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Playability - fantabulous! I felt like Harry Potter who had found his right wand. Only that I didn't have a pick scar on my forehead and large glasses. It had a very Fender-y V-shape neck, only slightly slimmer, but it made alot of difference on small hands like mine! Vibratos came smooth and barre chords were effortless. The strings were still fresh too!
Tone - On clean, it sounded eerily similar to Fender Japan models, on the bridge you have that distinct twang, and on the neck, the very bluesy warm tones. Difference? Fender has a very very dinstinguish-able scooped tone. It was absent in this Tokai.
Overdrive. This thing can scream! I guess its because it was the humbucker at the bridge. A shredder's dream definitely! Pinches come very easily, and the bending is as easy as sneezing (don't ask me why). Even thought it has medium frets, I felt as if i was playing on jumbo ones!
Specials - the Wilkinson Tremolo. I never expected Tokai models to be fitted with Wilkinson bridges. It is a two-point tremolo so I believe you can execute your dive bombs and other whammy tricks on this? fabulous, really.
List price - a little less than $950 SGD
Honestly, I'd rather get this than the Fender Aerodyne Strat I was GAS-ing for. No complains about the Aerodyne, but this unit here has a Wilkinson, definitely beats the Aerodyne pre-existing bridge.
4/5 owls!
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