Bass_Guardian Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Hi Guys, Very good chance I'll be picking up a lovely Tokai Hard Puncher in the near future. Just wondering how to date these things without going through all those catalogs. The serial is CN11060112 Any ideas what year it might be? Thanks in advance, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2011 perhaps, china? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1466687750' post='3077898'] 2011 perhaps, china? [/quote] Did they even make Tokai basses in China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 They do now, it might be one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 I think the previous owner bought it in 2010 but even that was second hand. I'll upload a pic of the headstock. Don't know if it looks like an 80's headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 [attachment=222119:FB_IMG_1466586080979.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1466689462' post='3077918'] Did they even make Tokai basses in China? [/quote] Yes they do, mr sarcastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1466696171' post='3077983'] Yes they do, mr sarcastic [/quote] Sorry wasn't trying to come across that way was under the impression they were all Jap made this is why I need this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) 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 Edited June 23, 2016 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK Jale Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexpea Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1466702785' post='3078053'] 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 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-Tokai-Jazz-Bass-AJB-70-MIJ-150411-/231707819252?hash=item35f2dcbcf4:g:Y-YAAOSwstxVKREj"]http://www.ebay.co.u...-YAAOSwstxVKREj[/url] [/quote] Yeh I'm buying it off the guy on FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 The Tokai logo changed in '83 to block, then again in '84 to the heavier script logo above. The spaghetti Fender-a-like 'law suit' logo was discontinue in '82. [attachment=222221:IMG_0009.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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