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Posted 02-11-2009 at 06:22 AM by Paul Shields
This is an attempt at getting a sort of butterscotch effect on my lovely old Tokai tele. The body was originally a bit battered, so I stripped it using a mouse sander and smoothed out any wrinkles. From my understanding, this model was built using Alder, so the grain is not that obvious. It still shows through nicely enough though.

I used a white tint and then a yellow tint (nitro based). Found it quite tricky to get an even coverage, but all in all it looks quite nice. Maybe a bit lighter than I expected, but it should darken a bit over time?


White wash


First tint





The headstock - note the 'cheeky' attempt at the Fender font. Shortly after this guitar was released Tokai were forced to change it after some legal threats from Fender.




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    JDArt's Avatar
    Where are you getting these beat-up axes, man?
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    Posted 02-13-2009 at 09:34 AM by JDArt JDArt is offline
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    Paul Shields's Avatar
    I bought this one from a guy in Japan for a few hundred £. It's an 81 or 82 model - to me the best of the early Tokai's.
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    Posted 02-13-2009 at 09:38 AM by Paul Shields Paul Shields is offline
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    JDArt's Avatar
    Hey, I just noticed. There's something seriously wrong with that guitar. Everything is on the wrong side!
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    Posted 02-13-2009 at 07:39 PM by JDArt JDArt is offline
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    Paul Shields's Avatar
    Yeah, it goes with the guitarist .

    Since I did this I've changed the bridge to a nice 'boutique' (i.e. expensive) Callaham. Gives a lot more sustain.



    Also fitted some similarly 'boutique' knobs - don't ask how much they cost!
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    Posted 02-24-2009 at 02:57 PM by Paul Shields Paul Shields is offline
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    julie patricia lott's Avatar
    lovely work, did you finish it? would like too see your collection!!
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    Posted 07-02-2011 at 04:03 PM by julie patricia lott julie patricia lott is offline
 
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