Rain Dog
Member
Great site! - just spent several hours last night poring over the forum and then noticed it was 3am.....
Anyhoo - I bought my Goldie about 12 years ago in Edinburgh (Axis music run by Davy May if anyone remembers it?) after playing every strat he had in the shop for weeks and being unimpressed - I walked in one Saturday morning and Dave suggested this Tokai that had just come in - had to admit that I scoffed at the time - until I played it - sweet - bought it there and then (payed about ?400 if I remember) and has been my mainstay ever since. Unmodded except for changing the appalling (IMO) bridge pickup for an SD SSL-3 which i'm going to replace with an SSL-5 ive just bought, and a Brass nut added.
From what i can gather from my browsing on this site I have an 1984 TST-50 Goldstar Sound? Can anyone confirm/correct? I'm also unsure of the actual colour - it's quite yellowed - under the scratchplate the blue is quite vibrant - looks like a Fender Sonic Blue but not sure what Tokai say the colour is?
I played 13-54 gauge for years (after going through an SRV trip) and they've taken their toll on the frets - anyone recommend a Luthier in Middlesex/London and do you reckon it needs a refret or could they be dressed? Doesnt really affect playability as I still play with a fairly high action although these days my fingers cant handle 13's and I play usually 10/11's.
Not interested in pricing it as I cant really foresee the day I would let it go - this one's a keeper
Slainte!
Graeme
Anyhoo - I bought my Goldie about 12 years ago in Edinburgh (Axis music run by Davy May if anyone remembers it?) after playing every strat he had in the shop for weeks and being unimpressed - I walked in one Saturday morning and Dave suggested this Tokai that had just come in - had to admit that I scoffed at the time - until I played it - sweet - bought it there and then (payed about ?400 if I remember) and has been my mainstay ever since. Unmodded except for changing the appalling (IMO) bridge pickup for an SD SSL-3 which i'm going to replace with an SSL-5 ive just bought, and a Brass nut added.
From what i can gather from my browsing on this site I have an 1984 TST-50 Goldstar Sound? Can anyone confirm/correct? I'm also unsure of the actual colour - it's quite yellowed - under the scratchplate the blue is quite vibrant - looks like a Fender Sonic Blue but not sure what Tokai say the colour is?
I played 13-54 gauge for years (after going through an SRV trip) and they've taken their toll on the frets - anyone recommend a Luthier in Middlesex/London and do you reckon it needs a refret or could they be dressed? Doesnt really affect playability as I still play with a fairly high action although these days my fingers cant handle 13's and I play usually 10/11's.
Not interested in pricing it as I cant really foresee the day I would let it go - this one's a keeper
Slainte!
Graeme