amunro said:
Never say "never", never say "final"
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I've added in the ST70 here:
http://burningpine.com/TokaiForeword.aspx
Any final words?
Andrew
First, well done for getting so close to 2 definitive tables to explain the various Tokai Strats - that's quite an achievement. However.....
In the Springy/Goldie table:
Why state that the Springy/Goldie pickups are Alnico V? Since some were stamped V, that's confusing. Is anybody certain that the magnets used were Alnico V (i.e 5) as opposed to Alnico 2 or 3? If not, why not just state "Alnico"? Keep it simple. :wink:
ST60s could either have Us or Es - both are well documented.
In the Silver Star table:
As stated before, the pickups on the entry level models were NOT ceramic. This would be very confusing if it went into the book like this. Most (all?) that I have seen had unstamped pickups.
The SS36/38/40 could be 3 or 4 piece body, not just 3 as the table states.
On the 3 bolt SS60, the pickup pole pieces are not flat, they have a slight stagger. I just checked the ones from my SS60. Also, were they really DiMarzios? That's news to me if they were. Are we sure we want to include this as fact? Keep it simple. :wink:
It's not true that SS pickups changed from grey bottom to black bottom in 1981. I had a 1982 SS with grey bottomed Alnico pickups, & Iain wants it in the book, so please let's not state something that the pics will prove to be untrue!
The SS60 was produced in 1980, not just 1981 - I have one from 1980.
Cheers. 8)