la bam Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hi all, Does anyone know anything about late 80s tokai hardpuncher p basses? In particular the post lawsuit 're fender headstock copying. Are these good basses, playability, value etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Is there a particular bass you're looking at? Maybe add pics? Links? Specs/details? Tokai are obviously still being produced but tend to ship from China/Indonesia way these days than good old Japan. Unsure of which year this changed really. The classic Fender styled headstock decal has changed to something of Tokai's own style (although not 'too' different from something Fender vibes) A quote from a Webby that seems to hit the nail on the head 😉 "For anyone in the market for a vintage instrument, the Japanese guitars from the ’70s and ’80s are great choices that don’t command the outrageous price tags of their American counterparts. Just be wary of sellers using the word “lawsuit” to drive up the asking price of their vintage Japanese instruments, and try to ask a lot of questions." - Soundfly (<-- click 😉) Edited March 12, 2019 by bigsmokebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks, there was one on gumtree for £200. Said it had no markings to date it, but lots of people had said it was a late 80s due to the shape of the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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