Springy sound versus goldstar

[Anonymous]

hi
a lot of the older ones are sen ( sorry my mistake,,, not zen )
but the later ones only the natural and higher end model are sen/ ash
in 78 al ot of the lower models are sen and in 82 they are alder
and i stand by my description on the body contures ,,,,,, try feeling at the cut for the arm at the front at the body on a 78 and a 82
i dont own 100 tokai ,,, so i cant be sure it apply to all to tokai ...
but i am only trying to help .... not being a smart ***
all the best
otto

I know you're not Otto. And I don't have 100 Tokais either! But I still can't tell any difference in the body contours between older Tokai Strats & newer ones.

 

[muccax]

hi
you are more that welcome to come and see what i mean ,,,,

all the best
otto

 

[blake375]

I've noticed the difference in body contours and thickness of paint too. I posted about it a really long time ago but nobody concurred. Maybe it is not a consistent difference that can be put down to a specific timeframe, but I'm glad at least someone else has noticed it.

I used to have a black Springy and still have a black Goldie, and when you put the two side by side the Springy definitely had much more 'vintage' looking contours and finish. But I guess we're all used to Tokai's little inconsistencies by now...

 

[Anonymous]

But I guess we're all used to Tokai's little inconsistencies by now...

To be fair, Fender has more inconsistencies than Tokai does.

:wink:

 

[blake375]

Fender? Who are they? Not another American company knocking off Japanese strats I hope... :wink:

 

[muccax]

fender ....... is that something on a car
all the best
otto

 

[muccax]

hi
and thank you ....... i was begining to think i was the only one that could see the difference on a 78 and a 84 tokai
all the best
otto

 

[Anonymous]

Hopefully we'll have a big enough selection of Springys & Goldies in Leeds next week to be able to test this theory. The difference is the curves on the top where the arm rests when you're playing?

 

[muccax]

hi
and yes ..... on the back of the body where the cut is on the front for the arm ,,,,, i can feel a difference from the old ones ....... the 82/83 have a more sharp conture .....
all the best ?
otto

 

[marcusnieman]

Fender? Who are they? Not another American company knocking off Japanese strats I hope... :wink:

If there were no Fender, there would be no Springy / Goldie / Silverstar / Breezy. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

If there were no Fender, there would be no Springy / Goldie / Silverstar / Breezy. :wink:

True, obviously.

But without Tokai to show them how to make good Strats again, I wonder what state Fender would be in today, or if it would still be with us as a viable company?