Pots Timeline

[Sigmania]

Examples of Tokai 250k ST pots.




Seems like these pots spanned the period of all Springys into Goldstars,

I have seen these on Tokai ST/TST/ASTs from 1978-1984 at least?

Not sure who made them.


1978 & 1979 catalogs.


1979 ST100


1981 ST80 MRR



1983 TST70 Goldstar.



AST-56. Those pickups introduced by late 1983/1984. Used Tokai AST-56 Vintage Series Electric Guitar Sunburst

"YM X"


(Voidoid56's image)
Then after that the "YM X" codes that I have seen on Goldstars starting in 1985.



From Voidoid56's post above on a 1985 TST50.

I think these "YM X" pots were made until 1991or 1992?

A250KOhm
MADE IN JAPAN



(also B of course)

And then by the mid 90s we see these ones.

Value of the pot over MADE IN JAPAN (2 lines)



(eborej's photo "Tokai Custom Edition" Guitars)



All Caps MADE IN JAPAN No Serial Number Guitars

They seem to extend into the early 2000s at least on no serial all caps MIJ Tokais.



GF


GF by 2009


Tokai Goldstar Sound"1965 Stratocaster" 3 Tone Sunburst, Alder Body,The best Strat You'll ever Play | Reverb

And continuing on into 2014 at least


2014 Tokai Goldstar Sound AST-118 S-Style Electric Guitar Ash Body Blue Burst, Japan