Tokai Single Coil Pickups
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I think you’re exactly right. I went back and changed things and eliminated the VI.
Looks like the individual characters were stamped separately, so some double registers and even occasional reversals. As I said, I have seen IIV stamps.
Thanks for pointing that out!
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mydogiszen
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I have the all black super edition in the advert. S/S/S all stamped V. 1984.
Do you have the ohm readings?
mydogiszen
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I will pull the p/ups out and do some measuring at the weekend.
I have been very confused as to whether it’s a 60 or a 40. It seems to me a bit of a mish mash! It had a factory repaint from met red to black. Very odd all round. certainly not a museum piece.
the guy I got it from used it in the studio. He was given it by a band in lieu of unpaid studio time - he sold it to me in 2009.
I can do some pictures as well
I have been very confused as to whether it’s a 60 or a 40. It seems to me a bit of a mish mash! It had a factory repaint from met red to black. Very odd all round. certainly not a museum piece.
the guy I got it from used it in the studio. He was given it by a band in lieu of unpaid studio time - he sold it to me in 2009.
I can do some pictures as well
And for a post in 2014, looks like Peter Mac was saying the exact same thing.
"The VII pickups were the replacements for the 'U' pickups during 1984 Goldstar models. Both pickups are regarded as Vintage MkII."
"The VII pickups were the replacements for the 'U' pickups during 1984 Goldstar models. Both pickups are regarded as Vintage MkII."
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"ST Vintage" and ST Vintage MKII" are mentioned as early as the 1982 catalog.
So ST60 were spec'd for U pickups? Sometimes seen with E for sure...
"Vintage" and "Vintage MKII" pickups are mentioned in the 1983 catalog.
Obviously, E and U pickups were used in 1982 and 1983, so..... is this evidence that they are the same pickups???
That maybe they adopted these names, "Vintage" and "Vintage MKII", and so relabeled the pickups V and VII at a later point?
So the question is when?
Definitely by 1985.
Anyone see any verified form 1984?
So ST60 were spec'd for U pickups? Sometimes seen with E for sure...
"Vintage" and "Vintage MKII" pickups are mentioned in the 1983 catalog.
Obviously, E and U pickups were used in 1982 and 1983, so..... is this evidence that they are the same pickups???
That maybe they adopted these names, "Vintage" and "Vintage MKII", and so relabeled the pickups V and VII at a later point?
So the question is when?
Definitely by 1985.
Anyone see any verified form 1984?
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Another example of what are likely VII or MKII pickups that are incorrectly stamped as IIV.
The V and II are not in a line, so are applied separately.
March 1987 pot dates. 73
Goldstar 84 Identity Help?
Note that these often look like VI as well due to a sloppy stamp as Voidoid56 mentioned.
The V and II are not in a line, so are applied separately.
March 1987 pot dates. 73
Goldstar 84 Identity Help?
Note that these often look like VI as well due to a sloppy stamp as Voidoid56 mentioned.
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Now if Peter Mac is right in his asserion that the = sign was gone by 1985, then these pickups in this description would have to be as early as 1984.
I think model year 1984 is when the pickups changed.
I say that because in that year there is no straight across changeover of E to V and U to VII because in 1984 VS-1 were used in TST80, not E pickups.
What many people seem to think are the substitutes for E pickups, Vintage or V pickups, were used in TST60 in 1984... Not TST80.
In 1984,
TST50 had VII
TST60 had V
TST80 had DiMarzio VS-1
So there is another tier in there whereas before ST60 had U and E pickups.
It is therefore likely that this is when the change happened.
My two cents.
1984/85 catalog
I say that because in that year there is no straight across changeover of E to V and U to VII because in 1984 VS-1 were used in TST80, not E pickups.
What many people seem to think are the substitutes for E pickups, Vintage or V pickups, were used in TST60 in 1984... Not TST80.
In 1984,
TST50 had VII
TST60 had V
TST80 had DiMarzio VS-1
So there is another tier in there whereas before ST60 had U and E pickups.
It is therefore likely that this is when the change happened.
My two cents.
1984/85 catalog
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1983 catalog.
VintAxe scans.]
Google translation:
TST50-GS / 1958 MODEL/¥50,000
Maple 1-piece shaved neck and waist body that symbolize '58 TST. The golden sunburst 2-piece body
and the newly developed ST Vintin MKII pickup reproduce a rich, withered traditional sound. The history of the TST series It is a model of expectation that can be repainted.
TST60-BB/1954 MODEL / ¥60,000
Maple 1-piece V-shaped neck. New spec TST60 The high-grade and tricky sound produced by the newly developed big-up ST vintage is attractive. Vintage model with excellent tonal balance and expressiveness.
TST80-GS 1954 MODEL / ¥80,000
Reviving sound. DiMarzio's expected new pickup VS1 demonstrates tremendous power and exceeds the original. Contents that can be said to be a Tor replica final spec, including materials, hardware, and detailed parts. It is a model worthy of being called Old Replica King.
TST70-Y5/1961 RARE MODEL / *70,000
"One of kind" The TST70, which makes an excellent old mania as a guitar, a slightly manufactured "maple fingerboard neck" model in the mid-'60s, original with high-grade hardware. Appeared with the same pickup assembly as the material mounted.
TST50-OWR /1964 MODEL / *50,000
The TST50 has become a hot topic as a top middle-class guitar model. A high-cost performance model that promises stable play with a dynamic earthing sound and smooth halftones. Shining coloring, old-fashioned sound with a distinctly withered taste, a fashionable guitar that unfolds splendid and exciting stages, delicate craft work, total balance, a high-grade guitar for individual rock'n'rollers
TST80- YR/1960 MODEL /¥80,000
High-quality model TST80 that collects "GOOD OLD TIMES, 2 GOOD OLD SOUND" Perfect reproduction of hardware, parts, finish, and serial number. The old and sensitive sound is exactly the truth of rock. Please realize the tasteful unique nuance.
TST100-ET / SUPER EDITION LIMITED MODEL ¥100,000
Emotional sound machine finally appeared. A popular guitar with Tokai's original tremolo unit. Thrilling and attacking, perfect tuning that supports powerful and exciting sound, and the ever-changing tonal color herald the arrival of New Sound Vibration.
VintAxe scans.]
Google translation:
TST50-GS / 1958 MODEL/¥50,000
Maple 1-piece shaved neck and waist body that symbolize '58 TST. The golden sunburst 2-piece body
and the newly developed ST Vintin MKII pickup reproduce a rich, withered traditional sound. The history of the TST series It is a model of expectation that can be repainted.
TST60-BB/1954 MODEL / ¥60,000
Maple 1-piece V-shaped neck. New spec TST60 The high-grade and tricky sound produced by the newly developed big-up ST vintage is attractive. Vintage model with excellent tonal balance and expressiveness.
TST80-GS 1954 MODEL / ¥80,000
Reviving sound. DiMarzio's expected new pickup VS1 demonstrates tremendous power and exceeds the original. Contents that can be said to be a Tor replica final spec, including materials, hardware, and detailed parts. It is a model worthy of being called Old Replica King.
TST70-Y5/1961 RARE MODEL / *70,000
"One of kind" The TST70, which makes an excellent old mania as a guitar, a slightly manufactured "maple fingerboard neck" model in the mid-'60s, original with high-grade hardware. Appeared with the same pickup assembly as the material mounted.
TST50-OWR /1964 MODEL / *50,000
The TST50 has become a hot topic as a top middle-class guitar model. A high-cost performance model that promises stable play with a dynamic earthing sound and smooth halftones. Shining coloring, old-fashioned sound with a distinctly withered taste, a fashionable guitar that unfolds splendid and exciting stages, delicate craft work, total balance, a high-grade guitar for individual rock'n'rollers
TST80- YR/1960 MODEL /¥80,000
High-quality model TST80 that collects "GOOD OLD TIMES, 2 GOOD OLD SOUND" Perfect reproduction of hardware, parts, finish, and serial number. The old and sensitive sound is exactly the truth of rock. Please realize the tasteful unique nuance.
TST100-ET / SUPER EDITION LIMITED MODEL ¥100,000
Emotional sound machine finally appeared. A popular guitar with Tokai's original tremolo unit. Thrilling and attacking, perfect tuning that supports powerful and exciting sound, and the ever-changing tonal color herald the arrival of New Sound Vibration.
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