Categories Sold instruments Tokai Jazz Bass Sound. Tokai Jazz Bass Sound. Be the first to rate this product. Serial number: L23367. Extras: vintage cover gigbag. Feb 10, 2011  This is another of my 'really nice' bass's, 80's Tokai Jazz sound in beautiful condition. 80's Tokai Jazz Sound Bass. Welcome to the Tokai Guitar Registry. Tokai has begun placing serial numbers on their Korean Made. (Strats, Teles, Jazz Bass, Precision Bass, Tokai Super. The Tokai Guitar Registry is broken into sections based on the type of. Tokai Model Serial Number. Fender Jazz Bass: Goldstar Sound: View Settings: Tokai strat.

I wish I could read it; I see a mention of the Matsumoku factory where these were made. Anyone here read Slovak? Uncle stack-knob Contributing Member united kingdom nil illigitium carborundum Feb 19th, 2007 02:10 PM Another feature of the Tokai thing was that they made pretty much all their own hardware,tuners and so on.

I was told it was a flame maple top from the store I bought it at (www.12fret.com), but notice on Tokai's website some have a flame sycamore top. I also noticed some loverocks are laquer nd some polyester.:: How can I determine my model, and the spec's for sure? Remove the front pick-up and look in the cavity.

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I found that most Tokais have the logo mounted in a different manner than modern Fenders. The logos are also among the first things to get aged on Tokais for some reason.

Feb 18th, 2007 02:43 PM Hmmm.not too sure One Drop. Im inclined to think now the numbers come from the vintage territory.

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Fine with me. I like pre-dinged guitars. I have an old Tokai Goldstar from the 80's. It's a TST55 model, and it's a replica of a '57 Strat.

I almost sold my MIJ 80s Jazz Special after purchasing a new Duff McKagan Model (reissue Jazz Special) I had it in my head that because the original has a sawdust/mdf/mish-mash body that it wouldn't sound good or whatever. However it sounds great and is still my main bass, and sounds better than my Duff Bass with the Alder body. I guess hearing everyone say those sort of materials they use for the cheap guitars put me off. Just shows you've really gotta try these things.

_________________ Goestoeleven Guitar God Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 335 Location: Hertfordshire Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:45 pm Post subject: There's definitely a difference in the tuners, as you say. Stephen king knjige pdf hrvatski. Could it be though, that rather than a definitive aid to recognition, they just happen to be the tuners that Tokai had in stock when yours was produced? I know you're a Fender expert, so think of Tokai in the 1980's as being how Fender were in the 1950's. Both were new companies producing small numbers of guitars and racing to keep up with the demand. There would often be quite noticeable differences in what the same models of guitar were fitted with from year to year according to what was available from the component manufacturers. Most Tokai hardware is made by Gotoh.

What someone lists a guitar for and what they actually sell for is quite different. Don't be offended by my estimates. .from ADVID.thread originator.Thanks for your photo.Your 2 pickup does look vvery similar to my guitar. I like the sunburst finish (wish mine was).How does it feel and play?

Okay, the Tokai Strat clone arrived a couple of days ago. Verdict - a hot liitle ax! Plugged it into a '64 Blonde Bassman head with 2 JBL D-120's and also a 864 Bassman with two Weber's - sounds great, plays great. The low end has a deep, round ' jangle' type of sound, while the highs wail!

So I'm guessing yours is the 'standard' model; it certainly looks like my old one. You still think it's a nitro finish? Looks pretty glossy to me in the pics and I'm pretty sure my old one wasn't nitro. J-Boy Contributing Member * Australia Where is it, where is the Thump-Thump? Feb 18th, 2007 01:34 AM Whacky Smacky - That sure is a stunner.

The '60s style instruments also displayed neckplates with serial no's starting with an 'L' just like the Fender L series. Italy professional dust eater Mar 30th, 2007 08:59 AM I noticed that the J clone sports arched fingerboards. What a finesse! / / Reply to this Topic Display my email address Your Message: Link Address (URL): Link Title: Moderators: FDP, LLC Privacy Policy: Your real name, username, and email are held in confidence and not disclosed to any third parties, sold, or used for anything other than FDP Forum registration unless you specifically authorize disclosure. Copyright © 1999-2018 Fender Discussion Page, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Feb 18th, 2007 07:29 AM Wowwee. No affiliation what so ever J-Boy Contributing Member * Australia Where is it, where is the Thump-Thump? Feb 18th, 2007 07:35 AM Just a bit more info for you guymanndude1. Tokais have a number placed at the bottom of the neck near the plate. They indicate the model you could call it. The higher the number, the more expensive the bass as in build and hardware. The highest number I recall seeing is 60, maybe others know a bit more than me.

It features a truss rod which many people say were invented in the 1920's(which do not tell us anything about the age or anything else of the guitar). The neck is tick and nice to play on of the strings aren't sett to high. I won't drop any conclusion on the value of this guitar because I really don't know. I can't find any pictures of it on Google.

Set up the action and you’ll have a low action playing guitar just like the real thing. It’s really a matter of preference and budget after this setup. Your the one playing the guitar with strings from 7’s to 14’s you’ll have the final say and judge what to keep and how much to spend on the next guitar. What ever happens, have fun and keep playing your heart out. I have a 748 deluxe I think as it never had the proper truss rod cover. It’s a heavy pig with a set neck open book Gibson headstock with the old Hondo logo, and apon further dissection I found that this one appears to be sandwiched with 2, 3/4 inch layers and only a quarter inch cap. The music store owner had it as a personal player and claimed it would go toe to toe with a gibby any day and this baby sings sweet but the build is not that of a Gibson with those stats.

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[font='Comic Sans MS']I bought this back in March from one of our fellow Bass Chatters. It is in Excellent condition. The only change is is no longer has wizard pickups, i replaced with Seymour Duncans, which really enhance the sound.

High-end Tokais are now consistently recognised as genuine classics and frequently termed the ‘Second Golden Age’ by the various specialist music journals. [url='This bass has been very well looked after throughout its life and as can be seen from the photos, it is in great condition for its age. I would rate it at 9/10. The neck is straight and true, currently with action set to low/medium, and all frets are in great condition with no signs of needing any work whatsoever.

But I was curious. I wanted to know more about this guitar.

The Electronics: The pickups look wrong to me. They are semi-sealed units, with the cover being glued to the pickup. Along the bottom of each pickup, underneath the foam pads, are two bar magnets running across the entire width of the pickup.

Fenders (and esp. Gibsons) were resting on their laurels until the japanese invasion camelots of crap, but lots of stunners as well. A top of the line aria/yamaha/tokai/daion/vantage/westbury etcjust beat the pants off of USA made gits in fret finish and playability at that time (unless you got a custom gibby or fender) For the price, hard to beat these. I have had all the aboveand my favorite usa made early 80’s strat was eventually replaced with a hondo professional II. The money I made off the fender went to the hondo plus a blackface champso there. And yes, the hondo plays as well or better than the fender.

(many pics) Firstly, 'Hello to all in Tokailand'! This is my first post. Well, this morning my new eBay purchase turned up and having had a screwdriver to it, I'm very concerned that it may not be all that was advertised. I hope that the collective wisdom of you good people will be enough to unravel the mystery. Before anyone asks, I won this 'by accident' and didn't do my research properly before bidding, so if it is a fake, it does indeed 'serve me right'. The seller didn't specify which year the bass was supposed to hail from - only that it was 'from the '80s' (which it very probably is, judging by the ageing of the paint and metalwork). So, I'm not even sure which model this is supposed to be.

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There were basically four different types of pickups. 1) Ceramic with bar magnet, fitted to the ST40.

A real Tokai expert like Togps will have a better answer I'm sure. Quote: These are obviously nothing like Fender's design, but would Tokai have ever used pickups like this? They would if they gave Tokai's engineers the sound they were looking for. If you look at an early Love Rock for example, you can see that the control cavity houses a printed circuit board of all things! A true Gibson purist would turn his nose up at that and rant for hours about how the character of the cotton-covered wire on a real '59 was an essential part of the sound. Tokai's engineers would listen to the results instead. If they can get the sound they want from a PCB and some cheaper components then why go to the bother?