Hi this is the body from my 1984 Goldstar sound Tokai strat.It's in very good condition for it's age, has the odd little mark but no major dings. The worst is the mark near the jack socket cavity where the trem
1=16 TST60 YS 0619 2=3 Script MR L07847 2=5 TST100 TG 13695 2=9 TFV70/80 GR 3029793 2=19 TPB50R MB 105002 2=24 VX80 VF 3030758 3=1 Super Edition ST L08071 3=16 JB OW Script L09966 3=25 TST50 OW L07428 (only neck code, no code on body as paint in cavity, though...
Taking all the features into account, I would place this as a 1983 TST-55 FO Goldstar Sound - especially with that serial number. This would be a 1958 replica. Interestingly, the BLOCK logo was used on both Springy and Goldstar for the UK market only - I have seen both. This is very...
Now, I'm not at all sure about the chronology of the change from a = to dash, but looking through my records, I have had a TST-50 with July1985 pot codes with a dash stamp on the neck, a = in the body and matching numbers. So, if we assume that the change happened during 19...