1982-83 Springy Sound Decal change....

[Contourbody]

Your guitar:

Buy the Tokai 1983 Springy Sound Black Maple Fingerboard Block Logo (Pre-Owned) #13583

Correct! No hiding place on this forum! First guitar I've ever bought without being played first, thankfully, a wise decision on my part...

 

[Contourbody]

Like I said before, January 1983.

The "1" on your neck is January.

Ok, missed your original response, thanks

 

[Sigmania]

ST50 was a workhorse. The U pickups were slightly hotter than the E pickups found in the ST60 (roughly 1979-1983).

By 1983 TST80 had DiMarzio VS-1 instead of the Es which they had for years before that.

Then everything changed again by the end of 1983 with the V (Vintage) and VII (Vintage MKII) marked pickups.

 

[Contourbody]

ST50 was a workhorse. The U pickups were slightly hotter than the E pickups found in the ST60 (roughly 1979-1983).

By 1983 TST80 had DiMarzio VS-1 instead of the Es which they had for years before that.

Then everything changed again by the end of 1983 with the V (Vintage) and VII (Vintage MKII) marked pickups.

There you go! I was always of the belief that the E's were the hotter p/ups!
Thanks....

 

[Sigmania]

Tokai Single Coil Pickups

 

[Contourbody]

Tokai Single Coil Pickups

Tokai Single Coil Pickups

 

[Sigmania]

That changes things…

The 1 is actually an 11.

That also fits, but means it was made in November of 1982.

Very cool early block logo!

 

[Sigmania]

As an interesting note... here is a guitar that was a block logo guitar and had its decal changed to the script logo. The serial number is not that long after yours.

82/83 ST100

 

[Contourbody]

As an interesting note... here is a guitar that was a block logo guitar and had its decal changed to the script logo. The serial number is not that long after yours.

82/83 ST100

Interesting colour!

 

[ATO]

I've also got a Block logo from November 82 which is also 11=12 but my colour code is N, which should be natural however mine was refinished in candy apple red nitro long before I got it. Funnily enough my wife is also Nov 1982 and also my old Land Rover is too!

 

[Contourbody]

That changes things…

The 1 is actually an 11.

That also fits, but means it was made in November of 1982.

Very cool early block logo!

Good to know and it would now also appear to have been very good buy