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I have a 1984 left hand TST60 and think that your Goldstar is also '84 or '85. I understood that the serial numbers on the neck plate were meant to resemble the corresponding original Fender model numbers - hence mine (which I think is a replica of a 1964 Strat) shows serial number L24943. The...

Does anyone have any idea which profile my STS60L 1985 fiesta red Goldstar has (it has an "L" serial number prefix)?

In the early 80s I came to realise that Japanese - built guitars were every bit as good as their US counterparts (but a fraction of the price). When I drove past the shopfront of a music shop in Solihull (in either May 1984 or 1985 - I'm not sure which), and saw this gleaming brand new what...

I used to get a similar problem with my 1984/85 goldstar whenever the guitar was unused for any lengthy periods of time. After any long periods of not having been plugged-in, I used to get a terrible noise (earthing sound), but no volume. It is obviously a jack socket problem, but one that I...

In reply to Stratman, the Irish Tours have transformed the sound of my TST60. Apart from much greater volume, the range of different tones that I can now access is far better than when the "V" pickups were fitted. By the way, the price label that came with the guitar when I bought it new in...

My left handed 1984 TST60L has a rosewood fingerboard with serial number L24943 (like a '64 Strat as Stratman says). Before I replaced them with Bare Knuckle Irish Tours, the Tokai pickups were stamped "V" (not V1 or U). Can anyone tell me what the differences are between the various pickup...

Thanks Stratman, I regularly see your postings and am always impressed by your obvious knowledge and passion for all things Strat! People often refer to VI pickups, but the ones that were previously on my TST60L.FOR are only stamped "V" By the way, my tuners are stamped "deluxe" and my bridge...

I bought my left handed Goldstar brand new in Solihull in either May 1984 or 1985 (I can't remember which). Serial No. is L24943 and the accompanying price label states model as being TST60L . FOR. I think I paid around ?250 for the instrument, which is in Tokais' equivalent of Fiesta Red. I...

I think that you might be confusing my ad with another. I don't have a guitar for sale - only a set of U pickups. Unfortunately, I have no idea of the differences between the various different lettered pickups that Tokai used on Goldstars, but I would be very interested to know.

I think that you might be confusing my ad with another. I don't have a guitar for sale - only a set of U pickups. Unfortunately, I have no idea of the differences between the various different lettered pickups that Tokai used on Goldstars, but I would be very interested to know.

I've recently replaced the "V"s on my 1984 Tokai with Bare Knuckles and the "V"s are for sale if you want them (see my classified ad. from a month or so back). I'm not far from you near Worcester.

Mike, How much would you expect to sell for?

I have recently replaced the "V" pickups on my TST60 with Bare Knuckle Irish Tours. If anyone out there is interested in buying the Tokai "Vs" from me I'm open to offers. I live in Worcestershire, England. I don't know if it makes any difference, but my TST60 is a left-handed model.

Please post pictures - if you are based in the UK I would be interested in buying it.

I'd say this is either a late 1984 or early 1985 model. Does the neck have a skunk stripe? Have the frets been replaced with fatter width ones (they look to have been from the photos)? Was Daphne Blue a colour option at that time? Is it a single ply or 3 ply pickguard?

My 1984 Goldstar has original Tokai "v" pickups. I also own a 2002 Squier Strat made in China, the pickups on which I find more powerful and a much better tone range. I am thinking of replacing the Goldstar pickups with Texans or something similar. Does anyone have any thoughts?

I'm new to this site, and I have to say how impressed I am with the depth of knowledge and the passion which Tokai owners have about their instruments, and how literate you all are. No offence to the Telecaster forum, but you're in a totally different class! Thanks to all who have replied to my...

Firstly, thanks to bluejeannot for establishing the neck profile of my 1984 TST60L as a "c" and the body as being alder. Here's the contentious bit - although I have owned this guitar since 1984 when I bought it brand new in Solihull, I have always been embarrased about the fact that it is not a...

I bought my left handed Strat copy (Fiesta Red) in 1984 - does anybody know what neck profile the guitar has (eg C or V )? I have a rosewood fingerboard and there is no truss rod stripe down it. My serial No. is L24943. Are the fingerboard dots clay and is the body likely to be Alder (it is...