Tokai Jazz Sound Bass Serial Numbers
HOW TO DATE A FERNANDES GUITAR.If you want to date a FERNANDES guitar, we can help youThe older FERNANDES guitars do have serial numbers on occasion, and can be found on the neck plates of the Revival series Stratocasters and Telecasters, but otherwise, FERNANDES did not often use serial numbers.Let´s see the headstocks.1973-76 Traditional “FERNANDES” Logo — Kawai Gakki. 1976-77 Spaghetti “FERNANDES” Logos — Kawai/Tokai Gakki. The FERNANDES logo at this time was similar in font and style (particularly the “F”) to the Fender logo. The headstock shapes themselves were clones of the Fender strat and tele shapes.
1978-81 “Stone FERNANDES” Logo — Tokai Gakki. Headstock shapes remain clones of Fender shapes. FERNANDES Revival and Limited Edition Series Logo — Probably Tokai Gakki. The tiny writing after “FERNANDES” reads either “LIMITED EDITION” (1982-85) or “REVIVAL SERIES” (1981-89). The tiny writing below “FERNANDES” reads “Electric Sound Research Group”.
The shapes remain Fender clones. 1985-1986.
Limited Edition — Probably Tokai Gakki. The change here is not one of logo design or wording, but of headstock shape. This is the first change to the shape.
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The rounded “nose” of the strat-clone headstock is replaced with a kind of hook-shaped nose. 1985-1989. The Function Serie Logo — Probably Tokai Gakki.