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henka Plucker
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:44 am Post subject: When was this hardpuncher borned? |
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Hi!
I'm a new tokai enthuiast, and I'm in very need of help with this one.
I'm looking for some answers about when the bass was made, and maybe how much it's worth. I gave $30 for it, and I love the sound on it
can somebody help me?
-Henrik
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mrsuspend Guitar God
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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JasiuBass I only know 3 chords
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 19 Location: Poland
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stratman323 Guest
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Why can't I ever find Tokais for $30, ?30, Eu30......?
Nice buy!
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henka Plucker
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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haha.
But what is it actually worth(aproximitly)?
I`m not gonna sell it, no way, but it`s nice to know.
I`m picking up the original case for it tomorrow  |
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mrsuspend Guitar God
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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These are difficult times but I'd say at least ?300-?400 on ebay as it's one of the high end models.
A Music Shoppe in Sweden would probably try to get SEK6000, they normally charge around 5000 for a PB40 (and as the sticker indicates yours is a PB70).
/Magnus _________________ http://www.myspace.com/thestuffweb |
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stratman323 Guest
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Magnus is right. I assume you have looked through the other recent posts? In this one you can see my Tokai Jazz:
http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=11640
It recently cost me ?300, & it's a 45, so your 70 should be worth more. It should be better quality too. An original Tokai case? I think they are quite rare, so that would add at least ?50 to it's value.
That's why I'm jealous. Where did you get it, if you don't mind me asking? |
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Dave_Mc Guitar God
Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 916 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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$30 sounds like an amazing price, even if it were the lowest MIJ model (which yours doesn't appear to be) and if it weren't one of the late 70s/80s ones (which yours appears to be, judging by the headstock). sounds like a total score to me.  |
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cheshirecatsmile Guitar God
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 224 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Nice deal!
That's a high-end Tokai, (circa 1982?) and probably worth a bit more with the "spaghetti-type" logo. It's good it's still got it's sticker--don't ever remove it! It's got better tuners and bridge than the standard models, and that looks like a nice 2 piece body. Hard to know exactly what it's worth until you sell it--exchange rates and prices are all over the place these days with the world economy in shambles... I think I saw a PB-60 sell on ebay for about $550US this summer (before the market crash), with $120 shipping from Japan--still less than one might expect.
Keep it and enjoy! (or sell it to me for $40! )
Chris
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Dave_Mc Guitar God
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: |
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I'll raise you $50 (and i haven't ever got round to even taking up bass yet, that's how good a deal it was ) |
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stratman323 Guest
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Er, $60?
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henka Plucker
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: |
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stratman323 wrote: | That's why I'm jealous. Where did you get it, if you don't mind me asking? |
hehe.
I got this of a guy I used to know, and I had to get a bass for the marching band I instruct (drumming instructor). They had a Fender Musicmaster 78, but they gave it to me a year ago, but now they needed a bass again. I didn't wanna give my fender back, so I ask my old friend if I could buy his old bass wich he didn't use.. I didn't think it was a good bass..
But now I have to get ANOTHER bass again for my marching band  |
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