New Goldie St60.

[bluejeannot]

Here thanks to Mikes help is my new Goldstar ST60.This is an interesting guitar for several reasons.Firstly it has factory fitted E pickups, and a 4 digit serial number,secondly it has a flamed maple V neck and a round string tree,features normally found on a Springy St80.As you can see this is beautiful guitar,and all original I`m really pleased with her.Does anyone else have an st60,so I can compare specs?Gabe.

 

[bluejeannot]

http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd79/bluejeannot/Tokai%20Goldstar%20ST60/ Wrong procedure here are the pics!Gabe

 

[settebello]

Hi Gabe,
i have a AST'56,its specwise a ST60 and have the same features as your goldie.The pups are V-stamped,but i see AST's with E-pups as well.

Volker

 

[JohnA]

It's a pretty one Gabe, white/maple Strats Mmmm!

 

[Anonymous]

It's a nice one. The neck feels very close in profile to my ST80, & it isn't nearly as shiny & glossy as the green ST55 I sold a few months back. But it doesn't seem to be nitro, just a more matt poly than usual on maple Goldies. Not sure why that should be though.

Still, it's a rare find, we hardly ever see Goldies above ST55 level, & this one has the sticker. If only a few more owners had left them on.

Gabe, did you decide it was ash (sen) or alder?

 

[bluejeannot]

I`m pretty certain this is alder Mike and I`ve no doubt this contributes to the healthy dose of midrange this guitar posseses.Ash body,maple neck,E pickups,might be a little on the trebly side,but the alder body may mellow things out a little.I have sometimes found that a rosewood,especially slab board neck,combined with an alder body and powerful pickups can lead to a rather mushy and dark sounding guitar.My other main guitar is an ash bodied rosewood lam neckst55 with medium hot ESP 80`s vintage pickups,and that too has a good midrange to treble balance, due perhaps to the balance of the different tonal elements complementing each other.Gabe.

 

[bluejeannot]

Hi Gabe,
i have a AST'56,its specwise a ST60 and have the same features as your goldie.The pups are V-stamped,but i see AST's with E-pups as well.

Volker

I`d love to see it Volker,could we have some pics?Gabe.

 

[settebello]

Here we go.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0499.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0498.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0504.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0497.jpg

Volker

 

[Anonymous]

I`m pretty certain this is alder Mike and I`ve no doubt this contributes to the healthy dose of midrange this guitar posseses.Ash body,maple neck,E pickups,might be a little on the trebly side,but the alder body may mellow things out a little.

That makes sense, the Es do sound better in your ST60 than mine did in my sen ST80. That needed some fatter sounding pickups to bring out it's best.

 

[bluejeannot]

Here we go.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0499.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0498.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0504.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0497.jpg

Volker

Extraordinary wood, Volker, what is the colour code , and do you have phtos of the interior,Gabe.

 

[settebello]

THX,Gabe. Colourcode is OF,here are some more pics.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0506-1.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0498-1.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0499-1.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0506.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/settebello2/Guitars/HPIM0505.jpg
Sorry,not the best camera.

Volker

 

[markgr]

Here's my ST-60 It has E pickups, a 4 digit serial # and a maple V-neck. It's very high quality, like my 1980 ST-80. http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/markgharp/Tokai%20Goldstar%20ST-60/

 

[bluejeannot]

And as rare as an honest lawyer.Gabe.

 

[leadguitar_323]

My 1981 ST-70 has the "E" pickups as well, i don't really like the bridge pickup but i barely ever use it, not too sure what it is, ash or alder?
I can't find the email with the specs from Tokai, maybe Joe remembers?

Mick

 

[bluejeannot]

Hi Mick ,what is the difference between an ST70 and and ST80?Very nice guitar by the way.Gabe.

 

[leadguitar_323]

Hi Gabe, mine has a laminate maple board with no skunk stripe, not too sure if thats the only difference as its the only "real" {almost} strat i have ever owned, have had a couple of super strats but nothing close to the real thing.


Mick