Another guitar finish attempt...
Posted 02-11-2009 at 07:22 AM by Paul Shields
Tags finish, guitar, telecaster, tokai
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.
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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Where are you getting these beat-up axes, man?Posted 02-13-2009 at 10:34 AM by JDArt
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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.Posted 02-13-2009 at 10:38 AM by Paul Shields 
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Hey, I just noticed. There's something seriously wrong with that guitar. Everything is on the wrong side!Posted 02-13-2009 at 08:39 PM by JDArt
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Yeah, it goes with the guitarist
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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!
Posted 02-24-2009 at 03:57 PM by Paul Shields
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