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Hi guys, This is probably one for the uber-experts like Villager, Peter, et al. This appears to be factory routed as HSS - the factory stamp is intact and no evidence of post factory routing. All lacquer is in place. Pups seem different or replacement - surely not dimarzios...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362891332463 It's mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-First-Year-Tokai-Springy-Sound-ST80-2T-Nitor-Hard-case-MIJ-Good-Condition-/391277316408?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

Selling off some of the collection...moving house so need to lose some :( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262002493850?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262001645526?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/tokai-very-rare-38-special-guitar-198384/1077338141

A question for the more experienced of you out there: From what I read, it seems that the consensus is that: 1. Tokai Saddles are fitted to Springys. They come with monoblock bridges. 2. Goldstars have Final Prospec saddles and two piece bridge/steel blocks. Some of my guitars don't follow...

Letting go of one of my Claptons - I have too many: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261519199518

PRS Soapbar SE - bought in 2003 but never used - just strummed half a dozen times. Need to make space for the Tokais I'm bringing out of storage! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261496273308?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Does anyone have any accurate info on the .38 Special? I think they have grey bottomed H stamped pickups, and I've only seen them with the post-84 script logos and always with matching headstocks. Does anyone have a definitive date when these were built? And how do the H pickups compare with...

Just took this one apart for a clean and set-up, and to document some of this info. I'm guessing the Special editions didn't come with the E pickups, or were the E's replaced with V's by then? Anyway, bought this in June - not bad for ?211...

After taking instruction from the other half to tidy up the placement of my Tokais, a little DIY was necessary to get these to hang in an overlapping arrangement :) I thought this made a nice pic. Yes, all 15 of these are Tokai 1978 to 1985 Strats - there another 8 or so lying about or in...

Guys, can anyone please confirm my assumptions below on an ST-60: Script logo ('84 style) BB colour Round string tree One Piece Maple Neck V profile U pickups Kluson type deluxe tuners Therefore, is an ST-60 the same as an ST-50 with the exception of the V profile neck, or are there other...

For those interested (and as previously promised), here are some pics of a dismantled goldstar and springy, in the course of cleaning and treating my collection to a fret dress: Yellow Sunburst Goldstar ST-50 - looks pretty standard from the 84'ish era...

Here's a quick question if anyone knows, in order to help with dating: I have a number of variations of tuner stampings: Tokai stamped Delexe stamped No stamp I have been led to believe that all are kosher, but why the variance and is there a timeline when certain stamps were used? My...

This is a recently acquired spaghetti L-series ST-40 (tokai saddles). Everything looks kosher except I haven't seen tuners like this before. I have both 5 and 6 sided tuners on my other ST-40s, but none of them have this shape of tuning peg (they look suspiciously like Squire to me). I wonder...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tokai-Vintage-Waterslide-Guitar-Headstock-Decals-Metallic-Inks-/300923448342?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item46106f6c16 Interesting treatment of the Silver Star logo! The others don't look terribly accurate either... Suki

In a further attempt to help with authentication, I have noticed one thing: the block logo springy and goldstars appear to have the logo and text stencilled, rather than applied by means of a decal. The surface of the logo is above the lacquer and appears to be a little rough. I have a few of...

Hi, I wonder if anyone knows how to authenticate a Tokai strat body by the routing? I have noticed that most of them seem to have counterbored cavities for the pickup screws in the pickup cavities, on the other hand, many don't. Is there any convention or dates when this was done or wasn't, or...

Dear all, Please let me relieve you of anything you have stashed at the bottom of your parts bin or stuffed in your gig bag. I have quite a few Tokai strats that are crying out for some spares, esp. bridge saddles, pickups, pick guards, the odd tuner, anything! Thanks all! Suki

Hi there - this is probably a question for the experts on here... I have searched for the answer on this forum but haven't found anything conclusive. 1. How many different variants of Sliver Star are there? I haven't found any talk of different variants in model hierarchy as with Goldstars e.g...