ampmaker
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Back home in England from my Japan trip (see other thread). And I did manage to find an old Tokai, way out in Tachigawa (West Tokyo prefecture). It's a MS liveried Flying V as featured in the '85 Tokai catalogue. JDM-only as far as I can tell. Dated '84 from the serial number.
That's me in the hotel room (and sunburnt because Tokyo's Spring weather was mostly great). As a huge MS fan, it's a lucky find for me. I pretty much wore out my copy of MSG's "One Night at the Budokan" album. (Back when I had more hair!)
Like me, it's a bit battered with the occasional bruise, but that's just fine. The white paintwork has gone creamy - just like a typical white Gibson Vee. I'd assumed that this is a poly finish and would have stayed pretty clear white, though?
Plays OK, too, but the frets may need doing before too long. Might upgrade to stainless - any opinions?
Will be going into work over the next few days and then get a chance to plug into various amps and crank it up. Until now I only played it through the shop's fairly basic Randall demo amp. Will also weigh it.
That's me in the hotel room (and sunburnt because Tokyo's Spring weather was mostly great). As a huge MS fan, it's a lucky find for me. I pretty much wore out my copy of MSG's "One Night at the Budokan" album. (Back when I had more hair!)
Like me, it's a bit battered with the occasional bruise, but that's just fine. The white paintwork has gone creamy - just like a typical white Gibson Vee. I'd assumed that this is a poly finish and would have stayed pretty clear white, though?
Plays OK, too, but the frets may need doing before too long. Might upgrade to stainless - any opinions?
Will be going into work over the next few days and then get a chance to plug into various amps and crank it up. Until now I only played it through the shop's fairly basic Randall demo amp. Will also weigh it.
