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Hi there, I'm new here. I have a red Tokai Firebird originally advertised by a pawn shop as a Lovebird. It has 3 pickups but clearly never had a vibrola like Firebird VII copies would have. I'm looking for clues as to year, country of manufacture, model number. It has no serial number on the headstock. It does have a curious rectangular shape 1" by 2.5" on the back of the headstock where something must have been. The paint on that area seems to have been marred by something adhesive that changed the texture and chemistry of the paint. It is hardly visible as the paint is still red, just feels different. Any help would be appreciated. When I got it it looked old and dirty but I've cleaned it up. It also came already set up with the precision of an Ibanez Jem or something. Really fun to play. It is not a metallic paint job. Did Tokai ever use stick on metal plates for serials? Or MIK, MIJ or MIC labels?
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