fuzzkeyone Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Hello everybody! I never saw such a logo on a Hard Puncher. There is no serial number anywhere. The PU is made by MoRRIS. I hope the photos help at least a bit :) Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) I did a Google Image search - nothing remotely like yours. It could be a really early one or...it's not what it pertains to be. The logo looks hard/problematic to produce suggesting it might be genuine. It looks like the tuners are also stamped with the same logo, if it isn't the real thing somebody went to a lot of trouble to produce a fake. Just speculating... Edited October 31, 2020 by TheGreek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I’ve never seen that logo before, maybe @Bassassin has some knowledge of it 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 9, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzkeyone Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Jus Lukin said: Thank You! I am not sure but it looks very 3D - so I guess it is engraved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzkeyone Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: After googling I gave up and just looked at the instrument and yes it looks like "J-chain" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzkeyone Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 it looks exactly like this and it is deep in the wood (engraved?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Any serial no. at all? This place is good for finding stuff out: http://www.tokairegistry.com/ http://www.tokaiforum.com/ Edited October 31, 2020 by Skybone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 31/10/2020 at 14:40, TheGreek said: if it isn't the real thing somebody went to a lot of trouble to produce a fake. Yeah Tokai did, lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That's odd. I'm by no means an MIJ Tokai expert but have come across a few, and this has several details I've never seen on one before: embossed logo, engraved enclosed tuners, "JAPAN" stamped neckplate. Fakes exist (Google "Fakai") but I think this has way too much unique detail to be a knockoff. It may be that the "Morris" pickup logo's a clue - it's known that Tokai contracted out to other Japanese manufacturers in the early 70s because their own small Hamamatsu workshop couldn't keep pace with demand - some of the Love Rock LP replicas were made by Kasuga Gakki, for example. This bass isn't 70s era and is far from replica standard, but it might be that Moridaira, who own the Morris brand, was contracted to build for Tokai at some point. All conjecture, but like @Skybone says, post it on the Tokai forum, if anyone know anything, it'll be on there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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