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rayq78
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| mrsuspend wrote: | | Quote: | | I think the serial number starting with 9 means it's a 1979 - maybe Magnus can confirm this? |
Yes, the 9 indicates a '79 Silver Star, same year as my own SS48!
The early Silver Stars are wonderfully easy to date, what I'd like to know is if the serial still made sense after 83/84 or if Tokai started doing their "fake Fender" serials on the SS (as they did on the Goldstars).
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thnx magnus... very informative for me...can you give me the link where to look at those serial number dating.... |
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rayq78
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:09 am Post subject: Blog about my newly aquired Tokai Silver Star |
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Im posting informations about my Tokai SS36. I hope this can help to those who are new also with this amazing guitar. I will update whenever I got new informations with Silver Stars and other guitar. Enjoy viewing...=)
http://tokaisilverstar.blogspot.com/ |
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marcusnieman
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Blog about my newly aquired Tokai Silver Star |
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| rayq78 wrote: | Im posting informations about my Tokai SS36. I hope this can help to those who are new also with this amazing guitar. I will update whenever I got new informations with Silver Stars and other guitar. Enjoy viewing...=)
http://tokaisilverstar.blogspot.com/ |
Wait til you play a nice old Springy |
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mrsuspend
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| Quote: | | Wait til you play a nice old Springy |
I sold my 84 Goldstar with U pickups (bought a Greco Junior instead) but kept my SS48. The Goldstar is probably the better intrument but too refined for me- I want to rock! 
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Peter Mac
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Hi guys,
one other thing about the Silverstar is the body routing.
Silverstars had a different body route to Springy / Goldstar models and this is also of importance when dating or testing for originality.
The SS36 -40 was built to the same spec care as the ST42, so still a very good guitar.
From the pics listed, i concur with stratman323 - a very, very nice 1979 Silverstar SS-36 in Olympic White probably made late in the year (Oct-Dec). . .on a Wednesday, i'd say . . .at 10:37 in the morning . . by a young luthier - Japanese i'd wager . . elementary. 
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rayq78
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| I love my Tokai... =) |
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stratman323
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| rayq78 wrote: | | I love my Tokai... =) |
Well, at the end of the day, that's all that really matters.
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muccax
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hi
just got my first ss 48 ...... and to my big surprice ,,,,,, i love it  got a few springy sound and gold star sound ,,,,,, but this ss 48 is my number one right now ,,,,,,, is is a 1980 in sunburst ,,,, i does have a routing for a humbucker but is now back to original ,,3 singel coil ....
i love the small neck and the blue bottom pickups rocks
not my last ss model
and they are cheap too ,,,,,
all the best
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stratman323
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I think 1980 was a good year for Tokais. My white 1980 SS60 has really grown on me - I was put off by the big headstock at first, but I don't mind that any more, I just appreciate it for what it is, a really nice Strat. A set of Seymour Duncans from the early '80s has just finished it off nicely.
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stratman323
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| muccax wrote: | | and they are cheap too ,,,,, |
Did you see the SS with a scalloped board that sold for £87 in Japan a week ago?
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muccax
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hi
and yes i saw that one ,,,,,,,
maybe we shall not talk to much about how must we like a silver star
maybe they will rise in price not a good plan .... let us talk about how much we hate the big 70 head
all the best
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rayq78
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: Headstock |
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| muccax wrote: | hi
and yes i saw that one ,,,,,,,
maybe we shall not talk to much about how must we like a silver star
maybe they will rise in price not a good plan .... let us talk about how much we hate the big 70 head
all the best
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I just wonder... why do you hate the big Fender headstock? I have a 66 Jazzmaster. it has the same shape as my Silverstar...=) |
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rayq78
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Headstock |
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| rayq78 wrote: | | muccax wrote: | hi
and yes i saw that one ,,,,,,,
maybe we shall not talk to much about how must we like a silver star
maybe they will rise in price not a good plan .... let us talk about how much we hate the big 70 head
all the best
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I just wonder... why do you hate the big Fender headstock? I have a 66 Jazzmaster. it has the same shape as my Silverstar...=) |
Check the link of my Jazzmaster and Silverstar...althought only have 1 picture of my 7okai.... =)
http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,180407.msg2465683.html#msg2465683 |
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