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Hayo70

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Dear Tokai-lovers,

I recently obtained a second (or third) hand Lefty Tokai Goldstar Sound and I would like to know what model it is and maybe even when it was produced, although from what I read on this and other fora this might be tricky!

I will try to upload some pictures as wel.
This is what I know:

-It was last obtained from a guitar shop in The Haghe in holland called "Carvin Music Store" some 10 years ago. The shop had already gone bankrupt by that time I believe. I don't know if it was new then.
-The colour is black
-Rosewood fingerboard (not the very thin one)
-3-ply 11 screws white scratch plate.
-The true Fender Strat headstock, not the spaghetti logo
-Kluson type tuners with nothing stamped on (they look aged)
-Bridge saddles with "final prospect" stamped on (look aged)
-Made in Japan sticker on the back of the neck
-No trustrod hole on the top of the neck
-Serial number 017304 on the neck plate.
- 8-18 stamped on the heel of the neck and in the cavity of the neck PU (not 8=18)
-PU's with staggered poles, black backs and nothing stamped on there.
-Rectangular fiveway switch with YM-50 stickered on it.
-Made in Japan on the pot's

I hope anyone here can help me out with this one. I got rather confused myself gathering all the info there is on the web!! :roll:

Hayo
 
Here are some pictures

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The neck is 100 % Tokai i'd say.

The body and pups etc don't look the part. Any codes in the body similar to the neck code ??
 
Ok the neck and body are Tokai but the pickups are not the usual grey backed "U"s or "E"'s. The neckplate looks off too but they had a few varients. The prospec bridges came along at a certain time so that can date the body to a degree.
 

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