Hey dudes,
I've had a tokai strat for about 16 years now - (bought for my 15th Birthday), And I've never really known much about it, apart from it's a copy of a fender...
After a bit of research I believe it's a 1982 TST 56. I will post up some pics when I can find my camera (and it'd be really helpful if you guys could tell me what to take notice of), but in the meantime, a description is:
neck bolt-on plate has a 4 number code: 2356
Headstock has the tokai curly logo, with a crossed T (rather than backwards F) gold colour with black outline, Goldstar sound, "the quality musical instruments of the world, Oldies but Goldies), round end, rather than more pointy (i.e. fender shaped)
21 frets, rosewood fretboard, lighter wood back (no truss rod line)
tuning pegs state deluxe on the back
black body
Bridge - states "Final prospec" one each string holder
5 way pickup switch (although main three are easier to flick to - the dual pickup positions are less defined
11 screws holding the face plate
faceplate is 3 ply, white-black-white with a little semicircle indent next to the neck
three white single coil pickups, marked IIV but appear original
Volume and two tone knobs - original
Inside: I've covered the inside with copper foil in order to stop an annoying electric buzz a few years ago (worked a treat too) so can't see any lettering or numbers - I don't remember there being any though - i'd probably not have plastered over them if there were - perhaps someone could let me know if there should be any, and if so, where, and I might carefully peel the tape off to find out..
All in all to my untrained eye all parts seem genuine - and in the last 16 years I've not changed anything.
The main reason I'm posting is because I don't really use it too much, and am thinking of selling it in favour of a nice acoustic (mellowing in my old age!) hands down at the front!
It's a little bruised but only slightly - "Gigged" might be the term, and unfortunately the bridge and neck bolts are a little rusty, but probably nothing a good going over with wire wool couldn't sort out.
Like I said, I'll post some pics in a day or two, but for a start, could anyone confirm or deny my suspicion that this is a tst 56?
Cheers Guys, I look forward to your replies, and probably a battering about why I let rust on it...
Ian
I've had a tokai strat for about 16 years now - (bought for my 15th Birthday), And I've never really known much about it, apart from it's a copy of a fender...
After a bit of research I believe it's a 1982 TST 56. I will post up some pics when I can find my camera (and it'd be really helpful if you guys could tell me what to take notice of), but in the meantime, a description is:
neck bolt-on plate has a 4 number code: 2356
Headstock has the tokai curly logo, with a crossed T (rather than backwards F) gold colour with black outline, Goldstar sound, "the quality musical instruments of the world, Oldies but Goldies), round end, rather than more pointy (i.e. fender shaped)
21 frets, rosewood fretboard, lighter wood back (no truss rod line)
tuning pegs state deluxe on the back
black body
Bridge - states "Final prospec" one each string holder
5 way pickup switch (although main three are easier to flick to - the dual pickup positions are less defined
11 screws holding the face plate
faceplate is 3 ply, white-black-white with a little semicircle indent next to the neck
three white single coil pickups, marked IIV but appear original
Volume and two tone knobs - original
Inside: I've covered the inside with copper foil in order to stop an annoying electric buzz a few years ago (worked a treat too) so can't see any lettering or numbers - I don't remember there being any though - i'd probably not have plastered over them if there were - perhaps someone could let me know if there should be any, and if so, where, and I might carefully peel the tape off to find out..
All in all to my untrained eye all parts seem genuine - and in the last 16 years I've not changed anything.
The main reason I'm posting is because I don't really use it too much, and am thinking of selling it in favour of a nice acoustic (mellowing in my old age!) hands down at the front!
It's a little bruised but only slightly - "Gigged" might be the term, and unfortunately the bridge and neck bolts are a little rusty, but probably nothing a good going over with wire wool couldn't sort out.
Like I said, I'll post some pics in a day or two, but for a start, could anyone confirm or deny my suspicion that this is a tst 56?
Cheers Guys, I look forward to your replies, and probably a battering about why I let rust on it...
Ian
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