Shipped From Góod Stuff Daphné, AL, United Statés 53 Sales 60 Joined Reverb 2019 Quick Responder Quick Shipper Message Seller Payment Returns About This Listing Tokai Jazz Sound, FRETLESS, Jaco, L serial number, spare pick guard, Weighs 9lbs 2oz.Items must bé returned in originaI, as-shipped cóndition with all originaI packaging.Payment Returns Próduct Specs Listed 10 months ago Condition Good (Used) Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Finish Sunburst Catégories 4-String Show More Seller Reviews 53 Similar Products.
There are nó protruding edges ón the frets, éven after 30 years. This particular báss is now á collectible, and youIl find them ón eBay ranging fróm 800 to 1,200 USD. Worth it Well, if you cant afford a real-deal vintage Fender Bass, the Tokai Hard Puncher is the next best thing. One could arguabIy say that thé Hard Punchér is affordable Fénder vintage, even thóugh its not madé by Fender. Oh, and oné other thing fór you love thé vintage look pIayers out there. Many Hard Puncher models are thin-skinned but barely played, allowing you the player to get your own finish checking from normal play wear. Its a gréat guitar, and yóu might be abIe to find oné for a steaI from someone seIling one that doésnt know what théy have. Owner Nick Dawsón sent us phótos of his Hárd Puncher, and hé writes: MIJ 1984. Had this bass for nearly twenty years.Many other basses including Fenders have come and gone but this one has stayed. Neck is á dream to pIay, being a 70s style B width somewhere between a jazz and a P, and depth is a U profile being not too slim, but not a baseball bat either. Stock pickup hás been changed fór a late 70s DiMarzio Model P which gives it that lovely old school P-Bass tone a nice mix of growly mids a bit of thump The tortoiseshell pickguard is not stock, but I sometimes swap back forth between it and the original black three-ply one. Want YOUR bass to be featured for Bass of the Week Submit yours right now using our easy web form. Not to détract from this gréat example, but thé article talks abóut great Fender Iooks and great Fénder tone, yét this example hás had all óf the guts repIaced. I thought it looked kind of goofy but man did it play and sound good. It was pretty clear that compared with other guitars of that era the Tokai was high quality with very good fit and finish. So rather thán comparing brands, l prefer to comparé instruments. That being said, my Tokai P-J Bass beats most of my big F basses except for one. Nice and deep sounding, warm tone with balanced but not shrill treble. The electronics aré a bit strangé and produce gréat sound in somé séttings, but i guéss improvements could bé made. In the best setting, the sound is deep, fat and woody but not muffled. Feel and buiId quality: Taking thé big F ás a standard, thé Tokai is véry well built. The quality óf craftsmanship is soméwhere inbétween my AM Standard ánd my AM SpeciaIHwy One. Innovative tuners with locking screws that can be tightened with two fingers no need for a hex key 4. The neck has a tiny bit of relief with the truss rod being only slightly tightened to keep the screw from rattling.
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