Circa 1991/92 AST in Purple Burst (PPB) finish.
SN 014621
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Examples of Tokai 250k ST pots.
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Seems like these pots spanned the period of all Springys into Goldstars,
I have seen these on Tokai ST/TST/ASTs from 1978-1984 at least?
Not sure who made them.
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1978 & 1979 catalogs.
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1979 ST100
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1981 ST80 MRR
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1983 TST70 Goldstar.
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AST-56. Those pickups introduced by late 1983/1984. Used Tokai AST-56 Vintage Series Electric Guitar Sunburst
"YM X"
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(Voidoid56's image)
Then after that the "YM X" codes that I have seen on Goldstars starting in 1985.
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From Voidoid56's post above on a 1985 TST50.
I think these "YM X" pots were made until 1991or 1992?
A250KOhm
MADE IN JAPAN
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(also B of course)
And then by the mid 90s we see these ones.
Value of the pot over MADE IN JAPAN (2 lines)
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(eborej's photo "Tokai Custom Edition" Guitars)
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All Caps MADE IN JAPAN No Serial Number Guitars
They seem to extend into the early 2000s at least on no serial all caps MIJ Tokais.
GF
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GF by 2009
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Tokai Goldstar Sound"1965 Stratocaster" 3 Tone Sunburst, Alder Body,The best Strat You'll ever Play | Reverb
And continuing on into 2014 at least
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2014 Tokai Goldstar Sound AST-118 S-Style Electric Guitar Ash Body Blue Burst, Japan
I created separate threads for the AST481 and AST483 since they are not very common.I have the same model in the same color with serial number 015251. It's the AST483 PPB in the 1994 catalog.
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Here's the warranty card that came with it:
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