It seems like there are some Tokais that have red, white and blue wire that sort of jumps out at me when I see it since it's so different than vintage wiring on Tokais from the 70s and most of the 80s.
It seems like this wiring may provide clues re: mfg? Or at least the source of the pickups which are often inexpensive ones like the MK4.
I recently noticed it on HSS ST models with the - symbol in the production code. These guitars continue to be a mystery as to when and where they were built. Usually low spec with inexpensive parts.
On the HSS ST guitars the red lead is typically from the neck pickup, the blue from the middle pickup.
I often see red white & blue wires on Korean LS models too.
On Korean and probably Chinese LS models the blue wire is for the bridge MK4 humbucker and at least one red lead commonly goes to the jack, and in some cases between pots as a ground I would guess.
The weird mid 90s LS55GT I had has blue wire as a ground between pots possibly? Pickups have gray & black lead wires.
It seems like this wiring may provide clues re: mfg? Or at least the source of the pickups which are often inexpensive ones like the MK4.
I recently noticed it on HSS ST models with the - symbol in the production code. These guitars continue to be a mystery as to when and where they were built. Usually low spec with inexpensive parts.
On the HSS ST guitars the red lead is typically from the neck pickup, the blue from the middle pickup.
I often see red white & blue wires on Korean LS models too.
On Korean and probably Chinese LS models the blue wire is for the bridge MK4 humbucker and at least one red lead commonly goes to the jack, and in some cases between pots as a ground I would guess.
The weird mid 90s LS55GT I had has blue wire as a ground between pots possibly? Pickups have gray & black lead wires.
