Tokai Jazz Sound 80's - headstock (?)

[eubassix]

weren't the T J S basses of this period fitted with the 'proper' Fender Jazz headstock shape ??? :-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1986-Tokai-Jazz-Sound-Bass-Guitar-Made-in-Japan-/232547161203?

[Bassassin]

Consistent with this 85/86 catalogue from Tokai Registry site - different model but same era:



A lot of Japanese manufacturers who were still making copies in the "post lawsuit" era changed the headstocks on export models, but kept the Fender (& Gibson) shapes for the Japanese market. Quite a lot of these seemed to end up unofficially exported, which is probably why you see both.