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Hmmmmmm......I saw that Tokai on Facebook. I assumed it was an early one due to the logo and the Fender like headstock. The newer ones have slightly different shaped headstocks like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-Tokai-Jazz-Bass-AJB-70-MIJ-150411-/231707819252?hash=item35f2dcbcf4:g:Y-YAAOSwstxVKREj

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The 80s ones were jap, and very very close to the real thing, I had a Tokai Strat; the Chinese ones have a different to fender headstock. I can't talk about the quality as I didn't try them yet


Example jap http://basschat.co.uk/topic/286578-fs-tokai-jazz-sound-mij-1981/page__fromsearch__1

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If it is '80s (looks like it to me), the serial number won't help you.

I remember chatting to Tokai's UK distributors Blue Suede Music back in the '90s and they said the neckplate numbers were basically meaningless, and there are no records.

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I think Tokai may have gone back to the Fender copy headstock on some models...

https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/tokai-apb-44-yellow-sunburst-electric-bass-guitar

Interestingly some Tokai basses on this site have the slanted headstock and some have the lawsuit era one.

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Yeh I'm buying it off the guy on FB :)

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