ST80R V Neck Gallery

[TheDude]

Pics of my ST85-NR. Everything is OE, I am the original owner.

 

[ATO]

Very nice!

 

[Sigmania]

So interesting to see a natural body in alder rather than sen ash. Beautiful guitar.




1981 catalog:

ST85-NR ¥85,000
A natural finish that takes advantage of the material. The smooth fingering and sharp and mellow single coil sound unique to the Rose fingerboard are great for both studio and live performances. Delicate craftwork and a total sense of balance. A high-grade guitar for the orthodox rock'n'roller.

 

[Sigmania]

Looks like an '82 even though they blacked out the serial number. Looks like 4 digit and not 7.

Tokai ST-80R 82年製 ホワイト トーカイ ストラ... - Yahoo!オークション

 

[Sigmania]

SN 0005993

1980 Tokai ST-80 Springy Sound '54/63 Reissue Stratocaster (Brown Sunburst) | eBay

Funny top see this:

"*Usually Springy Sound necks with a maple fingerboard had the V profile and rosewood fingerboards had the '64 C shape profile, making this one potentially a custom order or limited run."

 

[Sigmania]

1979 Tokai Springy Sound ST-80 - Yahoo!オークション

 

[Sigmania]

Seller states this is a 1980 ST80.

Tokai ST80 mod/1980/全PU換装/ピックガード交換... - Yahoo!オークション

 

[Sigmania]

SN 0012397

Seller doesn't say, but I suspect this is a V neck.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3647298881..._vTl8uRJe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL

 

[panosy]

SN 0008054

V neck

Tokai 1980 ST-80 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Sunburst Vintage | eBay

I just got this exact one from Reverb (!!), my first Tokai strat, been playing a Breezysound for a good ten years...

 

[Sigmania]

That's a nice one. Enjoy!

 

[Sigmania]

SN 1013726

Not far away from my ST80 MRR (SN 1013537)

Tokai ST-80 Candy Apple Red Electric Guitar

 

[panosy]

1980, s/n 0008054 (mentioned before in the thread). Got it recently, just a fantastic instrument. Pretty heavy, still setting it up. Only issue is bridge pup is rather thin, will connect the tone to the bridge and see what happens.. What about the height of these E pickups, where do you prefer them?