Better Than a Strat??? JAPANESE LAWSUIT GUITARS | 1979 Tokai Springy Sound REVIEW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Join me as I uncover the untold story behind the 1979 Tokai Springy Sound, a guitar that might be better than a Stratocaster! In this video, I dive deep into the history and impact of the Tokai Springy Sound, a high-quality Stratocaster copy that even guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan couldn't resist. I'll explain why these fake Stratocaster copies are revered by musicians and collectors alike. Watch as I explore the craftsmanship, tone, and playability of the 1979 Tokai Springy Sound and reveal the surprising results of Stevie Ray Vaughan's use of this incredible instrument. Don't miss out on this fascinating story and find out if the Tokai Springy Sound truly surpasses the classic Stratocaster!
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Incredible video, such a significant piece of history! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us! Greetings from Paraguay!
Thank you so much! I love this thing and I definitely wanted to share it with the world! Cheers!
the editing is insane. nice vid. That guitar may be a '79 but it's a early 60's replica. They also made 50's replicas.
Nice one
Never knew he used this before,! beautiful content, subbed!
Lawsuit era guitars are just amazing. I have a 1970s Fernandes Burny Bass and it plays like dreams. Though, it's a bit heavy the sound it produce is on par with high end Fenders.
mmm i own a 84 tokai goldstar strat,basically sounds and plays like a very good fender,more so than many fenders ive owned.lets not forget that tokai were offered the fender japan contract first,turned it down,as tokai were doing fine on their own at the time.contract ended up going to fujigen ,another excellent japanese factory,fujigen before made greco,so many of the first fender japan guitars are simply rebadged grecos.i also own a tokai breezysound tele from 2010,which is also very good,one of the best strats i own is a early 90s made in japan levinson blade texas standard,which has the fender style headstock,end of 90s blade production moved to korea,new fugly headstock,quality drop ,became more production line,but the earlier made in japan blades with fender style headstock,were mostly handmade in the deviser factory,who also make bacchus/momose guitars,i also have a crafted in japan fender aerodyne strat/no pickguard version from 96,that is also a very good guitar
It shure sounds very nice. Those late 70s Tokais sometimes can sound almost bell-like and definetly verry twangy on the bridge PU.
Would be nice to know what pickups are built into this one. It looks like a ST-60, but with a Tokai you never really know whats inside.
I really like your content. Keep up the great work!
The pickups for the spaghetti-logo lawsuit Tokais were custom wound by DiMarzio.
Sounds awesome!!!😎🎸
Love these guitars
Hey man, just wondering If you know what model this is specifically?
Love that tone. They really don’t make em like they used to 😢
Something special about this one for sure!
Really? It sounds far too mid-heavy and warm for my liking. The output is so loud and the quacky thing is too bright and glassy. It doesn't have the organic sound to it like real strats and some other Japanese copies have. I don't like how too many frequencies are scooped
What model Springy Sound is it? ST-?
That thing is so twangy, like spaghetti western twangy
Yes. It definitely has a twang that I think the modern ones still try to achieve!
John Mayer played a Tokai Silver Star.
No way. Is this for real???
Yes sir, there are a couple of pictures of him holding a 1979 black SS36. You can find some live streams of him using a springy sound top. Silver Star, Silver Sky….
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I saw him playing it in a live Instagram video. He loves it
The editing is so annoying!
I wish people would let VC slight reprise rip already. I can’t stand the sound of that over used song.
Dude its a strat COPY.COME ON MAN.
Yes it is! And a very very good one!
So what?Are you interested in the quality of the instrument or the inscription on the head?Modern fenders are terrible, like most famous brands, especially their modern amplifiers, old Japanese guitars are sometimes better than Americans of the same time
It's made in JAPAN. Obviously, it would be better than the American product.
First off, it's a replica (or "hommage" as they say in the time piece world) guitar, not a lookailke copy and even a "real" Strat is a replica guitar. Really. After the takeover from CBS they allegedly couldn't even fully copy their own vintage headstock anymore for a while. Different people in a different factory produce copies of old Fullerton Fenders in very different ways. Zero difference to other people doing the same in Japan, apart from the country, the much higher QC standards and the much higher demands of the domestic buyers in Japan, leading to more improvement efforts and better consistency than Fender could muster in 70 years.
Spaghetti western tones!
Yes. Seriously. So good right??
In Indonesia tokai means shit, unfortunately
Sorry but that's quite a trainwreck of skim-reading the internet in lieu of research, a load of crossed wires presented in a style that reminds me of a kindergarten teacher telling a story.
How so?? What did I miss or leave or under explain for you??
Yes please elaborate? You can’t just come in and not provide details and adequate evidence to back up your claims.