Tokai breezysound TE70 on ebay
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Gasp100
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Hi All, the guitar finally came in today. It took the guy over a week to ship, and only one day in transit to get here :x
I posted this on TGP, but here is the skinny. It came with an old school, 70's looking brown vinyl <can't possibly be leather> case = old school cool. Anyway, someone has been neglecting their gear!!! The strings had to be at least 10 years old. I disassembled everything, used 0000 steel wool and some Naptha (lighter fluid) to clean the neck/frets. Then the fun started:
Wow, I think I'm better at this than I first thought
I can attribute most of the issues to horrendous intonation (actually, lack of intonation). This has a pretty neat bridge which each string has it's own slotted saddle (probably aluminum or something though, not brass) just like G&L ASAT's. There was a lot of room to screw the saddles for intonation and this is the first time I've been able to actually set intonation correctly all the way.
I did tighten down the truss rod (closer to where it was originally to give LESS relief) and then I also shimmed the neck in the back/middle area with a small piece of sandpaper. Surprisingly, this did help and I still have more than enough screw length left per saddle to raise up and clear out most of the fretting out.
I still get some pings tuning G -> high E, but everything else is MUCH improved. I also readjusted the pickups heights to get some more omph and get their volume close as well.
A little bit of time and elbow grease with some tools and a tuner and this one is starting to play really, really nice. I think I'm going to stick with this bridge and saddles for now. I may replace the pups, but they do have a cool character and they are quiet as well.
I would like to learn how to do nut replacement/filing one of these days, but I just don't have the time. I might upgrade the nut to bone and the pups on this, that's about it! Oh yea, the knucklehead put an 8 screw blackguard on this 52 Tele, so there are extra holes off center and stuff. I'll need to get a real 5 screw blackguard for this...
Man, feels good to get this dingy guitar springing back to life... 27 years old, nice guitar!
The kicker... I have another guitar on the way from the same Dude... This one is a 1975 Greco LP Special (Model LJ600). I can't wait to see the sorry shape this one is in... might need some help
I posted this on TGP, but here is the skinny. It came with an old school, 70's looking brown vinyl <can't possibly be leather> case = old school cool. Anyway, someone has been neglecting their gear!!! The strings had to be at least 10 years old. I disassembled everything, used 0000 steel wool and some Naptha (lighter fluid) to clean the neck/frets. Then the fun started:
Wow, I think I'm better at this than I first thought
I can attribute most of the issues to horrendous intonation (actually, lack of intonation). This has a pretty neat bridge which each string has it's own slotted saddle (probably aluminum or something though, not brass) just like G&L ASAT's. There was a lot of room to screw the saddles for intonation and this is the first time I've been able to actually set intonation correctly all the way.
I did tighten down the truss rod (closer to where it was originally to give LESS relief) and then I also shimmed the neck in the back/middle area with a small piece of sandpaper. Surprisingly, this did help and I still have more than enough screw length left per saddle to raise up and clear out most of the fretting out.
I still get some pings tuning G -> high E, but everything else is MUCH improved. I also readjusted the pickups heights to get some more omph and get their volume close as well.
A little bit of time and elbow grease with some tools and a tuner and this one is starting to play really, really nice. I think I'm going to stick with this bridge and saddles for now. I may replace the pups, but they do have a cool character and they are quiet as well.
I would like to learn how to do nut replacement/filing one of these days, but I just don't have the time. I might upgrade the nut to bone and the pups on this, that's about it! Oh yea, the knucklehead put an 8 screw blackguard on this 52 Tele, so there are extra holes off center and stuff. I'll need to get a real 5 screw blackguard for this...
Man, feels good to get this dingy guitar springing back to life... 27 years old, nice guitar!
The kicker... I have another guitar on the way from the same Dude... This one is a 1975 Greco LP Special (Model LJ600). I can't wait to see the sorry shape this one is in... might need some help
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Anonymous
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You're right, it is a pretty neat bridge on a TE70. I'm surprised you're considering replacing the pickups, I love the ones on mine. I'm just waiting to get the bridge pickup back after wax potting, & I think the Breezy is going to be a regular.
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I'm surprised you're considering replacing the pickups, I love the ones on mine. I'm just waiting to get the bridge pickup back after wax potting, & I think the Breezy is going to be a regular. 8)
Dave_Mc
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tele and a lp special? that sounds like my current GAS list... :lol:
sounds very nice! shame you had to clean it up, i always wonder whether it's better to get a second-hand guitar which has been well played or not... well-played will have dents etc. but might have been looked after better, while one which hasn't been used can look like new once it's been cleaned up...
sounds very nice! shame you had to clean it up, i always wonder whether it's better to get a second-hand guitar which has been well played or not... well-played will have dents etc. but might have been looked after better, while one which hasn't been used can look like new once it's been cleaned up...
marcusnieman
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Dave_Mc said:
Here's a top of the line Tokai LP Special on ebay - don't know for sure but it may have come from forum member togps judging from the truss rod cover. Gorgeous guitar and outstanding specs and construction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250304487522&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015
Dave_Mc
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thanks- it says the listing's been removed though... maybe it's just that i'm not registered on US ebay?
