3rdstone
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A few years ago I made a great package deal which included a Tokai Super Edition from the mid 80's, a nice B&CH strat (sold now) and a Peavey 120W head. According to the catalogs I'm quite certain the Tokai would be a SD403 from like -85-86. It's completely all black with HSS pups setting.
Like the red one here, but all black:
I realised that this Tokai strat wasn't completly original. The tuners were changed etc. I didn't mind that much, I was just glad to make a great deal with two nice strats (including an 80's Tokai, always a win, right?) and a very fun Peavey 120w amplifier that now resides with a 4x12 cabinet in my brothers music room which we very much enjoy at our spontaneous jams at parties.
Anyways, regarding the SD403 I recently checked under the hood for the first time to check out the pups. The HB says Rocksong, which of course points to a Tonerider Rocksong.
However, my real question is:
What would the two singlecoils be? Are they original? There's a thin stripe at the right side of the pups which I've never seen on Tokai pups before, hence my question. IMHO they sound really good, but I'm still curious.
Like the red one here, but all black:
I realised that this Tokai strat wasn't completly original. The tuners were changed etc. I didn't mind that much, I was just glad to make a great deal with two nice strats (including an 80's Tokai, always a win, right?) and a very fun Peavey 120w amplifier that now resides with a 4x12 cabinet in my brothers music room which we very much enjoy at our spontaneous jams at parties.
Anyways, regarding the SD403 I recently checked under the hood for the first time to check out the pups. The HB says Rocksong, which of course points to a Tonerider Rocksong.
However, my real question is:
What would the two singlecoils be? Are they original? There's a thin stripe at the right side of the pups which I've never seen on Tokai pups before, hence my question. IMHO they sound really good, but I'm still curious.