View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
westone collector Plucker
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: westville nj
|
|
Back to top |
|
 |
|
japaxes Guitar God
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 321 Location: birmingham england
|
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
HI, can't be 100% but your guitar looks more like an ARIA (80s) as it
has got that very distinct peghead & looking at the bridge & tailpiece it
also looks like standard ARIA stock . body shape i am not shure of but
looks like ARIA (because shape not too far from one of their cardinal range) but with a BC rich twist. I may be wrong but im sure one of our
forum members will be able to help.
any way it looks great.... |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
tokaiguy Guitar God
Joined: 09 Sep 2001 Posts: 643 Location: Dallas Tx
|
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
I agree... first thing that came to mind was an Aria TG |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Silver Plucker
Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 13
|
|
Back to top |
|
 |
westone collector Plucker
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: westville nj
|
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:24 pm Post subject: still hoping for info... |
|
|
i'm still pretty certain this is a 60's tokai. i figured i'd try again and see if i could finally get some info. from someone who wasn't here when i origionally posted this.
thanks,
tom |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
BlueThird Guitar God
Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 302 Location: Adelaide, Australia
|
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Have you got any pictures from before you stripped it down? Very much doubt that I'll be able to help, but the logo might get you some extra info from someone else. Shots inside the pickup cavities and of the electronics might be useful too.
Interested to know what it's like as a guitar, and what it looks like now. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
leadguitar_323 Guitar God
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 3534 Location: Brisbane Australia
|
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: still hoping for info... |
|
|
westone collector wrote: | i'm still pretty certain this is a 60's tokai. i figured i'd try again and see if i could finally get some info. from someone who wasn't here when i origionally posted this.
thanks,
tom |
Go to Tokai's website and send them an email, that will settle it once and for all.
Is it a neck through? if it is i doubt its a Tokai..
tokaijp@fmwbs.jp Tokai email addy
Mick _________________ so many guitars....so little money... |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
e-classics Power chords are my friend
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Maryland USA
|
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
First thing I thought of was Westtone. Looks like a cross between a Aria and Westone. _________________ 1978 LS-60 Reborn
1983 Talbo Blazing Fire A100D GM
1984 MAT M752 Copper
1984 Talbo bass Blue Met. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
leadguitar_323 Guitar God
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 3534 Location: Brisbane Australia
|
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Looks like a Aria headstock and with the neck through design i think its more likely a Matsumoku made guitar.
Mick _________________ so many guitars....so little money... |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
mirrorboy Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 491 Location: U.K.
|
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
seek and ye shall find
Here's a guitar very similar to that in a 1981 Tokai catalog. There is a picture bottom right of Mick Ronson playing it, and I believe the guitar was described as a "Tokai Special".
I would take leadguitar's advice and contact Tokai. Maybe you could also ask them about Mick Ronson's "Tokai Special". |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
chrisheyes Guitar God
Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 714 Location: NW England
|
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
Top detective work Mirrorboy
Nice one ! |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
leadguitar_323 Guitar God
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 3534 Location: Brisbane Australia
|
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Excellent work mirror boy, i don't mind being wrong at all, the more correct info the better..
Mick _________________ so many guitars....so little money... |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
westone collector Plucker
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: westville nj
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: that's better than nothing... |
|
|
thank you very much, at least i know a little more about it now than i have for the last 10 years or so. i'm not even going to ask if it's valueble, i've had it longer than any other guitar and i hope to get it back together and play it again fairly soon.
i did notice that the one in the picture was slightly different than mine. mine has the dark wood (mohogany?) in the center section and the lighter colored wood for the wings. the one in the picture seems to be reversed so that only the wings are mohogany. i'm guessing that since mine seems to have more mohogany in it mine will sound a little better?
someone asked about it's condition before i stripped it... before i took it apart it played great. low action, no dead frets, rediculous tone, and some pretty amazing sustain. i also own an ibanez xiphos with dimarzio d'activators and as far as i can remember the tokai sounds better, most likely due to the tokai having a fixed bridge? i'm more of a collector than a "musician" so please excuse me if i sound like a total idiot.
as for the question of it's current condition, it's still apart - only now it's completely sanded down and ready for stain. i'm planning on staining it with green or red tinted stain unless one of you fine gentlemen have a better suggestion...
when she's all back together and all set up i'll upload a picture...
thanks VERY MUCH for the help, i truly appreciate it. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
BlueThird Guitar God
Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 302 Location: Adelaide, Australia
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:34 am Post subject: |
|
|
If it were mine, I'd let the wood ? and the design ??do the talking. Look at in a certain way and you imagine a flying vee, even though it isn't that at all. Look at it another way and there's a hint of Strat or BC Rich. I reckon a stain would distract from the ambiguity, by reducing the contrast between the two woods.
Think you need to get yourself some white jeans and a white shirt and get up on stage with it. And make sure to give the lighting tech specific instructions about highlighting the guitar from different angles every now and then? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
westone collector Plucker
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: westville nj
|
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:56 am Post subject: |
|
|
BlueThird wrote: | If it were mine, I'd let the wood ? and the design ??do the talking. Look at in a certain way and you imagine a flying vee, even though it isn't that at all. Look at it another way and there's a hint of Strat or BC Rich. I reckon a stain would distract from the ambiguity, by reducing the contrast between the two woods.
Think you need to get yourself some white jeans and a white shirt and get up on stage with it. And make sure to give the lighting tech specific instructions about highlighting the guitar from different angles every now and then? |
i can respect that, most of that...
i don't know about wearing the all white outfit though, not my style at all. hahaha. maybe though, i'd definitely rock a straightjacket. as far as using it on stage is concerned, it'll probably never happen. when i step foot on a stage it's only because i'm a roadie and i'm lugging gear for friends.
i completely agree about showcasing the woodgrain, when i stripped off the cream colored paint (obviously factory painted) i couldn't believe that it had ever been painted at all. i wasn't going to stain it dark enough that the contrast between the two different woods would be unnoticable. i just thought it would look like a million bucks if it had a transparent red or green finish. any recomendations on how to go about sealing and protecting the wood if i decided to keep a natural finish? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
|