Tokai P Bass Limited Edition

[Vrykolakas]

Hi,

Anybody got any info on this Tokai P-Bass Limited Edition? Planning on pulling the trigger on this one

 

[Vrykolakas]

Another photo

 

[Sigmania]

Can't tell much from those pictures. Do you have a pic of the serial number? Wondering if it is Chinese or Korean?

 

[Sigmania]

Is it a maple slab on a maple neck?

 

[Vrykolakas]

Can't tell much from those pictures. Do you have a pic of the serial number? Wondering if it is Chinese or Korean?

Hi,

The seller (guitar is not with me yet) says it's MIJ. This is the photo he sent.
It looks 5098051?

 

[Sigmania]

Yeah. That’s a Korean made guitar. I can’t see the serial number. What is it?.

Looks like maybe 5098054 ??

Still a bit of a mystery how to date these.

Most likely 2005 in my opinion.

 

[Sigmania]

Here’s a related thread

Korean Stamped Serial Number Guitars

 

[Vrykolakas]

Yeah. That’s a Korean made guitar. I can’t see the serial number. What is it?.

Looks like a 5098051 to me. But you're right, evidence points that this is Korean made. Thank you so much for the help!

 

[Sigmania]

You're welcome.

The Korean built Tokais are typically low priced models.

Hopefully they aren't asking much for it.

They can be good players.

Good luck!

 

[Sigmania]

It's definitely not MIJ. He would have a hard time proving it was.

 

[Sigmania]

For comparison, here is the APB32 in the 1999 catalog. Korean made at that time.

Called a "Hard Puncher" (Tokai's name for a P bass) rather than a "Limited", but similar basses.

Maple slab on maple neck. No skunk stripe.

 

[luis]

Also those blue wires are not japanese used on.

 

[Vrykolakas]

For comparison, here is the APB32 in the 1999 catalog. Korean made at that time.

Called a "Hard Puncher" (Tokai's name for a P bass) rather than a "Limited", but similar basses.

Maple slab on maple neck. No skunk stripe.


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Awesome! Very informative, thank you so much!

 

[Sigmania]

You're welcome. Hope it helps. Still not totally sure on the date, but it is Korean to the best of my knowledge and likely an APB32 (1995-2005)

 

[yanpee]

Fake

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fake

 

[Sigmania]

i don’t think it’s fake.

I think it is one of thousands of guitars made for Tokai under contract in Korea.

Inexpensive guitars, but apparently licensed by Tokai between roughly 1995 and 2005 while they themselves were making guitars for another company, Fender.

See here for more Korean examples of this serial number type:

Korean Stamped Serial Number Guitars