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I guess the best judgement on the quality of the E pickups would be how close are they in sound to actual early 1960's strat pickups. Has anyone had the opportunity to play side by side with real vintage pickups and compare?

I changed the pots to CTS 250's and this opened up the sound of the E's quite well. I was suprised that the Tokai pot values in my guitar were only 150 - 160K when measured once out of my guitar. Does anyoe know if this is a common trait of the Japanese pots that should be 250K as marked? The...

What pickups did you choose and was it a drastic change in tone? I like the tone better that I am getting with the E's once I changed the pots to CTS 250Ks and went with .022 sprague cap. The original pots all measured 150-160K range which reduced the brightness but I have gained more open tone...

Thanks for the reply Rick. I think the neck profile and string spacing is excellent on the TST-62. Feels beefier than Fender reissue neck and fret size seems bigger.

I have used Texas Specials and have had great success when pairing them up with 440K pots and 022 capacitor. Gibson used this value on many models with humbuckers and IMHO it works well with Texas Specials. The higher value pots allow more highs through and helps improve the dark or muddy sound...

I like the tone of the E stamped pickups. Are there any threads or comments on tone comparisons to actual Fender or Boutique builders models. Seems like the grey bottoms, coil wire, and DC resistance stack up close to the Fender '69 pickups. They sound brighter and sparkle more than '69's...

Hi: New to the forum and I appreciate the good information here on all things Tokai. I have owned a couple of Tokai TST-62's and this one is the latest. I would appreciate confirmation of manufacture date and current value/rarity from forum members...