Amino Moore
Member
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum but not to Tokai guitars. This is a great forum and you all are so much more civil to each other than the folks at the Gibby / Epi forums.
Anyway, maybe someone can help me. I would like to identify my Tokai guitar. It is a TST 62 with grey bottom "E" series pickups (which are tone to the bone). No stripe neck. 5 digit serial no.
I bought it in Nashville, TN around 1989 or 1990. I would like to know, if it is possible to know, what year it is.
I will include a few pics. BTW this is the best guitar I've ever owned. I used to work for Gibs0n and I've bought sold and traded away several dozen high dollar guitars over the years but this one always stays. The Kahler knock off was on the guitar when I bought it. I doubt it is stock but it has no markings on it at all.
Tell me what you think Tokai experts!
Thanks,
Amino Moore
4/11/07 Update: I changed the strings recently and took the neck off to get some more pics. The neck has the expected Tokai numbering but the pocket does not. The body does have a center seam which leads me to be even more convinced that it is a 2 pc body. The center seam may be hard to see in the pic but it is obvious in person. I still think it is nitro finished based on the checking in paint. I could be wrong and it doesn't really matter whether it's nitro or poly. We all want to have the golden ticket to the chocolate factory, don't we? Anyway, I am happy with the guitar whether it is all original or not. I will probably post it officially in the registry soon. Enjoy the other pics.
I'm new to the forum but not to Tokai guitars. This is a great forum and you all are so much more civil to each other than the folks at the Gibby / Epi forums.
Anyway, maybe someone can help me. I would like to identify my Tokai guitar. It is a TST 62 with grey bottom "E" series pickups (which are tone to the bone). No stripe neck. 5 digit serial no.
I bought it in Nashville, TN around 1989 or 1990. I would like to know, if it is possible to know, what year it is.
I will include a few pics. BTW this is the best guitar I've ever owned. I used to work for Gibs0n and I've bought sold and traded away several dozen high dollar guitars over the years but this one always stays. The Kahler knock off was on the guitar when I bought it. I doubt it is stock but it has no markings on it at all.
Tell me what you think Tokai experts!
Thanks,
Amino Moore
4/11/07 Update: I changed the strings recently and took the neck off to get some more pics. The neck has the expected Tokai numbering but the pocket does not. The body does have a center seam which leads me to be even more convinced that it is a 2 pc body. The center seam may be hard to see in the pic but it is obvious in person. I still think it is nitro finished based on the checking in paint. I could be wrong and it doesn't really matter whether it's nitro or poly. We all want to have the golden ticket to the chocolate factory, don't we? Anyway, I am happy with the guitar whether it is all original or not. I will probably post it officially in the registry soon. Enjoy the other pics.