Tokai Headstocks

JohnA · Mar 18, 2010

This might be old news, but I was browsing the Tokai UK web-site and the new AST-50 and ATE-50 appear to have 'correct' headstocks???

http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=126&category_id=18&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=31

Diodibuh · Mar 18, 2010

looks great!

njnall · Mar 18, 2010

..... it was suggested I had been slow on the uptake on these as can be seen in the attached thread!

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=15925&highlight=

JohnA · Mar 18, 2010

Go easy on me I'm a newb :wink:

How long do you think they'll get away with it? My guess is Tokai have lost the Fender Japan contract, and already had a big stock of necks made up, wonder if they will continue in production like that, or the 're-issues' will be rarer than the orignals

njnall · Mar 18, 2010

A quick search did not uncover a great availability of the AST50, the AST33 [pointy headstock] seem to be more available.
I thought that perhaps you were probably more interested in looking for LP's rather than Strat's :wink:

Diamond · Mar 18, 2010

I like to call them "Vintage" headstocks...not correct or incorrect, and definitely not Fender or Gibson headstocks.

JohnA · Mar 18, 2010

njnall said:
A quick search did not uncover a great availability of the AST50, the AST33 [pointy headstock] seem to be more available.
I thought that perhaps you were probably more interested in looking for LP's rather than Strat's :wink:

Love 'em all, Strat's & LP's

Diamond, your love for all things Tokai is very commendable, but they ARE Fender and Gibson headstocks

Dave_Mc · Mar 18, 2010

i was looking at those the other day, i didn't even notice they had the "correct" headstock shape...

how are they compared to the 70 and 100 models on the japanese tokai website? are they higher or lower spec? I'm guessing they're only for the UK market... :-?

they claim to be swamp ash, too... really? or sen?

njnall · Mar 19, 2010

Dave_Mc said:
they claim to be swamp ash, too... really? or sen?

Tokai confusion reigns! the only other description I have found as as per link whch describes the body as being alder :-?

http://www.rockemmusic.com/product/tokai-ast50-gsr-golden-sunburst-electric-guitar-case

Dave_Mc · Mar 20, 2010

:lol:

wonder why they're being offered with a case, too...

Diamond · Mar 21, 2010

AST70 & ATE70 models have 300mm radius necks - medium size frets - new
headstock - alder - 22 frets

AST50 (ST50) & ATE50 (TE50) models - 3 piece Swamp Ash or Alder bodies - 184mm radius neck, bottom trussrod adjustment, 21 vintage frets, old vintage headstock.

My suggestion, if you see AST50s for sale, grab one, ask questions afterwards.

Dave_Mc · Mar 21, 2010

according to the tokai website, the 70s look to have 21 frets... :-?

Diamond · Mar 21, 2010

I've got one here, I just counted, 22 frets.

Anonymous · Mar 21, 2010

Where is the 70 on the website?

http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=31

Anonymous · Mar 21, 2010

Diamond said:
AST50 (ST50) & ATE50 (TE50) models - 3 piece Swamp Ash or Alder bodies - 184mm radius neck, bottom trussrod adjustment, 21 vintage frets, old vintage headstock.

I'm confused. Diamond says 3 piece body, this advert says 2 piece, but isn't the one pictured a one piece body?

http://www.rockemmusic.com/product/tokai-ate50-ysor-sunburst-breezysound-electric-guitar-case

Diamond · Mar 21, 2010

stratman323 said:
Where is the 70 on the website?

http://www.tokai-guitars.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=31

Maybe they didn't order them?

Diamond · Mar 21, 2010

stratman323 said:
Diamond said:

AST50 (ST50) & ATE50 (TE50) models - 3 piece Swamp Ash or Alder bodies - 184mm radius neck, bottom trussrod adjustment, 21 vintage frets, old vintage headstock.

Click to expand...

I'm confused. Diamond says 3 piece body, this advert says 2 piece, but isn't the one pictured a one piece body?

http://www.rockemmusic.com/product/tokai-ate50-ysor-sunburst-breezysound-electric-guitar-case

I guess it's hard to see the joins, the one I got is supposed to be a 3 piece body...I cant see 2 joins.
?569.00 seems like a very good price for that guitar, don't you think...what does a USA Tele sell for in the UK?

JohnA · Mar 21, 2010

A USA telecaster is over ?700 and you wouldn't find one with a lovely ash body like that!

It certainly doesn't look like 3 pieces to me either!

Anonymous · Mar 21, 2010

That's ?569 with a case - which is a pretty good deal. I wonder if that's a pic of the actual guitar or a stock pic?

JohnA · Mar 21, 2010

stratman323 said:
I wonder if that's a pic of the actual guitar or a stock pic?

Was just wondering the exact same thing!

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