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100% [ 8 ] No, it's certainly not a Tokai. 0% [ 0 ] Total Votes: 8 Author Message Fender32 Guitar God Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 69 Location: Germany Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:59 am Post subject: Have I just bought a fake Tokai Jazz Sound bass? (many pics) Firstly, 'Hello to all in Tokailand'! This is my first post. Well, this morning my new eBay purchase turned up and having had a screwdriver to it, I'm very concerned that it may not be all that was advertised. I hope that the collective wisdom of you good people will be enough to unravel the mystery.
Feb 8, 2017 - Seventies Les Paul lookalikes featured names like Burny, Tokai, and Greco. Most Japanese copies of the time didn't have serial numbers — a. Tokai Rare JB120 Jazz Sound 1980 Japan in two tone sunburst and in medium natural relic. In very good working condition. I acquire this lovely axe with the bridge pickup upgraded to Artec Jazz pickups, but the original pickup is with me so I will include it in the package.
Before anyone asks, I won this 'by accident' and didn't do my research properly before bidding, so if it is a fake, it does indeed 'serve me right'. The seller didn't specify which year the bass was supposed to hail from - only that it was 'from the '80s' (which it very probably is, judging by the ageing of the paint and metalwork). So, I'm not even sure which model this is supposed to be. Let's go through the 'pros and cons'. The Serial Number: As you can see, there's no 'L' prefix, which rings alarm bells with me. Astrology for gann traders pdf file free.
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Could this possibly be a Tokai Jazz Sound serial number, or not? The Neck: The build quality of the neck is actually very good and appears to be consistent with other Tokai Jazz Sounds that I've seen pictures of. The fretboard is a round laminate of tight grained, Indian (IMO) rosewood and the frets are nicely seated vintage jobs. There is a stamp on the end of the neck, which looks to be in the same font that I've seen on other Tokai guitars and basses. There is also a 'Made In Japan' sticker (on top of the lacquer) on the back of the neck, which I haven't seen on other Tokais before.
At a guess, I'd say that the finish was poly/acrylic and not nitro cellulose, but I won't really know until I've played the bass for a while (the sweat from my hands makes nitro go very sticky after about 20 mins). The headstock shape looks good (very Fender) and there are four small divots drilled out underneath each tuner, just like Fender Jazzes of the mid-1960s. The tuners themselves are 4-hole mount models and are very much like late '60s Fender ones (without the Fender stamp, obviously). Nice as they are, they are not the same as the (frankly rather shoddy), 3-hole mount Tokai ones, which I've seen on most other '80s basses. Did Tokai ever use tuners like mine, because if they didn't, then I think that we can safely say that this bass is a 'fake' The Headstock Logo: More cause for concern here. The logo is exactly like most '85 Jazz Sounds and looks to me to be genuine, but it has been cut in two, with the 'Oldies but Goldies' part mounted on the ball of the headstock.