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https://reverb.com/item/10545535-lawsuite-1981-tokai-jazz-sound-jb120-ysr-top-model-real-cool-1964-model-jazz-bass
For the life of me I cannot tell the difference from a JB80 and a JB120. I see the neck inside says 120A. From what I see JB120s have a brass nut this one has a white (bone or plastic nut). Maybe it was just redone at some point. Also, how do you tell the difference with Brazilian rosewood and regular rosewood from looking at a picture? Pictures can be very deceiving.
https://guitarism.wp-x.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tokai-1981-catalog-part2-08.pdf
Can anyone here read Japanese and can translate the JB80 and JB120 text? Maybe that would shine more light on the situation. I read other posts here saying the JB120 has 1 piece sen ash. Other older Reverb posts state the 120 as Alder. The current listing says 2 piece alder.
Anyways, is this the real deal or is this guy pulling one over?
For the life of me I cannot tell the difference from a JB80 and a JB120. I see the neck inside says 120A. From what I see JB120s have a brass nut this one has a white (bone or plastic nut). Maybe it was just redone at some point. Also, how do you tell the difference with Brazilian rosewood and regular rosewood from looking at a picture? Pictures can be very deceiving.
https://guitarism.wp-x.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tokai-1981-catalog-part2-08.pdf
Can anyone here read Japanese and can translate the JB80 and JB120 text? Maybe that would shine more light on the situation. I read other posts here saying the JB120 has 1 piece sen ash. Other older Reverb posts state the 120 as Alder. The current listing says 2 piece alder.
Anyways, is this the real deal or is this guy pulling one over?