Sonic Blue Gallery

[Sigmania]

Starting thread to document sonic blue (SO) Springys & Goldstars.

This was a "special" color in 1982, so the price should be 5,000 yen higher than similar model in standard colors.

 

[Sigmania]

From a 2007 thread on the forum.

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=7855

1982 ST55 SO

 

[Sigmania]

Less than 600 units later, same guitar as a block logo.

December 1982...

Tokai Springy Sound 1983 "BLOCK" logo ST55 | Reverb UK

 

[Sigmania]

And then a Goldstar

And 3689 more units?

Assuming this was made sometime before mid year/fall 1983.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3252069931...b_vTl8uRJe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[ATO]

My Sonic Blue ST60 (ST50 + 5 SO paint + 5 painted headstock)

 

[Sigmania]

https://www.sonicsystem.co.jp/sonix/archives/48713

 

[Sigmania]

Matching headstock ST60. So ST50 +5 +5?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265766425...b_vTl8uRJe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Sigmania]

TST60 SOR

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...sound-stratocaster-style-el-174-c-05e4a21a17#

 

[Sigmania]

Tokai Strat

1984 TST55 SOR maybe?

 

[Sigmania]

1980's Tokai Springy Sound

1981 ST65 SOR

 

[Sigmania]

tokai goldstar sound......lake placid blue strat(1964 spec)

 

[nossnevs]

Nice to see that my old Tokai ST 55 SO coming up as the first guitar on this thread. I still have it.
And 2 others Springy Sound , one Breezy Sounds and one Freetles Jazz bass, one Jazz bass and one Tokai Hard Puncher P bass,
all with spaghetti logo. All very good instrument.

 

[Sigmania]

1981 Tokai Springy Sound Daphne Blue Flame Neck MINT | Reverb

 

[Tsjackson]

My Sonic Blue ST60 (ST50 + 5 SO paint + 5 painted headstock)

Snap!

 

[Sigmania]

1982 ST65 SOR

TOKAI ST ストラトキャスター カスタムカラー タ... - ヤフオク!

 

[Sigmania]

My Sonic Blue ST60 (ST50 + 5 SO paint + 5 painted headstock)

Curious about this guitar.

Looks like a 1 piece decal. Springy or Goldstar?

Also, what are the production codes.

Just trying to figure out where this one fits.

 

[ATO]

Curious about this guitar.

Looks like a 1 piece decal. Springy or Goldstar?

Also, what are the production codes.

Just trying to figure out where this one fits.

It's a one piece goldstar fanatics decal.
5=12
L12125

It seems all the block logo matching headstocks I've seen are Goldstars, all plain headstocks are Springys.

 

[Sigmania]

Tokai Springy sound 1983 | Reverb

 

[ATO]

Tokai Springy sound 1983 | Reverb

View attachment 18802

Apart from that one

 

[ATO]

Curious about this guitar.

Looks like a 1 piece decal. Springy or Goldstar?

Also, what are the production codes.

Just trying to figure out where this one fits.

It would be interesting to see the production code for L12041 with the 3 piece Script logo a few posts above.