AST-62 Gallery

[Sigmania]

Collecting these.

These seem to have been made 1985, 1986 and into the beginning of 1987.

AST62
• Solid 2 pcs. contoured ash body
• One pce, hard rock maple neck w/rosewood fretboard
• Vintage style 4 bolt neck
• 25.5" scale length
• U shape neck contour
• Vintage style tuning machines
• 3 single coil C.A.R. (California
Accurate Reproduction) pickups
• 5 way selector, 1 vol. 2 tone
• Vintage style laminate white pickguard
• Variable tension 2 pcs vintage vibrato, chrome plated
• Finishes: BB(R), BL(R), GM(R), CR(R), GM(R), GS(R), LB(R), MR(R), N(R), OR(R), OW(R), MPK(R), SW(R), YSO(R)
• Available left handed same finishes
• Tweed case

Note: Has the ‘62 style rosewood slab fretboard on a U neck.

C.A.R. (California Accurate Reproduction) pickups must be the “V” marked pickups.


Serial numbers:

5 digit:
19844
22663
23181
23207

L serial:
L 30721
L 30725
L30772
L30891

6 digit:
209618
210059




1985/86 catalog

 

[Sigmania]

SN 23181

The - sign means after 1984.

Brass ground plate means before 1987.

So probably from 1985 or 1986.

Very Rare 1982 Tokai AST-'62 Vintage Series OHSC 1959 Strat Copy 5 digit Serial, Killer Guitar! | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

SN L30725

Tokai AST-62 1985 Blonde with Case | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

SN 200618

1986 Tokai AST-62 (Goldstar sound) AST 62 | #424205493

 

[Sigmania]

SN 210059

1986/87 period

Six Digit Serial Numbers With 2xxxxx

1980 Tokai AST-62 Candy Apple Red > Guitars Electric Solid Body | Empire Guitars RI

 

[Sigmania]

SN L 30721

1986 ?

Tokai AST-62 1986 Black | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

SN 23207

1986 ?

Tokai AST-62 Pink 1982

 

[Sigmania]

SN L30772

1986 ?

1980 Tokai AST-62 Ice Metallic Blue > Guitars Electric Solid Body | Thunder Road Guitars

 

[Sigmania]

Man... that board is so dark it looks like ebony. I like it!

SN 19844

1985 Natural Finish MIJ Tokai AST-62 | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

SN 22663 (I don't see an "L")

Tokai AST-62 (Japan) - RARE Blonde Finish/ AST Model - 1984/1985 MIJ | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

SN L30891

Tokai AST-62 1980’s - Black | Reverb

 

[Sigmania]

Ngd 85 tokai ast-62

 

[Sigmania]

SN 223029

Lefty AST62

1987/88

Tokai 62 Strat Rose Fretboard Electric Guitar Left Handle Black with Soft Case | eBay

 

[Stratmandoo58]

SN 223029

Lefty AST62

1987/88

Tokai 62 Strat Rose Fretboard Electric Guitar Left Handle Black with Soft Case | eBay

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wow! that particular Tokai is now on eBay and I am leaning towards buying it....its between this one and a mid 80's Fender of Japan 57 reissue.

 

[Sigmania]

SN 223023

1987/88 ?

Tokai Used AST62 | eBay