1983 Fender Style Serial Numbers

[Sigmania]

SN L12441

U pickups, so would seem to have been made March 1983 ?

please any info on a strat super edition

 

[Sigmania]

Another odd one.

SN L08467

Note: No “Extra Tokai” hardware even though the sticker says so. Looks like a typical Goldstar.
U pickups, yellow sunburst (YSO)

Neck: 4=10
Neck pickup cavity: 4=8
Control cavity: 4=11 YSO V

tokai st 50 super edition

Tokai super edition Looks like a Goldstar Sound

 

[Sigmania]

Heck, take a gander at all of these.

"Special Series"

L07596
L07982
L08071 (March body stamp, 3=1)
L08236
L08338
L08467 (April stamps, 3 different ones)
L09193
L09269
L09603
L11189 (June stamp, 6=8)
L12441 (March stamp, 3 26)
L19578 (April stamp, 4=7, U pickups)

This is a script logo decal with the "Quality Musical Instruments" phrase with a lower line for "With Extra Tokai" added.

 

[ATO]

That's really odd! The 'quality instruments' line was clearly in use before the 3 piece fanatics label. Why bother with the 3 piece decal? I'm starting to wonder if the fanatics decal ever came out of the Tokai factory and whether it was actually something Blue Suede Music came up with as a result of customs confusion.

 

[ATO]

SN L12441

U pickups, so would seem to have been made March 1983 ?

please any info on a strat super edition

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L09474 is another 1983 3=26 stamp
It's a TST80 Super Edition extra tokai
Same batch yet serials are 3000 apart!

https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/1983-fender-style-serial-numbers.28625/post-214876

 

[Sigmania]

Yeah. I am getting the sense that some odd stuff happened with neck plates at the factory.

The two guitars at the end of the Special Series list are way out of sequence.

L12441 (March stamp, 3 26)
L19578 (April stamp, 4=7, U pickups)

 

[Sigmania]

Parted out TST70 ET

SN L06463

Neck: 1=1 (January)
Body: 1=1 MR (January)
Switch: 26 1 (June 1982)

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g1124195903

 

[ATO]

Parted out TST70 ET

SN L06463

Neck: 1=1 (January)
Body: 1=1 MR (January)
Switch: 26 1 (June 1982)

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g1124195903

Another Jan 83 'Quality Instruments' decal. 1st build of the year?

Also 1=1 TST60 YS L07057

 

[Sigmania]

It is certainly not all neat and tidy is it?

 

[ATO]

Haha I can't see the listing in the UK, is everything for sale separately? I would've though it would be worth more complete.

 

[Sigmania]

Yeah, it is all parted out in at least a half dozen listings.

 

[Sigmania]

TST50 BBR

SN L10050

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3554602979..._vTl8uRJe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL

 

[Sigmania]

SN L11212

Body: 7=9

Tokai Breezy Sound Te-55N Natural

 

[Sigmania]

SN L10098

★Tokai JAZZ SOUND electric bass guitar L10098 with leather case stringed instrument Tokai Musical Instruments★

 

[Sigmania]

Presumably 1983. Can;t see any codes.

SN L09952

QMI decal

TOKAI GOLDSTAR SOUND Tokai Stratotype Electric Guitar

 

[Sigmania]

Parted out TST80 ET

SN 103326

Body code: 1 = 1 BB V
Switch code: 29 1 (September 1982)

TOKAI Strat type body 1964 model Alder black 1983 TOKAI TST-80ET

TOKAI Strat type neck 64' model with round rose lining All black neck JUNK 1983 TOKAI TST-80ET