983 catalog but my ‘83 LS80 had them.
The pickups changed a lot in the early 80s. Head spinning on some models from about 1980-1983. Some higher end models didn’t change as much (DiMarzios).
It’s possible that they are the same pickups. I haven’t found any to measure. Both have white leads, but the branded 57 Tokai PAF pickups don’t seem to show up until 1983 in my observations.
Catalog specs “ES Jazz” in 1981 on the ES100J.
Check out this thread where I tried to document the changes in humbuckers and untangle the mess.
Tokai Humbucker Models & Resistance
Note the specs in the tables. 57s aren’t mentioned until 1984. I don’t have a 1983 catalog but my ‘83 LS80 had them.
The pickups changed a lot in the early 80s. Head spinning on some models from about 1980-1983. Some higher end models didn’t change as much (DiMarzios).
It’s possible that they are the same pickups. I haven’t found any to measure. Both have white leads, but the branded 57 Tokai PAF pickups don’t seem to show up until 1983 in my observations.
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