Another Tokai Goldstar ID question

[felis]

Only in the US.

Yes, and to this day in the EU Tokai custom shop series (ST, TE and LS models) are still available with Fender/Gibson style headstock.

 

[NewUser619]

It was an 85. I sold it.

 

[Toppalini]

Only in the US.

So they made more with the copy headstock after 84 for domestic ?

 

[felis]

So they made more with the copy headstock after 84 for domestic ?

Yes, and to this day in the EU Tokai custom shop series (ST, TE and LS models) are still available with Fender/Gibson style headstock.

 

[stratman323]

So they made more with the copy headstock after 84 for domestic ?

Domestic is Japan. Tokai had no need to change the hedstock for domestic market guitars. Only the USA, as stated earlier. And the word "copy" is confusing, best to avoid it.

 

[stratman323]

The plot thickens.

Long story short I've asked the seller for a refund and I'll ship the guitar back to them. The more I try and fix, the more problems are revealed.

Every fret between 5th and around 13th is either high or low so needs a thorough fret fress. The nut is amateur hour and literally fell off, it's not original so the bottom is wonky and someone hacked up the slot trying to make it work.

I just read this all the way through. It all looked good till I saw the frets & that awful fretboard flattening job. Why do people do such stupid things to a vintage guitar? I guess Tokais suffer more with this nonsense because some ignorant people see them as just "cheap copies". Sorry the guitar was butchered by an idiot, but I'm glad you got your money back.