For screws, the full shape of the screw head Is positive instead of negative. Even in the electrical parts. the volume characterisitics were made into an A curve rather than a B curve, which is more in line with the original. Additionally the pickup was set in the order of front/center/rear for ease of use and understanding, rather than imitating the original order of front/high cut/front/rear."TE"
The specs for Tokai's first line-up are below. It is as follows.
"TE-50"
Body: Machined wood or alder veneer
Neck: 1 piece maple or maple neck rosewood fingerboard. U shape
Pickup: TE-B type
Nut: made of resin
Peg: Tokal Kluson type
Bridge saddle: Chrome type
Paint: Polyurethane
Color: Maple 1-piece neck = GS/BL/BB, Rosewood fingerboard = GSR/BLR/BBE
Price 50.000 ven
There were also the following differences between the maple 1-piece neck and the rosewood fingerboard. Position mark• Maple white/rosewood black. Selector switch head: Maple= black/ Rosewood= white.
"TE-55".
"TE-55" is a natural version of "TE-50" so its specifications are the same as "TE-50". The price was 55,000 yen
"TE-80"
Body: Wooden or Alder 2 piece machined veneer
Neck: Maple 1 piece or Maple neck & rosewood fingerboard. V shape
Pickup: TE-A type
Nut: Beef bone or brass
Peg: Tokai Kluson type
Bridge/Saddle: Machined brass
Painting: Lacquer
Color: Maple 1-piece neck = GS/BIBB, Rosewood fingerboard= BLR/GSR/BBR
Price: 80.000 yen
"TE-85"
Since the "TE-85" is a natural version of the "TE80" its basic sperifications are the same as the TE80 but the specifications of the body material were different from the Senpei machined version. Price was 85,000 yen.
Appearance of "TE70" and specification changes.
In 1980, the "TE70" was added to the TE series, and this model was based on the 1964 Telecaster Custom, which was released by Fender in 1959. Tokai's unique specs which are different from the Tokai lineup, were incorporated throughout. First. the logo is placed between the nut and the string guide on all models, "but on the TE-70, it is placed between the string guide and the tip of the head. It is equipped with a 2-way type instead of a round type. The body uses a 3-ply pickguard. Cell binding was wrapped around the ouler circumierence of the body. The speicfications of "TE70" are as follows.
"TE70"
Body: 2-piece wood or alder veneer, cell binding
Neck: 1 piece maole or male neck & rosewood fingerboard, U-shape
Pickups: TE Hot
Nut: Beef bone
Peg: Tokai Kluson type
Bridge saddle: Chrome type
Paint: Polyurethane
Color: Maple 1-piece neck = YS/GS/WR/BB, Rosewood fingerboard = YSR/GSR,WRR/BBR
Price: 70.000 yen
With the introduction of the "TE70", specifications were cahnged to the first lineup. The most distinctive feature is the rosewood fingerboard type, and the position of the head logo has been changed to the same position as the "TE70".