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The tremolo on the ST-80 had Tokai stamped saddles, and a zink block. Nothing wrong with it.. used it for years, but the guitar sounded a bit dead/ dark compared to a couple of similar strats I've played. The Callaham bridge totally changed the overall tone and sustain of the instrument. Way...

Hi Just testing the camera on my new phone. Here's a pic of my two Springy Sounds. Sunburst ST-80: Refretted a few years ago, Duncan SSL-1 pickups, Callaham bridge/ tremolo, RS-electronics pots. Black ST-50?: Original U-pickups. Fender bridge/ tremolo.

Hi I just did a setup on a strat I bought a couple of years back. It's a black 450S.. I think the guitar used to live i a pretty dry place, had to file the fret ends, tap a couple of frets back in and some of the finish on the neck is flaking.. Put in some old SD-pup's I had in my...

Thanks guys! Then I guess it was pretty common. I used to have a EG-59 ??, -89 model I think.. It did'nt have fret edge binding. I've had a few Greco's, but mostly Mint Collection from the late eighties. All good guitars, but this one has that little "extra" that makes it special.. to me at...

Hi I've got a black 1983 Greco EG500, it had original Screamin' 82 pickups back when I bought it. I changed the pickups for some old Duncan 59's a couple of years ago. Great guitar! Question is: My guitar has fret edge binding. Is this normal fo a EG500? No pics at the moment, I'm at work.. ;)

I have a RLC65 from 84/85.. The one with 3 pickups. It has the same tenon as the TheNewSteveH's guitar. Very nice guitar, and has a slightly thicker body than my LP standard.

Hi! Used some fingernail polish remover (without acetone), and it dissolved the finish.. So it is nitro, and has a v-neck. I guess the conclusion is that I have an ST-80. One hell of a guitar.. :wink:

It was already done when I bought it. It's pretty common to refinish the fretboard when changing the frets, at least on nitro-finished guitars. There's some laquer at the fret-ends on mine, it looks like a light overspray was done. A good luthier could probably swap the frets very gently...

Fixed my little sustain-problem tonight.. all it needed was a proper setup. Tightened the screws that holds the bridge down, and added an extra spring. Now it sounds much better! I'd still like to swap the trem-block, the original one is made of pot-metal.. I actually have a Tokai bridge with...

I mostly use the neck pickup anyway. But the bridge pickup actually works pretty good, like a Texas Special with som extra spice.. The sustain is better on my Callaham equipped AV '62 strat. I just feel that this Tokai has more in it.. and that it would be an improvement with a new block/...

Well, it does not have the original pickups. There's an old SD in the neck position (vintage type), and I believe the middle one to be a 70's Fender pup.. Bridge is a single coil that measures 11 K.. Great for playing solos! :lol:

Thanks for the replys.. Well, the price was pretty good. It's been used on a few records, and have seen it's share of gigs. I'm going to bring some acetone with me from work today, and see if it's nitro. I have another question: Anyone know if a Callaham trem-block (the fender mexico/ import...