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Originally Posted by Tiddles
OK, MIJ Tokai have always used the name Breezysound for their Telecaster copies (great guitars, especially the early ones 1978-83ish). The Korean operation seems to have some sort of legal agreement with Japanese Tokai, but otherwise appears unconnected. And now seems like some Korean makers are building guitars just according to requests from individual small dealers/shops, which seems to me unlikely to be sanctioned by MIJ Tokai … heaven knows who’s building the recent so-called MIK “Tokais” now on sale in Canada. I think that’s where the confusion arises & where the Goldstar name has appeared quite wrongly on Telecaster copies … it’s like someone in Nigeria copying Fenders and putting name Stratocaster on Tele shaped guitars. Does that answer the question?
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i think you are vastly overstating this situation concerning korean ones. they contract other builders just like fender and everyone else does to build guitars for them. this is simple economics they want to have a guitar that sells in a store for around $300 just like everybody else. but i agree that putting goldstar sound on BOTH strats and tele surely creates some degree of confusion. also, just because they sell them doen't mean i like them
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Originally Posted by Tiddles
Strange thing about Tokai Teles though – they almost never use the correct vintage style 3-saddle bridge.
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all my have original "final prospec" 3 saddle bridges. although i've seen and owned a few w/ flat six saddle bridges.
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Originally Posted by Tiddles
Summary – buy a Tokai Tele by all means, but make it MIJ Breezysound, & preferably pre 1983 (pre 1982 “7okai” label if possible).
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agreed, but i wouldn't limit it that far. i'd say any breezysound new or old. my 2002 breezy is as good as any of my early 80's ones. if you live in the US and limit yourself to only pre 82 or 7okai only, you're gonna do without one. because you simply probably won't find one at any price, unless you import it yourself from some other country. you just see very very few 7okai or pre-82 lawsuit pegheads in the US.
i sold a killer early 80's double bound breezy about 3 weeks ago for around $600.
if you can find one, fernandes did a limited edition japanese tele about a year or two ago that i bet would be a killer for low dough.