I was fortunate enough to work as a photographer and play in a band in Tokyo from 1982-84. We bought a lot of equipment from Ishibashi Music in Shibuya and I became friends with Mr. Kunio Kishida who was the manager of the store. The store received three unusual Tokai Strat-type guitars and Kunio-san hand picked the guitar pictured for me to purchase. As I remember the other two were similar but had maple necks/fingerboards. As you can see the guitar is finished in an amber sunburst and I believe the body is Sen, a type of native Japanese Ash. The neck is highly flamed maple with a non-slab rosewood board. As far as I remember the p/u's are DiMarzios. (Would DiMarzios of this vintage have waxed cloth leads?). The SN# is 0012275. Mr. Kishida called these guitars "Kunio Customs" and I'm wondering if they were special orders for the store, regular production models, prototypes or something else. Would appreciate any info, help or comments! More photos available.
Thanks, Tom
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Thanks, Tom
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