1981 Tokai Springy Sound ST60 Vintage S-Style Guitar Metallic Blue, 100% Original w/ Case, Japan

Up for sale, a 1981 Tokai Springy Sound ST60 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. One of the more storied vintage Japanese Strat-style guitars, the Springy Sound models were celebrated upon their introduction as a faithful, high-quality spin on the classic Fender platform, even finding their way into the hands of players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Billy Gibbons. Produced from 1978-83, this Springy Sound features a 1960s aesthetic with a small Pre-CBS style headstock shape, three-ply pickguard, Kluson Deluxe-style single line tuners, and a gloss Metallic Blue (Lake Placid) finish.

Weighing 7lbs 13oz, this ST60 boasts the classic tonewood combination of an alder body and a maple neck capped by a rosewood fingerboard, producing a clear, defined acoustic voice that translates well through the original trio of gray bobbin, “E”-stamped alnico magnet single coil pickups. All three pickups meter ~6k ohms, delivering chewy snap and sparkle with a round-sounding neck pickup and plenty of sparkling cut in the bridge position. This Springy Sound ST60 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Medium C, measuring .855” 1st fret, .920” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, vintage-spec 7 1/4” radius, dot inlays
• Frets: Medium, no wear
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.670”, bone
• Tuners: Tokai branded, Kluson Deluxe-style single line
• Serialization: 1-prefix on neckplate (1981)
• Factory markings: “60” model sticker above neck plate

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: Gray bobbin single coil x3 (“E” stamps on bobbins)
• Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
• Harness: Full-size 250k pots
• Hardware: Vintage-style vibrato, jack cup
• Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, yellowed knobs, white switch tip

Cosmetic wear on the gloss Metallic Blue finish is limited to moderate buckle worming at the belly contour and bass-side of the back, some faint scratches around the body as a whole, primarily on the top at the lower bout, and a couple minor dings in the lower bout edges. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.

A hardshell case is included.