Guitar from 1983?

mrleon83

getting sentimental as I’m aging, can anyone recommend a guitar to look for from 1983? (Birth year)....

bbill335

Tokai?

Jonathanthomas83

mrleon83 said:

getting sentimental as I’m aging, can anyone recommend a guitar to look for from 1983? (Birth year)....

Wow. I was doing exactly the same search today. Must be something about our birth year and getting older!

Was at Feline guitars the other day and the convo came up. I mentioned that nothing good was built in '83 but Tokai and Charvel were mentioned!

SteveRobinson

If you have the budget, one of the early Gibson ES-335 dot reissues would be a great guitar.

Jonathanthomas83

Let me know what you find! I'll do the same!

JerkMoans

@DrCornelius has a rather lovely 1983 Tokai Strat for sale in the classifieds.

mrleon83

So my initial research was that fender and Gibson were having a bad time I guess Japanese is the way forward! 

Jonathanthomas83

mrleon83 said:

So my initial research was that fender and Gibson were having a bad time I guess Japanese is the way forward! 

Yep. Squire were doing good guitars then too.

Jetfire

Ibanez Roadster (Roadstar) 2

danny_777

I’ll be listing a ‘Dan Smith’ Fender Stratocaster from that year at some point, if you’re keen!

Strangefan

I have an 83 tokai talbo  

robgilmo

Fender Japan made some stonking guitars around that time, or was it 84?

ESBlonde

Yes the 335 for reissue is the keeper you seek.

brooom

You can always get my 1983 Greco EG60-180.

EricTheWeary

Fender Japan started in 1982 according to Wikipedia so I guess an 83 is possible. 


I was thinking Washburn but they hadn’t really started electrics then although you could get an 83 HB.

Not sure which models but Aria Pro IIs were still made in Japan then, lot of pros using them back then. A PE model would be very desirable. 

Steinberger.

Roland G505 or G202. 

hassleham

Ibanez

springhead

Japanese Squier or Fender would be good. I’ve got an ‘84 335 which is fab. 

meltedbuzzbox

I accidentally bought a 83 Ibanez destroyer for my 21st. I just wanted the guitar.
Turns out there is about a month in age between me and the guitar

robgilmo

springhead said:

Japanese Squier or Fender would be good. I’ve got an ‘84 335 which is fab. 

Whats a 335?

DasTurnip

As it so happens http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/129324/fs-ft-1983-ibanez-am50-mij-semi-hollow (shameless plug) 

Depends what sort of thing you're after though. Lots of nice Japanese stuff from this time.

robgilmo

DasTurnip said:

As it so happens http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/129324/fs-ft-1983-ibanez-am50-mij-semi-hollow (shameless plug) 

Depends what sort of thing you're after though. Lots of nice Japanese stuff from this time.

Holy sweet Jesus, I so wish I could afford that right now.