![]() That's a pretty straightforward and as far as I can tell, agrees with what else I have read in books and articles. billeder 001.jpg īut the lawsuit was over the "open book" headstock design, not naming their guitars Les Pauls. Most other companies used similar type-faces on names that at a distance could be blurred into looking like Les Paul, For instance Tokai called theirs the Love Rock, which really does look like Les Paul at a distance in a smokey bar, or Burny used a gibson-ish logo. Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Tokai Springy Sound Stratocaster. The closest they came was Yamaha's SG-# series. As far as I have seen, no Japanese guitar company ever put Les Paul logos or anything of that sort on their headstocks, as that would be crazy illegal and would have brought on lawsuits quicker. ![]() Spec: 1 piece Japanese Ash (Sen) body with beautiful grain. I have only had paws on one Springy Sound and at that time, around 1982, that springy sound was much nicer than the Fender Stratocasters that were for sale. A stunning instrument that feels exactly as a vintage Strat should, with a peach of a neck and a trio of lush single-coil pickups. If it plays well put strings on it and leave it alone. I still have a rare vintage catalogue from those days, and the following pictures are all from this source. The series after the Springy Sound is also great but less sought-after than the ones from before. I'm afraid our information is a bit in conflict.Īs I said, Aria started it, though Ibanez was ultimately more successful with American buyers and were able to attract such players as Steve miller and a few others. Our 'Springy Sound' is a pre-CBS Stratocaster reissue made in the Tokai Gakki factory Japan in the early eighties. Tokai Springy Sound, Goldstar Sound, or Jazz Sound Bass or Stratocaster Headstock Decal Logo Waterslide Regular price 12.00 USD Regular price Sale price 12. By the way, soon after the release of these Tokai Strats, Fender won a lawsuit so Tokai had to change the design of the spaghetti logo decal.
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