Silver Star Gallery

[Sigmania]

Starting this thread to document those big headed CBS era style Silver Star Tokais. 8)

Seems like they break down as 1966 & 1976 replicas?

The 1966 version has:

-4 bolt neck
-serial number on neck plate
-maple or rosewood veneer fret board
-no skunk stripe

The 1976 version has:

-3 bolt neck
-bullet truss rod adjustment
-serial number on head stock below logo
-skunk stripe

 

[Sigmania]

1979 SS40 YS with fret board stamp.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2748891268...Zb1EVODXp0%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

 

[Sigmania]

1982 SS40 BB

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-1982...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[Sigmania]

1981 SS60 OW

*Note: No skunk stripe and no truss rod plug? Is this a maple veneer fret board?

Also note the 4 bolt neck, the brass grounding plate, and the “U” pickups.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2245647257...Zb1EVODXp0%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

 

[Sigmania]

SS60 with "S" pickups owned by "chrisheyes"..

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=27382&highlight=

 

[Sigmania]

1982 SS65 with no skunk stripe/maple veneer fret board owned by "greco burst".

"Here is my SS60 4 bolt neck, natural colour SS65N, 1982, 6 digit serial number on neck plate, ST vintage U pups, Sen body, Urethane finish, Springy Sound body routing, cbs saddles, and it has the 1982 traditional Tokai logo font on headstock, with a brown Tokai case."

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5611&start=15

 

[Sigmania]

"H" stamped pickups in a 1984 Silver Star posted in another thread by Voidoid56.


http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=22948

 

[Sigmania]

Hi guys,

The 'U' pickups are the ST-Vintage MkII and have a grey base.

The other 3 SilverStar pickups all have a black base. The big difference seems to be the colour of the wires used on the SS-Super and SS-Hot.

regards
Peter mac

From: http://www.tokaiforum.com/posting.php?mode=quote&f=11&p=20480

 

[Sigmania]

1981 SS80 YS

https://www.guitarsofjapan.com/tokai-ss-80-ys-1981

 

[Sigmania]

https://www.faberguitar.com/index.p...sO29a9h_Czj9oe8ogj4eHy0H23M4f3oPzZDW5JRKHPngI

 

[Sigmania]

https://youtu.be/hsZS5M7Xr1A

 

[Voidoid56]

1983 SS40MR (or TSS, since there's no '83 catalog we don't really know what designation they used that year). H-stamp pickups, well-worn but a great player if you like slightly smaller necks. Replaced knobs, tone pots and cap, missing back plate.

 

[Voidoid56]

Another 1983 SS/TSS, 40 or possibly 38 in OW finish. The white pickguard is non-original, so it might have come with a black one. Also missing back plate and trem arm, but the electronics (incl H-stamp pickups) appear to be original an untouched.

 

[Voidoid56]

And a third '83, a SS/TSS40MRR. H-stamps, one replaced tone pot, missing back plate, otherwise original. I seem to have missed taking pics of the neck code on this one.

 

[Sigmania]

Thanks for posting those. For some reason I can’t see the images. All I see is the word “image”.

 

[Voidoid56]

Thanks for posting those. For some reason I can’t see the images. All I see is the word “image”.

Huh. Odd, they show up just fine here. Anyone else have the same issue?

 

[mdvineng]

Yup, just "image"

 

[settebello]

My '81 SS60.

 

[Sigmania]

Beautiful.

 

[Sigmania]

Odd SS in Russia with serial number on trem cover and incorrect color code.

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26100


I just spotted a 1954 Strat with the serial number on the trem cover...

http://www.guitarhq.com/54strat.html