real tokai?
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chrisheyes
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Hiya
I would ask for more photo's as the bridge is stamped ESP not 'Tokai' or 'Final Prospec'
It could have had a replacement bridge fitted.
A better way to tell if it's a tokai is to ask for photo's of the pickups, neck pickup cavity and the end of the neck, below the truss rod screw.
I would ask for more photo's as the bridge is stamped ESP not 'Tokai' or 'Final Prospec'
It could have had a replacement bridge fitted.
A better way to tell if it's a tokai is to ask for photo's of the pickups, neck pickup cavity and the end of the neck, below the truss rod screw.
I have an 84' Greco Strat with U pickups so you got a lot of confusion here! Have you played it? Is the price a good one? If it's a good price and you need a Strat ... it's made of good parts! The neck is a Tokai no doubt and if the "Price is Right"!! Take a shot. I would change the pickguard to a single ply . It has the good machines 8) TGmike martin
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hi st55 usually is a custom colour st50 normal colours last 5 in model is for non standard colours i have seen quite a few of that coulour of blue, but with a 62 type neck , but none of them had stickers on the back, they are taken off quite often, but something is wrong ,either the pickguard has been changed to the 60's type, or neck has been changed.take the pickguard of and check for any redrilled screw holes.cause that pickguard is a 60,s type and the neck is a50's.a single ply pickguard has only 8 screw holes which would be on a 50, replica. so if the body has only 11 screw holes that would indicate that tokai neck has been put on the body. but if there are extra holes then it is probably that it is just the pickguard has been changed, hope that helps
togps
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mike martin said:
Is this not only valid for the Springy Sounds??
.... and not for the Silver- and Gold Stars..?
ref. page 37, Tokai catalog, Spring 1982, Vol. 5
togps
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Yes, I see it right now, as well..
Page 9, Tokai Catalog, 1985, Vol. 1
Page 9, Tokai Catalog, 1985, Vol. 1
Peter Mac
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hi guys
The guitar looks like a TST-55 MB (Metallic Blue)
Copy of '58 strat, so it should have:
* 5-digit serial#
* single ply 8 hole scratchplate
*'U' stamped pickups
* Custom colour (MB)
If you buy it, hav a look inside the body cavity for code (eg 8=11 MB )
the number part should also be repeated on the base of the neck.
regads
Peter Mac
The guitar looks like a TST-55 MB (Metallic Blue)
Copy of '58 strat, so it should have:
* 5-digit serial#
* single ply 8 hole scratchplate
*'U' stamped pickups
* Custom colour (MB)
If you buy it, hav a look inside the body cavity for code (eg 8=11 MB )
the number part should also be repeated on the base of the neck.
regads
Peter Mac
