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they certainly have the correct black/white, two insulator wiring, which is not at all like the OP photo link
Peter Mac said:Hi guys,
nice thread here so I may throw in some bibs and bobs . . .
1) All Springys from 1977 to 1984 have the grey insulating cover going to the jack socket.
2) The 'A' and 'B' stamped pickguards were only used until early 1980.
3) All 'E' and 'U' pups have 1 white(live) and 1 black (ground) wiring setup. No exceptions. I have seen unstamped pups on very early Springys but they still have the white/blk wiring.
4) All SilverStars have blue/black wiring. Early ones have black bobbins whilst later ones have grey with 'S" or 'H' stamped on them.
If this guitar is 1981, then the scratchplate is not original. The wiring may have been replaced but as all Tokai pups were made by Goto, these could be a set of those. Check the resistance - it should be between 5.7ohm and 6.1ohm.
Good luck
Peter Mac
aroomstudios said:Just got the guitar. I measured the ohms with my Fluke meter through the 1/4 cable and moved the pickup selector according (bridge, middle, neck). All pots were fully turned on (vol 10, tone 10, tone 10) I got
Bridge - 5.951k
Middle - 5.806k
Neck - 5.723k
Sure measuring them de-soldered would probably give me a closer reading (but only 1-2%). I will do that tomorrow. But I would say these are E pickups from the measurements I got.
bluejeannot said:The Es are fabulous pickups although some us don`t like them. They really nail that vintage Strat sound. I think that Felix Catus's 6 plus ohms Es are outliers as Es are usually underwound compared to Us.However from what I have read from a very early Tokai catalogue the Es are hand wound as opposed to the Us which are machine wound, so anything is possible as regards the number of windings.
Both Felix and myself know more about Tokai pickups than you will ever know my jumped up little sprat.The quotes about Tokai pickups are entirely substantiated ,it's just that you don't know jack (fish) about any of them. I would stick to fishing for your old freshwater black bass if I were you largemouth. Just leave the sea bass to the adults and the experts,because you are clearly out of your depth in this particular ocean. Pretty funny **** huh? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :guitar hiro said:Yes, this entire thread replete with members making unsubstantiated claims in regard to Tokai pickups is analogous to a fishing trip in which folks claimed a 12-ounce sun fish was actually a 7 lb. - 8 oz. large mouth black bass.
Pretty funny sh!t
bluejeannot said:Both Felix and myself know more about Tokai pickups than you will ever know my jumped up little sprat.The quotes about Tokai pickups are entirely substantiated ,it's just that you don't know jack (fish) about any of them. I would stick to fishing for your old freshwater black bass if I were you largemouth. Just leave the sea bass to the experts,because you are clearly out of your depth in this particular ocean.Pretty funny **** huh? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :guitar hiro said:Yes, this entire thread replete with members making unsubstantiated claims in regard to Tokai pickups is analogous to a fishing trip in which folks claimed a 12-ounce sun fish was actually a 7 lb. - 8 oz. large mouth black bass.
Pretty funny sh!t
aroomstudios said:Just got the guitar. I measured the ohms with my Fluke meter through the 1/4 cable and moved the pickup selector according (bridge, middle, neck). All pots were fully turned on (vol 10, tone 10, tone 10) I got
Bridge - 5.951k
Middle - 5.806k
Neck - 5.723k
Sure measuring them de-soldered would probably give me a closer reading (but only 1-2%). I will do that tomorrow. But I would say these are E pickups from the measurements I got.
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