Tokai BREEZY SOUND TE-60RR 1981 - .
When I stopped by a certain musical instrument store on my way home from work. A BOSS DS-1 with a broken output terminal was lying in the junk corner. The price is 540 yen (tax included) The price is also the price. Even if I couldn't repair it, I wondered if it could be used as a part, so I bought it.
I thought about going home, but then I remembered that there was another musical instrument store nearby that I hadn't been to in a long time, so I decided to stop by because there might be some junk in that store as well. The store also sells second-hand guitars, and when I visited before, there were a few Japanese vintage guitars from the 70's and 80's on sale.
When I entered the store, the layout had completely changed, and the corner for small items such as picks and strings was gone, and the entire space was filled with guitars. There was a guitar that caught my eye. It's a Tokai guitar that closely resembles the Fender All Rosewood Teletecaster used by George Harrison on "Let It Be".
However, in the case of All Rosewood, it has a maple sandwich structure, so you can see the maple layer in the center of the side, but this guitar does not have it. If you look at the metal plate on the neck joint, you can see that the serial number starts from 1 and is made in 1981. The logo on the head is also the so-called spaghetti logo, which was used in the late 70's and early 80's.
The color of the guitar is dark brown overall, but the inside of the store is dim and I don't really understand it, so I decided to go see it again tomorrow and went home. The next day was Saturday, but I worked in the morning and went to the store again in the afternoon.
When I asked the store clerk if I wanted to try out the guitar, the store clerk kindly agreed, prepared for the trial, and handed me the guitar. Actually, the purpose was to check the condition of the head, neck, body, and each part of the guitar, rather than trying it out.
First of all, I didn't know the color well the day before, but it is dark brown that looks like All Rosewood, and consideration has been made so that the wood grain can be seen through.
What surprised me was that the bridge was as good as new. The original is 3-way, but this is 6-way, so it is a good spec for octave tuning. Unfortunately, each string is out of alignment with the 6 bobbins on the rear pickup, so this will require adjustment.
There are some dents, but they are not that noticeable and are in very good condition for a guitar that is over 35 years old.
By the way, it was sold under the model number TE-60 at the store, but when I searched the web, it was slightly different, and the official model number seems to be TE-60RR.
The TE-60RR was a low-priced version of the higher-end TE-200RR, and at the time Fender Japan was also selling an All Rosewood Telecaster, which was more popular, so it didn't sell well. Apparently.
There is an overseas site that sells Japanese vintage guitars online, and the TE-60RR was priced at over $1,000, but I doubt it was worth it.
The specifications of the guitar are as follows.
Brand: Tokai
Model name: BREEZY SOUND
Model number: TE-60RR
Manufactured: 1981
Body: Sen
Neck: Maple
Board: Rosewood
Tuning peg: Kluson type ("DELUXE" stamped on the cover)
Serial number: 10XXXXX
