amunro said:
An open question, because I don't have any insight but does the ST80 normally have a V neck? I know mine has but I would have expected that to be a feature only of any ST80s (or others) which were replicas of the 57 Strat and I'd have thought a rosewood/3-ply type 60's Strat would have a C neck. Am I wrong?
You are being logical - Tokai weren't. Most (as far I can tell) RW ST80s have a V neck. Mine does. Strange, wrong, but true. Since mine has a sen body, it is more like a 57 Strat with a RW cap board than it is like a '64 Strat. Like a freak early trial of rosewood at Fender in 1957. :lol:
I doubt if there are any other vintage replica Strats around that have a V neck with rosewood board except for Springy ST80s. I'm not clear what the situation is with Goldie ST80s - they seem even less common than the Springy ST80s, which is strange since Goldies generally are far more common.