NGD Tokai TE-85 Breezysound from 1979

monoamine

Had a tax rebate come through so treated myself to this, straight from the land of the Rising Sun
Flagship model, 1 piece body, nitro throughout, aged beautifully, frets may need some help though
Used to have one ages ago but foolishly sold it. Never seen another since until this one popped up!

Enjoy the glamour shots

bbill335

Amazing

mfin

Has some of your Tax Rebate been spent on Import Taxes?

It's annoying they charge 20% VAT on the Item and the Shipping now, plus 2.5% when you break £135 and then the courier duties on top of that.

Cool guitar, have an old Tokai myself, how does it play and sound compared to the one you used to have?

Sassafras

Those grub screws on the saddles look like they could do some damage.
Needs a 3 saddle ashtray on there.
I've played lots of these and they've all been very good.

tone1

Sassafras said:

Those grub screws on the saddles look like they could do some damage.
Needs a 3 saddle ashtray on there.
I've played lots of these and they've all been very good.

Yep, I changed my 1980 Tokai to a Callaham bridge with Brass saddles which fitted really well...Dibs on yours BTW..it would go well with my rosewood 

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag391/tonysmyth1/Mobile Uploads/FD148A21-CC48-4AD6-BC1A-A310FE7A1545_zpsxmnxzhz6.jpg

Sassafras

tone1 said:

Sassafras said:

Those grub screws on the saddles look like they could do some damage.
Needs a 3 saddle ashtray on there.
I've played lots of these and they've all been very good.

Yep, I changed my 1980 Tokai to a Callaham bridge with Brass saddles which fitted really well...Dibs on yours BTW..it would go well with my rosewood 

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag391/tonysmyth1/Mobile Uploads/FD148A21-CC48-4AD6-BC1A-A310FE7A1545_zpsxmnxzhz6.jpg

That's what I'm talking about.
Rosewood and sunburst. Perfect.