Post your Tokai bass pics, please!

j.harv · Post by **j.harv** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:02 am

Here is my Hard PUncher with Kahler trem and Dimarzio PUs

JSlugman · Post by **JSlugman** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:23 am

New forum member and proud new Tokai Hard Puncher owner! I rescued this one today from my local second-hand shop for ?17000 or about $190US. She's dirty but looks solid underneath the grime.

I've sucked up as much info as I could and am guessing she's a 1984 PB40???? Number on the neck plate is 107927 and there's a circular "40" sticker on the heel of the neck. Any help nailing it down would be appreciated! I'll be sure to post the "after" images of a long weekend of cleaning and adjusting to include what's under the pick guard. I'm so jazzed to find this forum and this guitar on the same day (and if this is the wrong place to post please let me know).

Tokai Hard Puncher PB40 by James JSlugman O'Rear, on Flickr

zbigniew · Post by **zbigniew** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:34 pm

Very nice bass !!

Fender32 · Post by **Fender32** » Wed May 22, 2013 3:12 am

Wow, James! That's a really nice find - looks totally original to me (although I'm no expert on Hard Punchers)

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It reminds me of the P Bass that Sid Vicious used to wave around (and sometimes even play) during his brief stint with the Sex Pistols

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GT500Bass · Post by **GT500Bass** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:22 am

I bought this beauty from a rental guy which supports No Means No during their european shows. This VSB-80 was used by Rob Wright during their 2013 show while his primary bass failed.

sn. 1016239
VSB-80 (1981?)
Modified pickups: Seymour Duncan
Roadworn by the one and only Mr. Rob Wright!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRMAhqGyfb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnEeoSXT1SU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAq159_m4o4

todoslosfuegos · Post by **todoslosfuegos** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:08 am

Very nice! Looks and sounds just wright!

3rdstone · Post by **3rdstone** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:44 pm

So many beautiful and cool basses in this thread.

ATM I'm so satisfied with my Yamaha BB2000 '84 (lovely neck, great sound, great build quality all over etc.), but I'd love to have a Hardpuncher like this; Sunburst, black plastic ? la 70's style, and I definitely wouldn't mind some slight tears and wears on it either.

These are total rock'n' roll-machines IMO:

wulfman wrote:Tokai Hard Puncher 45:

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:09 pm

Hello everyone I am new to the forum and I need your help to show me how to upload pictures from my Tokai fretless with series number on neckplate L15105, do not understand the instructions shown in Img tab, thanks.

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:15 am

hi all, here are the link were you can see my bass tokai (I think), this bass come me by change, and no decal was bringing tokai, anyone know where you can buy a decal of the time? brings the neckplate serial number L15105.
The pickups are originals?
in the control cavity are a numeral serial "12AvSOX" , what does in mean?
in the heel of the neck have serial number "7=12A".
if anyone has information that can provide me be grateful.
this is the link.
www.flickr.com/photos/124476299@N08/set ... 210116560/

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:16 pm

hello again to provide them another league where there are more photos with a tokai disarmed.
www.flickr.com/photos/126601186@N08/147 ... /lightbox/

bluejeannot · Post by **bluejeannot** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:24 pm

http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-an ... en_08.html Hi Marsel ,I think your bass is a 1984 TJB 70 J Jaco Pastorius model judging by the serial number and the slab as opposed to veneer rosewood fingerboard.Very nice find! Gabe.

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:29 am

I think you are right, in the heel of the neck where it should be labeled oval you can see "70", thanks for the information, as you identified the serial number? do you have to tjb70-j?

Sigmania · Post by **Sigmania** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:12 pm

Following... WOW!!!!

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:58 pm

I got the decal of the time tokai TJB-70 J and in the coming days will set it up, show you pictures once the job, bluejeannot greetings, geoff completed, keep in touch.

marsel vega · Post by **marsel vega** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:04 am

someone can show photos of jb 80s tokai pickups? interesting that the show would be without cover, I know j-bass pickups tokai original. Thank you.

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VSB-80 (1981)