6/13/2023 0 Comments Tokai Hard Puncher Serial Number![]() ![]() Its hardware and build-style all match the PB57/'50s style P-Bass model Tokai was making at the time except for its 1-ply white pickguard and non-standard headstock shape. It even has the lovely, chunky, big old C-shaped neck profile. The clues stack up, however: it's very well-made and is the equal of any Fender Japan (and many Fullerton-made) P-Basses of the era. It's unbranded and the only markings on it are BA-21 penciled on the neck's heel and a 5-digit, meaningless serial number on the neckplate. It might even be a hair earlier but probably isn't. ![]() I'm almost certain that this was made by Tokai in Japan in the early-to-mid '80s. It also helped that I could recognize its good pedigree under all that negative energy. It had no knobs and most of its pickguard screws were long-gone. It was also filthy and looked like it'd been dragged to any number of punk shows - as if this particular relationship had been neglected for decades. It came in with a big F*** Y** scratched on its back and a small-caliber gunshot wound to the head stock. This bass probably began its life of interest with a lovers' quarrel.
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