i want to buy tokai bass
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The specs are wrong in that Reverb listing. Seems to have been cut and pasted from somewhere else.
TPB = Hard Puncher (Precision Bass)
55 usually would refer to the price in yen, 55,000 but that seems low for a new MIJ Tokai.
And no idea what "A2" would mean.
TPB = Hard Puncher (Precision Bass)
55 usually would refer to the price in yen, 55,000 but that seems low for a new MIJ Tokai.
And no idea what "A2" would mean.
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Looks like people are repeating the error of this listing. Same bass listed in multiple places.
And the only one I see with the "A2" added to it.
Tokai Electric Bass Guitar TPB55A2 OWH/R Made in Japan
Tokai TPB55A2 OWH/R
And the only one I see with the "A2" added to it.
Tokai Electric Bass Guitar TPB55A2 OWH/R Made in Japan
Tokai TPB55A2 OWH/R
By the way, Mr Adachi is no longer the president of Tokai. I don't believe he was in 2022. Company was sold in January of 2022.
Not sure where they got that COA with his signature on it?
And the model is clearly TPB55 on the certificate. No "A2" written on it.
Not sure where they got that COA with his signature on it?
And the model is clearly TPB55 on the certificate. No "A2" written on it.
This is the same model being sold in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2022 TPB55
Tokai TPB-55 LPB/R Hard Puncher Japan in Lake Placid Blue
Specification
2022 TPB55
Tokai TPB-55 LPB/R Hard Puncher Japan in Lake Placid Blue
Specification
- Alder body
- Sanko Japan Premium frets
- Indian Rosewood FB with one piece U canadian maple neck
- 20F / Compound Radius R184-R260
- Scale 863.60mm
- Frets Sanko SBB-213(Medium Jumbo Size) Made in Japan
- Gotoh Machine Head GB-10 Lx4
- Nut Cow Bone(Width:42.0mm)
- Bridge [Tokai Gotoh Original]BB-VB Bridge
- Pickups Tokai PB-Vintage MK4 x 2(*Magnet:Alnico 2)
- Made in Japan
- Premium Gigbag included
So the "A2" is probably a store inventory number from the first listing. An error that was repeated over and over by people cut and pasting the same description.
The Reverb listing had the controls and the color wrong in the description.
The Reverb listing had the controls and the color wrong in the description.
YES THİS BASS CAN YOU HELP ME
It is a 2022 TPB55 in Olympic White color (OWH) with a rosewood fretboard (R).
The A2 means nothing.
Here are the specs for the TPB55 taken from a Nafiri listing for a similar bass.
Specification
The A2 means nothing.
Here are the specs for the TPB55 taken from a Nafiri listing for a similar bass.
Specification
- Alder body
- Sanko Japan Premium frets
- Indian Rosewood FB with one piece U canadian maple neck
- 20F / Compound Radius R184-R260
- Scale 863.60mm
- Frets Sanko SBB-213(Medium Jumbo Size) Made in Japan
- Gotoh Machine Head GB-10 Lx4
- Nut Cow Bone(Width:42.0mm)
- Bridge [Tokai Gotoh Original]BB-VB Bridge
- Pickups Tokai PB-Vintage MK4 x 2(*Magnet:Alnico 2)
- Made in Japan
- Premium Gigbag included
And where is this made? Mexico?
Fender Ltd Player Precision Bass British Racing Green
FEATURES
Fender Ltd Player Precision Bass British Racing Green
FEATURES
- Alder body with gloss finish
- One Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound™ split-coil Precision Bass® middle pickup
- Master volume and tone controls
- “Modern C"-shaped neck profile
- 9.5"-radius fingerboard
Mexico
Fender Player Jazz Bass Pure Vintage '64 J Bass Pickup Pacific Peach Limited Edition
| Fender Player Jazz Bass | |||||
| Limited Edition | |||||
| Pure Vintage ’64 J Bass Pickup | |||||
| Color : Pacific Peach | |||||
| Body: | Alder (Gloss Polyester Finish) | ||||
| Neck: | Maple, Modern “C” Shape w/Pau Ferro | ||||
| Fingerboard, 9.5″ Radius, Satin Urethane | |||||
| Back with Gloss Headstock Face Neck Finish | |||||
| Frets: | 20 Medium Jumbo | ||||
| Pickups: | 2x Pure Vintage ’64 J Bass Pickup | ||||
| Controls: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone | ||||
| Hardware: | 4-Saddle Standard Bridge, Standard | ||||
| Open-gear Tuning Machines , Nickel/ | |||||
| Chrome | |||||
| String: | Fender® USA, NPS, (Gauges.045-.105) | ||||
| Case: | N/A |
So looks like they are all around the same price. I would bet that the Tokai would be set up better and play better right away. The Tokai pickup may need to be replaced? Those are the least expensive pickups Tokai offers, MK4. With the Fender you get the Fender logo.
