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Hi All,
Once again I could use your expertise in determining precisely which model I have just purchased I am branching out from Strats in an attempt to have one guitar of every distinct major design made by Tokai. So, here is a Flying V that I recently purchased (still to reach me):
The precise model is a bit of a mystery to me because:
1. The headstock has a “80” sticker, and the serial suggests 1982 made, but there was no 80 number V model in the 1983 catalogue - it stops at 60 (which had the flame maple top like mine)
2. The 1984 catalog has two types of Vs ie (1) TFV - replica of original Gibson (2) FVD - modern iteration of the original. Now the TFV does have a model 80, but my design is of the FVD instead and the FVD line calls the flamed maple top (like mine) the 120 model.
See both models in the catalog below from 1984:
So basically, if mine is a FV 60, then the only thing that doesn’t check out is the “80” sticker (there are some other inconsistencies between hardware and catalog pics but I think that was normal). On the other hand, if mine is the FVD 120 then two things don’t check out (1) the “80” sticker (2) the fact that mine was made in 1982 and the FVD only featured in 1984 catalog.
Could mine be a somewhat transitional model produced later into the V design/production cycle and hence it is a mix of (1) 1984 catalog TFV model number “80” but (2) specs of 1983 catalog FV
Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Sia
Once again I could use your expertise in determining precisely which model I have just purchased I am branching out from Strats in an attempt to have one guitar of every distinct major design made by Tokai. So, here is a Flying V that I recently purchased (still to reach me):
The precise model is a bit of a mystery to me because:
1. The headstock has a “80” sticker, and the serial suggests 1982 made, but there was no 80 number V model in the 1983 catalogue - it stops at 60 (which had the flame maple top like mine)
2. The 1984 catalog has two types of Vs ie (1) TFV - replica of original Gibson (2) FVD - modern iteration of the original. Now the TFV does have a model 80, but my design is of the FVD instead and the FVD line calls the flamed maple top (like mine) the 120 model.
See both models in the catalog below from 1984:
So basically, if mine is a FV 60, then the only thing that doesn’t check out is the “80” sticker (there are some other inconsistencies between hardware and catalog pics but I think that was normal). On the other hand, if mine is the FVD 120 then two things don’t check out (1) the “80” sticker (2) the fact that mine was made in 1982 and the FVD only featured in 1984 catalog.
Could mine be a somewhat transitional model produced later into the V design/production cycle and hence it is a mix of (1) 1984 catalog TFV model number “80” but (2) specs of 1983 catalog FV
Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Sia