Upper And Lower Case "Made In Japan" No Serial Guitars

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Collecting these separately to sort out the possible date range.

These seem to come along at the end of the period of Tokai Fender production.

Examples seemingly dating from around 2007-2009.

Note that the "all caps" version precedes the "upper and lower case" version of the no serial guitars.

I have seen one of the all caps with an improvised ink stamp serial number from 2007.

Mystery Guitar

 

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No serial number.

Date stamped neck pocket:

'09 9.17 (Sept 17, 2009)
'09 9.24 (Sept 24, 2009)

"T" stamp likely differentiates this Tokai brand necks from Fender "F" stamped necks made at the same time.

Tokai Goldstar Sound"1965 Stratocaster" 3 Tone Sunburst, Alder Body,The best Strat You'll ever Play | Reverb

2009 Tokai Japan Goldstar Sound Strat Sunburst Guitar w/ Fender G&G Case | eBay

 

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SOLD Tokai goldstar sound MIJ Strat with upgrades - Guitars £ Discussions on theFretBoard

 

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2014 discussion on Strat - 7alk forum.

I can't tell if his Breezy was MIJ or not, but overall discussion is interesting re: Fujigen & Fender.

stratman323:

".... As far as I can make out, Tokai made some of the Fender Japan guitars for a period of about 10 years, ending some time around 2007/8. Around 2010 MIJ Tokais with the Fender headstock shape started appearing for sale on a couple of internet sites in the UK. My assumption at the time was that Tokai had assembled them from parts left over from the Fender Japan contract & just re-badged them. But they still seem to be around, so my theory seems to be incorrect. I did wonder if they were going to be a limited batch, & therefore quite rare, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I bought a Breezy TE50 from Rockem on eBay in 2010. It doesn't have a serial number, & none of the others I have seen did either. So the serial number on this guitar is a mystery to me. Mine has what seems to be a 3 piece ash body, beautifully joined. My assumption was that the two colour SB body came from one of the MIJ 50s Teles, with the neck from a 60s Tele. That assumption now seems to have been incorrect."

2009 Tokai Goldstar Sound strat, is this one a rarity?

and

Tokai club

 

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AST labeled as a Springy

Date stamped

'09.6.22
'09.6.29

"T" stamp likely differentiates this Tokai brand necks from Fender "F" stamped necks made at the same time.

Tokai AST Strat 2009 Japan , Lake Placid Blue | Reverb

 

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TST60MK ?

Tokai Gold Star Sounds - Mary Kaye

 

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Another one labeled as a "Springy". Faber order?

" Bought from a German seller in 2005-2006 (there was a lot of Faber stuff on the page I distinctly remember) & the seller called this an "ST100"; didn't notice at the time there was no serial number...."

Springy Sound Limited Runs 2009, 2012

 

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Tokai BREEZ SOUND テレキャスター エレキギター... - ヤフオク!

 

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Tokai Breezy Sound Paisley Telecaster Paisley | Reverb

 

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This is an interesting one....

Date stamped in 2006 ??

31. 2. 06

I don't think February has 31 days.

And the white out seems to imply there was a serial number which would be big news. Not sure what to think of that.

Tokai《日本製》AST95 -Vintage White- - ヤフオク!

 

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Tokai GS 118 SEB TB | Reverb Canada

 

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Tokai GS118 SEB SRD

Specification:
Body top: Swamp ash, SEB structure
Neck: Maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: GOTOH VS100 tremolo arm available
Weight: 4.0kg, Accessories: Genuine gig case, 2 types of 3S pickguards (cream, hairline gold)

Tokai GS118 SEB SRD（日本製） - ヤフオク!

 

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Another SEB GS model.

Tokai 型番不明 SEB構造 - Yahoo!オークション

 

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Tokai GS118? GS124

 

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Un-drilled neck.....

Circa 2006-2009

[Rare] Tokai GOLDSTAR SOUND Stratocaster neck 21f matte rose fingerboard

Description of item​

Tokai's GOLDSTAR SOUND, Stratocaster type neck.

It is not a Japanese vintage item, but seems to be a relatively recent item for overseas markets.


It has the same head shape as a certain company F, which is different from the current Tokai, with 21f and 184R specifications.
It seems to be the same standard as the old Fender Japan.
The serial number is hidden in the photo.


I bought it as an outlet item in the past and was planning to use it after rubbing it together myself, but I am selling it because I don't have time anymore.

Frets and nut are unprocessed.

Fret rubbing, nut shaping, etc. are required.

The nut is lightly grooved.

The neck end width is approximately 56mm.

Since it is a matte coating, it feels smooth to the touch.