eubassix Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tokai-Jazz-Bass-Rare-Coral-Pink-Sparkle-Mint-Condition-with-Hard-Case/193388848702 ... calling all Tokai experts. is this genuine? I owned a nice Tokai J a while back and some aspects (neck & hardware) don't look right on this bass (?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The neck is a concern to me, the seller doesn't make reference to the age of the bass which doesn't help but the old Tokai Jazz I owned had a truss rod access at the heel of the neck, the unbound headstock truss rod access on this bass is the normal for the cheapo Chinese necks, it could be a later bass which may have that type of truss rod access but I don't think that neck is from an early and hence desirable Tokai so personally I would walk away.....however, I don't profess to be an expert on Tokai basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 There are a few things not looking right, the biggest is the 7 screws in the bridge - these are used on cheapo basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 It's not a vintage Tokai, whatever it is, and in fairness the guy's not suggesting it is. And (in my opinion) if it's not an 80s Hamamatsu-made replica, it doesn't really matter what the sticker on the end says. Pretty colour, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) The Fender logo makes it a counterfeit and the string tree on the headstock looks cheap. Edited March 22, 2020 by prowla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If that really did have a Tokai logo on before, then putting a Fender logo on has probably devalued the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, BigRedX said: If that really did have a Tokai logo on before, then putting a Fender logo on has probably devalued the bass. Yep - we don't even know if it is a Tokai, other than the word of a counterfeiter. Also, the fact that it has been defaced means that the description of "mint" is a lie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I don’t know why people remove the logo and replace it with a fender one, I’ve got a tokai jazz and someone had done the same thing, it didn’t bother me too much because it is such a nice playing jazz , mine has the same string tree and tuners and is a sparkle finish, but the hardware on the OP’s one is different to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) That bridge is a cheapo one, why replace the BBOT with a different BBOT if it’s actually A Tokai? bitsa - neck might be recent Chinese tokai Edited March 22, 2020 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Geek99 said: That bridge is a cheapo one, why replace the BBOT with a different BBOT if it’s actually A Tokai? bitsa - neck might be recent Chinese tokai or it might be anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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