1982 Tokai F-55 Super Edition Explorer/Random Star (Vintage White)

1982 Tokai F-55 Super Edition Explorer/Random Star (Vintage White)Made in Japan in the mid 1980's as part of Tokai's new range of "heavy metal" offerings, the F 55 was a contoured and sleek "Star" model. Solid alder body bolted to a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (648mm scale length), it weighs 3. 6kg's. Loaded with the original Tokai hybrid rail humbuckers along with the Ayers Rock tremolo system, this one appears to be all original. Given a full professional setup and service prior to listing, it's in

-DiMarzio® Air Norton™ / True Velvet™ / The Tone Zone® pickups

Made by the Matsumoku factory for Fernandes in late 1985

Pickup - Morris PR-1842 Preamp

aftermarket Grover tuners and the original Gibson 490R and 498T humbuckers

BRIDGE         GOTOH GE103B-T & GE101Z

a steel block bridge with Fender stamped saddles and Schaller F-KEY tuners

this one has the original G-II pickups with the push/push coil split switches on the tone knobs

wired to a 3-way selector

Aggressive-looking black hardware

but even today

psychedelia

pearloid Hump Block inlays