![]() Trem block: Original STEEL tremolo block with 'made in japan' stamp.ĮVERYTHING on this guitar is 100% original from the day it left the factory in 1981. ![]() ( 1984 Tokai TST Goldstar Sound - serial on neck joint plate (SN. This method proved to be labour and cost intensive. Its serial number is 21958, the pickups are Vintage mark 1 (VI) and the pots are. Between an Ibanez RG Prestige and Gibson 60s neck profile.Ĭolor: OW Olympic White (Aged to yellowish white) with thin poly finishįretboard: Laminated rosewood - exactly like how Fender did it back in the day. ![]() Model: Tokai Silverstar ST-50 Springy Sound 5.5/10) and the term bar that came with it. In this sale, I will include the original warranty card bearing the serial number of the guitar as well as the original Tokai leather case (cond. ![]() The original black tolex hardshell case is included.Selling an all-original 1981 lawsuit era Tokai Springy Sound ST-50 Stratocaster in aged Olympic White for $750/. E stamped pickups have a slightly higher output and thicker midrange than the U pickups. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth to the palm, with natural playwear on the fretboard edges and just a few minuscule marks which are not distracting to the palm while fretting. Midrange Tokai Strats had E or U stamped alnico pickups. Cosmetic wear is limited to light scuffing in the pick path with some requisite minor dings and finish scuffs mostly relegated to the body parameter on the YS (Yellow Sunburst) gloss finish. Further emphasizing Tokai’s attention to detail, the saddles are individually Tokai-branded in true vintage-spec fashion. All of the original hardware is intact, and the chrome plating shows faint surface patina. The knobs and pickups covers show uniform yellowing, while the one-ply pickguard is still bright white. The stock set of tuners are intact, similar in shape to Fender’s “F” tuning machines, turning smoothly and holding pitch well.Īll of the stock electronics work as they should, with the Strat's Volume/Tone/Tone configuration, a five-way pickup selector switch, and trio of gray bobbin alnico magnet single coil pickups. On the headstock, the Tokai waterslide decal is extremely clean with spaghetti-style “Tokai” script and text which reads “This is the Exact Replica of the Good Old Strat” where one would typically expect to see the small patent numbers under the model name, stating Tokai's intent of producing a vital, soulful iteration of this classic Fender platform. B-stamped pickguard with the black-bobbin pickups seen in the earliest ST and a brass control shield. if the serials were truly and correctly sequential. The instrument matches traditional Fender spec with a 25 1/2“ scale length, 7 1/4” fretboard radius, and a 1 5/8” wide nut. Its a Tokai ST-42BB Springy Sound with serial 7000131, so 1977 and possibly the 131st ST ever built. The frets have plenty of meat, and the guitar plays well in all registers up the straight neck with a responsive truss rod. The fretboard retains the original slender fretwire which shows light uniform wear on the crowns of frets 1-10, and virtually no wear further up the fretboard. The maple neck has an effortless, medium C-shaped profile with slight shoulders, gaining a bit more heft as you travel up the fingerboard and measuring. Weighing 7lbs 10oz, this Tokai has been professionally setup here at Mike and Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, accurate intonation, and fast action. The pickups each meter just under 6k ohms. The trio of gray bobbin alnico magnet single coil pickups have a chewy cut and sparkle, with a round-sounding neck pickup and plenty of bite and sparkle in the bridge position. The body wood ensures a distinctive note attack and midrange heft, and the maple board gives the guitar ideal treble snap and definition. Steinway Pianos for Higher Education Schools. Produced from 1978-83, this first-year Springy Sound has a 1950's aesthetic and tonal profile with a small Pre-CBS style headstock shape, single-ply pickguard, gloss three-tone Sunburst finish, and the tonewood pairing of a one-piece maple neck and Sen Ash body. The result is a line of digital pianos that not only sound like a Yamaha acoustic piano, they feel like one. One of the more storied vintage Japanese Strat-style guitars, the Springy Sound models were celebrated upon their introduction for being a faithful, high-quality spin on the classic Fender platform, even finding their way into the hands of players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Billy Gibbons. Up for sale, a 1978 Tokai Springy Sound ST42 YS electric guitar in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Here for sale we have a Tokai Springy Sound electric guitar in 2-Tone Sunburst finish.
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