Rare 1980 Tokai ST55 all original mint condition For Sale

jl1 · Last edited by jl1 on Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:58 am; edited 1 time in total

Here is my treasured natural finish 1980 Tokai ST55

Super light weight at about 6lbs 10oz ish

2 piece highly figured sen body but almost impossible to see the join

all original hardware,pots etc

Grey Back U pickups which sound amazing

lovely C neck plays very smooth and fast

good original frets and tuners

truss rod is good

one small ding ( about 3mm ) on upper bout and a few other v minor marks from use over 35+ years - amazingly good condition

neck needs v little relief

great to play and with stunning tones - classic strat quack on pos 2 + 4 - rich neck pickup and almost tele like bridge pickup

v resonant - you can feel the strings resonate thru the body

£795ono + shipping : comes with original red tokai gig bag

possible trade would be a boutique double edge bound alder tele ( lightwieght) or tokai early 1980s flying V or tokai early 80s explorer

or possibly a boutique 20w amp combo or head

guitar has been looked after and will be set up by my mate the great damien probett of probett guitars

shipping will be at cost packed by Probett guitars - will ship worldwide

payment by PP gift or bank transfer or possibly cash if you want to collect it

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 260

that is amazing

jl1 · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:38 am Post subject:

plays as good as it looks

marcusnieman · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:04 pm Post subject:

Typically not a fan of natural finished strats but that is gorgeous.

jl1 · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:48 am Post subject:

i love them and even by my standards its exceptional