joukov
Well-known member
First post and hello to everyone here!
Just bought my 2nd Tokai a few hours ago and could use some help to figure out the model of my new Tele.
It looks like one of those black 1984 TTE-models but which one and am I right with the year? Previous owner thought that this guitar would be 1984 TTE too. It?s very easy to play and sounds great.
A friend of mine, who worked in guitar shop which started importing Tokais 1985, had never seen this model before.
- Body, neck and headstock painted black (headstock Fender shaped with silver colored text: Tokai "Breezysound" decal)
- Rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets and silver colored dot markers, white plastic nut and white plastic fret markers on the side of the neck
- Golden hardware, Tokai stamped on the bridge plate (7 screws mounting, a saddle for each string), Deluxe stamped Kluson type tuners, 1 golden 2-string retainer, 3-way switch and volume and tone controls
- Strings through body
- 3-ply (b-w-b) pickquard with 8 screws
- 6 number serial on the golden neckplate (4 screws)
- Alder body and maple neck
- One black single-coil pickup in bridge with chrome colored magnets and one single-coil pickup with golden cover in neck position
- C-shaped neck
I tried to describe the guitar as well as possible, images are here:
http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaitelejalaukku001large5qw.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaitele002large8fp.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaiteleserial003large6lm.jpg
Thank you all in advance!
EDIT: Thanks to Gottfried for identifyind this BreezySound. TE-55G ABR 1984 - 1986.
Just bought my 2nd Tokai a few hours ago and could use some help to figure out the model of my new Tele.
It looks like one of those black 1984 TTE-models but which one and am I right with the year? Previous owner thought that this guitar would be 1984 TTE too. It?s very easy to play and sounds great.
A friend of mine, who worked in guitar shop which started importing Tokais 1985, had never seen this model before.
- Body, neck and headstock painted black (headstock Fender shaped with silver colored text: Tokai "Breezysound" decal)
- Rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets and silver colored dot markers, white plastic nut and white plastic fret markers on the side of the neck
- Golden hardware, Tokai stamped on the bridge plate (7 screws mounting, a saddle for each string), Deluxe stamped Kluson type tuners, 1 golden 2-string retainer, 3-way switch and volume and tone controls
- Strings through body
- 3-ply (b-w-b) pickquard with 8 screws
- 6 number serial on the golden neckplate (4 screws)
- Alder body and maple neck
- One black single-coil pickup in bridge with chrome colored magnets and one single-coil pickup with golden cover in neck position
- C-shaped neck
I tried to describe the guitar as well as possible, images are here:
http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaitelejalaukku001large5qw.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaitele002large8fp.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokaiteleserial003large6lm.jpg
Thank you all in advance!
EDIT: Thanks to Gottfried for identifyind this BreezySound. TE-55G ABR 1984 - 1986.