"Good Old Sound Good New Sound" Ad Campaign

[Sigmania]

This is confusing.

This banner seems to announce the Traditional and the Original series that first appear in model year 1983?



It has the export logo and it is very similar to the ad campaign in the spring of 1982, but with the flying dragon logo and the Original and Traditional lines that show up in late 1982 for the 1983 model year.

 

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Tokai Guitar Tag from 1980's

Notice this one has a script logo and it is for an AST40 which doesn't appear in catalogs until 1984?




1984 catalog

 

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Hmmmm.

Ayers Rocker AR-1 that first appears in 1985....

Ayer's Rocker

They must have recycled some old graphics based on the 1982 ad campaign?

https://reverb.com/item/19952227-19...er-edition-star-vintage-electric-guitar-white

 

[Sigmania]

So it goes from


to



to

 

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1983 TSS38 BBR

SN 3039411

TOKAI ELECTRIC GUITAR WARRANTY [YSS-38] SILVER STAR Japan Vintage Electric Guitar with YAMAHA soft case!