![]() ![]() Some decal makers do use mis-matched serial numbers to alert Tokaiphiles to the fact they have been replaced, however I don't believe this takes away from this particular guitar. Every part on this guitar is genuine Tokai. As the serial numbers are sequential and I have confirmed Springys before and after your serial number, 1605, this then puts your serial number as a replacement rather than an original. The SIlverStar was first released in 1978 as the SS-36 and later changed to SS-38 around 1981, so that is the only difference - plus most SS-36 models have Ash bodies (like yours) instead of Alder.ġ977 seems to have had only 300 Springys made before 1978 came. The routing tells me this is a Hamamatsu-made SS. SpringySounds are notorious for the decals drying up and flaking off.ĭid you get a chance to remove the neck from the body? At the end of the neck should be " 6=4 " matching the stamp in the pickup cavity "6=4 BB." OK, there are a few reasons someone would make a decal - the primary one is that the original has been damaged or removed. ![]()
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