Hi,
I recently bought a 1986 Tokai Super Edition guitar. It's looks a bit like a '62 Fender Strat, but with HSS pickup configuration. One of the pickups has been replaced by the previous owner. He did not quite remember which one was replaced, or by which aftermarket type. I've added some pictures below:
So the neck pickup has flat polepieces, a grey bottom, windings are taped, and has a blue and a black wire. No so much output.
Middle pickup has staggered polepieces, a black bottem with a sticker saying "IR" on it. It's windings are visible under the cover, and it has a white and a black wire. It has more output and sounds a lot brighter than the neck pickup.
Last is the humbucker, looks like a PAF, has much more output than both the single coils, and has two wires: white and bare ground. No markings whatsoever on the bottom.
Now here's my question (and thanks for reading): which pickups are the original Tokai, and which one is different? Can anyone tell me what kind of replacement pickup was used, like is it a Fender pickup?
Thanks!!
I recently bought a 1986 Tokai Super Edition guitar. It's looks a bit like a '62 Fender Strat, but with HSS pickup configuration. One of the pickups has been replaced by the previous owner. He did not quite remember which one was replaced, or by which aftermarket type. I've added some pictures below:
So the neck pickup has flat polepieces, a grey bottom, windings are taped, and has a blue and a black wire. No so much output.
Middle pickup has staggered polepieces, a black bottem with a sticker saying "IR" on it. It's windings are visible under the cover, and it has a white and a black wire. It has more output and sounds a lot brighter than the neck pickup.
Last is the humbucker, looks like a PAF, has much more output than both the single coils, and has two wires: white and bare ground. No markings whatsoever on the bottom.
Now here's my question (and thanks for reading): which pickups are the original Tokai, and which one is different? Can anyone tell me what kind of replacement pickup was used, like is it a Fender pickup?
Thanks!!
