Peavey T-series basses also a possibility. Vintage Fender / Ampeg / Magnatone type amps.Ī good analogue polysynth, keyboard rather than desktop.įender Precision bass, or a Tokai Hard Puncher from the early 80s. I'd prefer something old, quite happy with a good copy such as an older Tokai.īonkers 60s guitars in the Eko Florentine / Yamaha Flying Samurai mould. Les Paul Junior / single-cut / Epiphone Coronet / Wilshire type thing with P90s. Not really interested in Danelectro / Epiphone / Italia type stuff. Not a Rickenbacker as I can't get on with the tiny neck, but Fender Electric XII, that sort of thing, or good copy thereof. Random things I'm looking for at the moment:Ī good electric 12-string. Offers considered but primarily I'm interested in trades, with cash either way if needs be. This was the first nice guitar I ever owned and I'm a bit sentimental about it, but in truth I don't play it much any more, so I'm thinking about letting it go. Tokai is one of Japans leading companies in the business. If you do use the tremolo it doesn't always return to pitch, so if you want to get waggly you might want to have that looked at. (, Tkai Gakki Seiz Kabushiki-gaisha), often referred to as Tokai Guitars, is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer situated in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka prefecture. If you screw down the tremolo it will also stay in tune for approximately one million years. When I bought it it had the lowest playable action of any guitar I've ever seen, so much so that I eventually put a small shim in the neck pocket to raise it. I bought it in the late 90s from Denmark St. Not sure what's up with the bolt sticking out of the end of the trem though! Serial number dates it to 1977 IIRC. It's all original apart from the term arm, and comes with a hard case that probably isn't original. Tokai Hard Puncher, PB 40, Made in Japan, excellent condition, hardly played, perfect working order, serial number 9003684 ,weight 3.8 kg, law suit logo, buyers outside the UK please check customs duty and VAT as they are your responsibility also for postage outside the UK please check with me regarding postage costs as these keep changing.

The bridge in particular is quite corroded, though it works fine. If anyone can actually see these links (they just show up as blue question marks for me!) this is my Fender Mustang:Īs you can see, it's what dealers would call a 'natural relic'.

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