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Thought I would start a thread to link the many outliers we have come across on this forum that leave us scratching our heads.

Non catalog items, one offs, etc.

Please feel free to add your Tokai curveballs. 8)

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Edit: I have owned 2 of these. One form 1982 & one from 1983. So solid flame top, but 2 piece body.


1983 LS80 with solid flame maple top and 2 piece back.

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Headstock, fretboard markers!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tokai-Made-in-Japan-FL155Q-OAK-Guitar-USED-Les-Paul-type-4-06Kg-HH-PU-/373814869301?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

thinner body to save weight in Oak.
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bluejeannot said:
Shttps://www.guitarsofjapan.com/dtl/tokai-ss-60-owr-1982-1 Silver Star model with 4 bolt neck.

Edit: SS60 Gallery (4 Bolt Version)


Yeah. That’s the ‘66 rare model. There was a gorgeous one that sold recently on eBay with the maple laminate neck like Jimi’s.

Spring 1982 catalog:

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1966 RARE MODEL SS60-BB ¥ 60a000 The dramatic appearance of SS60 / BB, which can be said to be the Hendrix memory dedicated by the project team to the unprecedented genius guitarist Jimmy Hendrix. The sensational sound of the legendary Monterey Festival cannot be reproduced without this model. A perfect replica of the maple-pasted fingerboard neck model that the genius guitarist loved so much down to the details. The unrivaled performance of Kluson type pegs, 4-point stop neck set plate, special alloy tremolo unit, etc. is brought to the genuine Jimi Hendrix freak.
 
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I just noticed the term “project team” in the catalog description. I had been wondering who the “guitar freaks” were at Tokai that were designing guitars based on very rare models like the ST70 with the maple laminate neck based on a very rare ‘64 Strat. Very interesting….
 
Lots of similarity here
https://youtu.be/f67iQ8_oNGk

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=12760
 
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