The Earliest Silver Stars

[Sigmania]

Going to start gathering examples of these.

Looks like the serial numbers started much later than Sprinys, and are separate. Like Hard Punchers.

8000144
8000161
8000359
8000439
9002022
9002218
9002395
9002497
9002658
9002776
9002940
9003490
9003543
9003832
9003910
9003913
9004174
9004319
9004832
9004851
9005156
9005685
9005826
9006356
9007127
9007239
9007765
0009462



1979 catalog

 

[Sigmania]

SN 8000359

1978 SS36 BB

Body: 12=3 BB SS36

I believe this is the earliest Silver Star I have seen. December 1978.

Tokai SILVER STAR SS-36 Stratocaster

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9004832

TOKAI SILVER STAR Electric Guitar No.9004832 Current Item

 

[Sigmania]

1979 SS40 YSR

SN 9003913

Tokai SS40 Electric Guitar Stratocaster Silver Star Japan Vintage Sunburst Hard | eBay

 

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1979 SS40 OWR

SN 9003490

Tokai SILVER STAR electric guitar JUNK y4688 1884-38

 

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1979 SS36 BB

SN 9004851

TOKAI SILVER STAR SS36 1979 model/Tokai/Stratocaster/Spa logo

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9004174

1979 TOKAI SS-48 3TS/R JAPAN VINTAGE Tokai Musical Instruments

 

[Sigmania]

1980 SS55N

SN 0009462

Body: 3=12 N

TOKAI Silver Star SS-55

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9007239

1979 SS36YS

Tokai SS-36 Silver Star USED

 

[Sigmania]

1979 SS36 OWR

SN 9002022

◎Tokai SILVER STAR SS-36 1979 Serial No. 9002022 Large head Stratocaster type








1979 catalog

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9003910

TOKAI エレキギター SILVER STAR シリアルNo900 ... - ヤフオク!

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9006356

1979 SS40 YS with fret board stamp.

Neck: 10=6 & 7
Body: 11= 5 & 6 YS
Neck pocket: SS.4.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274889126883?mkcid=16&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&nma=true&si=gkwby1CeZfyxEwd0TZb1EVODXp0%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9005685

Sanded top

Starting at 1 yen, Tokai Stratocaster electric guitar, SILVER STAR, used

 

[Sigmania]

SN 7000071

Adding this Tokai built 1977 Fernandes FST50.

Springy serial number sequence not Silver Star.

Note that Tokai made this up to a year before the first Silver Stars.

Shared by Shredder69

Fernandes and Burny Made By Tokai (1978)

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9005826

1979 SS48 YSR

★Must see! Rare! Beautiful Japanese vintage wood grain! 1979 TOKAI SILVER STAR Stratocaster type SS-48 3T Sunburst F company 1976 model Spa logo

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9003832

TOKAI SS40 SILVER STAR / 1979 Japan Vintage

 

[Sigmania]

1979 SS36 pickguard assembly.

Junk [Tokai] Tokai SS36 Assembly (pickguard, PU, etc.) Made in 1979 [Japan Vintage] JAPAN VINTAGE

 

[Sigmania]

And here is the guitar that the above pickguard likely came from. Same seller at the same time.

SN 900xxx6

Body: 8=13 OW ?

[Tokai] Tokai SS36 modified 1979 model [Japan Vintage] JAPAN VINTAGE Large head

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9005156

1979 SS36 YS

 

[Sigmania]

SN 9002776

TOKAI SILVER STAR electric guitar, serial number 9002776, defective, current condition