Ska Man Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Guys, [attachment=107957:098.jpg]Ive got an OLP stingray for sale. Its a natural wood finish with 1 pick up and 3 band passive eq. A guy is interested in it and has asked if I would give him €200 and the OLP for his Tokai Jazz. The Tokai is 80's and mint. Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? How much are each of these bass's worth. Sorry if these questions are a bit lame but Im not really up to speed on whats what as Ive owned and played a Fender P for the last 18 years. Thanks for any help gentlemen. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) I've seen some nice 80s Tokai Jazzes on ebay and they went for approx £500 so sounds like a good deal to me. Edited May 14, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Mick, the 80's Tokais are generally held in high regard. Whether it's worth it is really down to your judgement. Is it convenient to try the Tokai out? If it feels right then do it, if not, don't. It's hard to say yes or no based on other peoples valuations of each. If the Tokai is a dog, it's not worth the trade. If it's a good one, you might get the best deal of your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 In theory,that's a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Man Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks lads, Im gonna have a look at the Tokai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyparrot Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 [quote name='Ska Man' timestamp='1337028176' post='1654403'] Hi Guys, [attachment=107957:098.jpg]Ive got an OLP stingray for sale. Its a natural wood finish with 1 pick up and 3 band passive eq. A guy is interested in it and has asked if I would give him €200 and the OLP for his Tokai Jazz. The Tokai is 80's and mint. Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? How much are each of these bass's worth. Sorry if these questions are a bit lame but Im not really up to speed on whats what as Ive owned and played a Fender P for the last 18 years. Thanks for any help gentlemen. Mick [/quote] bite the guys hand off....those tokai hard punchers are awesome, and very rare, im out for one myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) I would say it`s a good deal as OLP`s usually go for £120-£150 and a Tokia around £370-£480 ish. The Tokia is always going to be worth the same money, certainly not any less, mabye a bit more in the future if it`s in decent nick and if you say this one is mint, I would go for it. Jez Edited May 14, 2012 by jezzaboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'd go for it as long as there is nothing actually wrong with the Tokai. They are great basses and will certainly hold their value (at worst!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Tokai 80s basses are of very good quality - a good deal in my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Tokai's are excellent.I have one.And they hold their value well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1337082425' post='1655024'] .And they hold their value well. [/quote] +1 Definitely true that the Tokai's hold their value. Looks like a decent deal to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Seriously good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='Ska Man' timestamp='1337028176' post='1654403'] Hi Guys, [attachment=107957:098.jpg]Ive got an OLP stingray for sale. Its a natural wood finish with 1 pick up and 3 band passive eq. A guy is interested in it and has asked if I would give him €200 and the OLP for his Tokai Jazz. The Tokai is 80's and mint. Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? How much are each of these bass's worth. Sorry if these questions are a bit lame but Im not really up to speed on whats what as Ive owned and played a Fender P for the last 18 years. Thanks for any help gentlemen. Mick [/quote] 3-band passive EQ? I wouldn't call it that. Yours looks like one of the very first OLP MM2 basses. They did have two (passive) tone controls and one volume control. I would have assumed they would work like G&L L2000 passive tone controls, but the one I had didn't: both controls worked very similarly, but perhaps a previous owner had replaced the caps with the wrong values, as the wiring did seem to have been messed with. Those Tokais have great reputation, and as much as I love OLPs, those very first ones tended to be heavy and not that inspiring. It seems like a good deal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='greyparrot' timestamp='1337031701' post='1654490'] bite the guys hand off....those tokai hard punchers are awesome, and very rare, im out for one myself.... [/quote] This, but it'll be a "Jazz Sound". The Hard Punchers are P bass clones (aren't they?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyparrot Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 not sure, but they are both great i remember trying a jazz (jap) a few years back and thinking this is great..........great deal to be had there fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Man Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 great, Im still trying to complete the deal. I will post here if I get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Yes - the Hard Puncher is the P-bass copy. Whether the trade is worth it is entirely subjective, but simply from a financial PoV I'd want to be absolutely sure that the Tokai was indeed a MIJ from the 80s. They still make J-bass copies although most of them now come from Korea or China and consequently aren't as desirable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Man Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 sorry i left it so long but the guy never got back to me and i sold the olp for €200. the tokai was sold last week on adverts.ie for €350 last week. im sickened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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