VSB 80 Gallery

1981 Original Series catalog Vol 2


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From the 1982 catalog:

"A dream super guitar family. Tokai Limited Products

Limited Products

A limited edition full of super specs that continue to be produced in parallel with the regular model - one limited production model. These models, which are regularly produced by the Tokai Electric Guitar Project Team, are sold out immediately after their release, but due to the special circumstances of limited quantities, if there is a constant demand for purchases, they will be produced again as encore products. It is now possible. However, in this case, please note that special benefits such as special services will not be included. After receiving an order, it will be manufactured in 1 to 3 months. In the past, TE60 RR VS60 etc. have been encore products. I would like to continue to produce super quitars that reflect the times, which should be called super editions. Thank you for your support."

VSB80 Available colors: CS, VF, OF, WR







1983 (?) Original Series catalog Vol. 1

1981 VSB80R CS



















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1981 VSB80 WR




















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1981 VSB80 OF

Very rare OF color.

Owned by TF member mdvineng.

Hope it's OK to collect these here. 8)

SN 1015889.

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VS SENSATION

The VS & VSB series of transcendence to open up an unexperienced zone of sound. The shocking content that develops electric guitar & bass to a higher dimension is the fusion of sensibility and technology that only TOKAI PROJECT TEAM can achieve. Above all, the VS series provides a long-awaited humbucking sound, plus, and tremolo unit specifications for guitarists who are aiming for contemporary music. Joe Walsh also praised the proud versatile sound, and received a custom-made request based on this VS series. The beautiful form along with the transcendental sound invites the guitarist to a dream experience. In addition, the VSB series will shock the bassist, and its intellectual appearance is expected to have outstanding playability with a simple form that pursues the beauty and comfort of a super bass as much as possible. And the super specs born from contact with super musicians penetrate the walls of all genres.

These two series are proud works of prestige maker TOKAI, which are similar to objects of artists who changed history.

VS series / 200 limited production.
Now on sale.
Almost sold out!
3 models 4 colors.

●VSB series/Proud TOKAI's 3rd limited edition, limited production of 200 pieces.

On August 1st, nationwide release 2 models 4 colors (2 types of rose fingerboard & maple neck).

The VSB60 features a tight and straight sound, and the VSB80 features a wide range of sound variations with a two-pickup system.

Both series are sold out one after another!

Please purchase as soon as possible at TOKAI product dealers nationwide.

●Catalog presentation. Please enclose a stamp with the name of the desired catalog and mail it to:
Tokai Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. "YG10", 36 Teramachi, Hamamatsu City, 430
(Arched top series catalog ¥350/Flat top series catalog ¥350/2 copies ¥600/Parts catalog ¥300)





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Limited to 200 pieces....

Sigmania said:

1981 VSB80R CS

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And as chance would have it, I bought (and sold on) that one. I happened to save the seller's pics, so no doubt. So, some more pics, incl full serial and internal stamps:

Voidoid56 said:

And as chance would have it, I bought (and sold on) that one. I happened to save the seller's pics, so no doubt. So, some more pics, incl full serial and internal stamps:

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wow!

Limited release and shown in the spring 1982 catalog.

So far the production stamps on the two examples that I have seen (yours & mdvineng's) are 7=8. So July 1981 production?

Even more bizarre on mdvineng's bass, his was changed from spag to script logo...

SN 1015889.

If I were to speculate.... this was a limited release that may have been imported by Blue Suede in early 1982 to the UK and seized and later re-labeled. No way to know without the container's manifest. Or by talking with Eric Dixon.

Re-Badged Or Re-Labeled Tokais