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Hi All,
I am super excited to share that after acquiring my first Tokai - an St-42 - I am now also the owner of an ST-100 I have written a detailed article with many pics of the guitar on my website here ( https://www.siavintageguitars.com/tokai-st-100). But here are some of the main features:
Date: 1980
Body: Sen 1-piece
Colour: GS or golden Sunburst ie two tone burst, nitro
Hardware: all gold plated
Fretboard: rosewood, laminate style
Pickups: Type A with “E” stamps
Tuners: Kluson vintage style
Neck: no flame
Model imprints: “ST 100” stamp in neck pocket, and “100” imprint on last fret of the fretboard
How does it play: the action has been set low with 11s tuned to Eb. Honestly, it’s as good as my St-42. I start my daily practice with the ST-100 of course but I cannot help myself from ending my session with the ST-42. I gotta say, these STs are just amazing. The ST-100 costed me 3x more than the 42, but I wasn’t expecting a 3x “better” playing guitar. For me, I wanted the ST-100 because it is a lovely piece of history. One can expect a 40 year old 7.25 radius with worn down and thin vintage style frets to play only so comfortably Of course, most of you are veteran collectors and so I don’t need to tell you what makes these old guitars special. I am so happy and feel truly privileged to have such lovely instruments in my possession. They truly bring me joy just to see them in my display space and ofcourse when I pick them up to play. I am now trying hard to bring my playing skills to a level that deserves such wonderful guitars.
I am super excited to share that after acquiring my first Tokai - an St-42 - I am now also the owner of an ST-100 I have written a detailed article with many pics of the guitar on my website here ( https://www.siavintageguitars.com/tokai-st-100). But here are some of the main features:
Date: 1980
Body: Sen 1-piece
Colour: GS or golden Sunburst ie two tone burst, nitro
Hardware: all gold plated
Fretboard: rosewood, laminate style
Pickups: Type A with “E” stamps
Tuners: Kluson vintage style
Neck: no flame
Model imprints: “ST 100” stamp in neck pocket, and “100” imprint on last fret of the fretboard
How does it play: the action has been set low with 11s tuned to Eb. Honestly, it’s as good as my St-42. I start my daily practice with the ST-100 of course but I cannot help myself from ending my session with the ST-42. I gotta say, these STs are just amazing. The ST-100 costed me 3x more than the 42, but I wasn’t expecting a 3x “better” playing guitar. For me, I wanted the ST-100 because it is a lovely piece of history. One can expect a 40 year old 7.25 radius with worn down and thin vintage style frets to play only so comfortably Of course, most of you are veteran collectors and so I don’t need to tell you what makes these old guitars special. I am so happy and feel truly privileged to have such lovely instruments in my possession. They truly bring me joy just to see them in my display space and ofcourse when I pick them up to play. I am now trying hard to bring my playing skills to a level that deserves such wonderful guitars.