Stephen
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Hi,
I'm new here, having finally found something on these splendid guitars on the web!
Trying to find out info on my TST-50 Goldstar sound, bought new in 1987. It's serial number is 214310. It's got very light body, lighter than say my Fender Classic 60s Strat which I know is alder. Would my Tokai be ash? Headstock is rounded Fender shape, so I'm assuming this wasn't brand new manufacture when I bought it. I bought it from a shop in Belfast, Matchett's which in the early to mid 80s was the licensed Tokai dealer in Ireland, so it could have been stock for a while... they carried a huge stock of Tokais and I kick myself that I didn't buy about 4 at the time!!!!
I haven't played the Tokai in years as it was at my parent's house, and so when I took it out of the case, to my delight I noticed some slight checking... looks wonderfully, but understatedly reliced. What was the finish on the Tokais? I noticed when I popped the pickguard off that the finish was even ly applied around the routing, but then again, I don't suppose this matters.
When I took the trem cover off, noticed the trem block to be a proper sized one and not one the piddly efforts Fender puts on their Mex and US Standards. Is it steel? I also noticed the bridge screws come through the wood slightly into the trem cavity, unlike a Fender. They had rubberised paint over the screw tips. Silly question, but will this extra metal in there cause any sort of electrical interference?
Its a maple neck, and my only gripe is that the finish seeped into one of the dot marker holes, presumably because the fret marker wasn't a snug it, but that, I guess is me being picky!!
Silly questions and points, I know, but I'm curious about the origins and manufacture of the guitar, and there is very very little on the net. If anyonecan help, I'd be really grateful!! 8)
I'm new here, having finally found something on these splendid guitars on the web!
Trying to find out info on my TST-50 Goldstar sound, bought new in 1987. It's serial number is 214310. It's got very light body, lighter than say my Fender Classic 60s Strat which I know is alder. Would my Tokai be ash? Headstock is rounded Fender shape, so I'm assuming this wasn't brand new manufacture when I bought it. I bought it from a shop in Belfast, Matchett's which in the early to mid 80s was the licensed Tokai dealer in Ireland, so it could have been stock for a while... they carried a huge stock of Tokais and I kick myself that I didn't buy about 4 at the time!!!!
I haven't played the Tokai in years as it was at my parent's house, and so when I took it out of the case, to my delight I noticed some slight checking... looks wonderfully, but understatedly reliced. What was the finish on the Tokais? I noticed when I popped the pickguard off that the finish was even ly applied around the routing, but then again, I don't suppose this matters.
When I took the trem cover off, noticed the trem block to be a proper sized one and not one the piddly efforts Fender puts on their Mex and US Standards. Is it steel? I also noticed the bridge screws come through the wood slightly into the trem cavity, unlike a Fender. They had rubberised paint over the screw tips. Silly question, but will this extra metal in there cause any sort of electrical interference?
Its a maple neck, and my only gripe is that the finish seeped into one of the dot marker holes, presumably because the fret marker wasn't a snug it, but that, I guess is me being picky!!
Silly questions and points, I know, but I'm curious about the origins and manufacture of the guitar, and there is very very little on the net. If anyonecan help, I'd be really grateful!! 8)