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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:36 pm Post subject: A Tokai or not a Tokai, that is the question? |
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Hi,
Any help on identifying (date and place of production) on my newly acquired bass...
So at closer inspection and by comparing it to other guitars I suspect I could have a tokai bass
That has had its headstock sprayed and dodgy Fender decal put on.
The neck plate seems to have no serial though so don't know if this was replaced to disguise the fact
It wasn't a fender (without bothering to put a fender one on in its place;)
Question is, how can I tell if I a) have a Tokai b) How to tell the year and place of production)?
looking here:
http://www.tokairegi...kai-fender.html
It illustrates that all tokai j-basses carried a fender copy ID number on the neck plate.
My bass doesn't have such a number (it's blank) so how can I tell if I have an actual tokai other than going on a gut feeling/suspicion. Perhaps it was removed/replaced for the blank plate it has in attempt to cover its origin.
Is there another tell tale sign other than this plate mark or the headstock decal (that I don't have)? Would there be a stamp on the body behind the neck that tells a tale?
The headstock shape certainly looks like and meets the description of a post Fender law suit headstock by Tokai (anywhere from 82-86).. With its more acute floor facing headstock heel contour. Also the more rounded tip on the lower horn of the scratch plate seems
To be like several tokai bases I have seen as is the more acute bevel at the edge of the body.
I do also however have an idea it's a SX bass( body at least) as the bridge to pickup spacing like it is on some SX bases I have seen. However the biggest indicator it's not a Tokai bridge is that it has 7 bridge screws (5 Fender like ones and 2 front ones) that I have not seen on a Tokai this far? Am I right to discount it as a Tokai bridge?
Any help on deciphering the origins of this bass would be much appreciated!
Best
Dan |
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bluejeannot Guitar God
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Cheap Chinese budget line.low quality. _________________ bluejeannot |
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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 12:07 am Post subject: |
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bluejeannot wrote: | Cheap Chinese budget line.low quality. |
Thanks for the reply but what is cheap low line quality?
Mine or the one on eBay? Does that still mean it is a Tokai? |
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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:44 am Post subject: Re: A Tokai or not a Tokai, that is the question? |
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DanH71 wrote: | [/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1827_zps9ech9hfo.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4]
[img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1828_zps6qjewurv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3]
[/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1829_zpsourrxokf.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2]
[img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1831_zps2pqh9jga.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1]
[/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1842_zpss3sri8lv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0]
Hi,
Any help on identifying (date and place of production) on my newly acquired bass...
So at closer inspection and by comparing it to other guitars I suspect I could have a tokai bass
That has had its headstock sprayed and dodgy Fender decal put on.
The neck plate seems to have no serial though so don't know if this was replaced to disguise the fact
It wasn't a fender (without bothering to put a fender one on in its place;)
Question is, how can I tell if I a) have a Tokai b) How to tell the year and place of production)?
looking here:
http://www.tokairegi...kai-fender.html
It illustrates that all tokai j-basses carried a fender copy ID number on the neck plate.
My bass doesn't have such a number (it's blank) so how can I tell if I have an actual tokai other than going on a gut feeling/suspicion. Perhaps it was removed/replaced for the blank plate it has in attempt to cover its origin.
Is there another tell tale sign other than this plate mark or the headstock decal (that I don't have)? Would there be a stamp on the body behind the neck that tells a tale?
The headstock shape certainly looks like and meets the description of a post Fender law suit headstock by Tokai (anywhere from 82-86).. With its more acute floor facing headstock heel contour. Also the more rounded tip on the lower horn of the scratch plate seems
To be like several tokai bases I have seen as is the more acute bevel at the edge of the body.
I do also however have an idea it's a SX bass( body at least) as the bridge to pickup spacing like it is on some SX bases I have seen. However the biggest indicator it's not a Tokai bridge is that it has 7 bridge screws (5 Fender like ones and 2 front ones) that I have not seen on a Tokai this far? Am I right to discount it as a Tokai bridge?
Any help on deciphering the origins of this bass would be much appreciated!
Best
Dan |
Could someone let me know if they have any info on my 1st post regarding my bass guitar (see images)?
Thanks |
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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:19 am Post subject: Re: A Tokai or not a Tokai, that is the question? |
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DanH71 wrote: | [/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1827_zps9ech9hfo.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4]
[img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1828_zps6qjewurv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3]
[/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1829_zpsourrxokf.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2]
[img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1831_zps2pqh9jga.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1]
[/img]http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/DanH1971/media/IMG_1842_zpss3sri8lv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0]
Hi,
Any help on identifying (date and place of production) on my newly acquired bass...
So at closer inspection and by comparing it to other guitars I suspect I could have a tokai bass
That has had its headstock sprayed and dodgy Fender decal put on.
The neck plate seems to have no serial though so don't know if this was replaced to disguise the fact
It wasn't a fender (without bothering to put a fender one on in its place;)
Question is, how can I tell if I a) have a Tokai b) How to tell the year and place of production)?
looking here:
http://www.tokairegi...kai-fender.html
It illustrates that all tokai j-basses carried a fender copy ID number on the neck plate.
My bass doesn't have such a number (it's blank) so how can I tell if I have an actual tokai other than going on a gut feeling/suspicion. Perhaps it was removed/replaced for the blank plate it has in attempt to cover its origin.
Is there another tell tale sign other than this plate mark or the headstock decal (that I don't have)? Would there be a stamp on the body behind the neck that tells a tale?
The headstock shape certainly looks like and meets the description of a post Fender law suit headstock by Tokai (anywhere from 82-86).. With its more acute floor facing headstock heel contour. Also the more rounded tip on the lower horn of the scratch plate seems
To be like several tokai bases I have seen as is the more acute bevel at the edge of the body.
I do also however have an idea it's a SX bass( body at least) as the bridge to pickup spacing like it is on some SX bases I have seen. However the biggest indicator it's not a Tokai bridge is that it has 7 bridge screws (5 Fender like ones and 2 front ones) that I have not seen on a Tokai this far? Am I right to discount it as a Tokai bridge?
Any help on deciphering the origins of this bass would be much appreciated!
Best
Dan |
Could someone let me know if they have any info on my 1st post regarding my bass guitar (see images)?
Thanks |
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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:30 pm Post subject: Any more info than 'it's Chinese and low quality' |
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Hi,
Is there anybody that could tell me anymore about this guitar than the fact that it's a 'Cheap Chinese'?
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mdvineng Guitar God
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:12 am Post subject: |
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can't see the pics and the links don't work for me |
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mdvineng Guitar God
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DanH71 Plucker
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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mdvineng wrote: | can't see the pics and the links don't work for me |
Links work just fine. You have to copy from the http only upto the end of the line..e.g. 4] for the 1st image. |
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