Sorry, but the only ST model related to JDB that I mentioned, that I'm aware of, was this early 1978 model.
I stated on page 4 without any of the edits you are implying :
Reborn Old said:
I show only Springys from #8003105 .. reportedly about when Fender model neck stamps began ? to #8004296,
(which agrees with JDB's ST-80 #8001913 "no neck #" observation for comparison purposes)
but I didn't have accompanying body stamp #'s for comparison.
Peter went on to mention that he thought neck model stamp #'s started even earlier in 1978 at around #8002000 IIRC.
It's the only time I mentioned JDB's ST that I'm aware of and I don't see how this relates to 1980 or 81 models ?
You will never be certain of this guitar's provenance, no matter how much you research this, so why bother ?
You can't tie the neck to that body with any degree of certainty outside of both having type 2 neck plate spacing.
If not refinished as Udo adamantly stated, the body would have date stamps that were masked under tape,
as the neck does. The finish would be a recognizable Fender finish.
You guys have so much riding on the lack of a model stamp on a
pre 1981 unstickered Tokai neck in the land of MIJ exceptions. Why ?
Just to rule out '79 + early '80 models ?
Nothing more to discover here.
Reborn out