Tokai Paisley Tele

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:18 pm

benecol wrote:Oh that's lovely - seem to remember this is one of Aen's dream guitars. Let me know how light it is when it comes.

Pretty close.. I want a blue flower with white pickguard. But this is AMAZING as well.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:43 pm

Thanks! Tokai made a copy of the blue flower tele too

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:08 pm

Along with a jazzblaster variant, a paisley tele is my holy grail. That one looks a beauty. Blue would work too.
I'd not arse with a decal but hey ho

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:04 am

The blue ones are very rare. I don't know how many they made in total but a friend told me when they exported these guitar to Australia in the 80's they sent 24 red ones and 8 blue.

Here is a Breezy Sound like mine in this vid

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:07 am

Here are some photos of the new 2012 Paisley Tokai reissues posted by "Diamond" on the Tokai Forum

2012 and 1985

Here is some original Fender Paisley

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Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:49 am

aen wrote:
benecol wrote:Oh that's lovely - seem to remember this is one of Aen's dream guitars. Let me know how light it is when it comes.
Pretty close.. I want a blue flower with white pickguard. But this is AMAZING as well.

That bloke from The Wombats has one (admittedly minus the white guard). U JELLY!?

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:04 pm

I can't look at paisley teles without being reminded of The Wombats. Makes me sad.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:09 pm

womtwats.

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:12 pm

stewart wrote:womtwats.

Truth.

UlricvonCatalyst · Post by **UlricvonCatalyst** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:51 pm

I remember eyeing up a Breezy-sound in a shop when Tokais were just starting to make a name for themselves, cos of this:

Brix's may well have been a US original, though. Years later I swithered over a MIJ Fender Blue Flower that was going for Â£250 new and when I decided to go for it it was gone. that's one I still kick myself about - especially as one just like it turned up on Gumtree recently for Â£800 or something.

Anyhoo, those Breezy-sounds appear to have a dynamite sound - sure you'll dig it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:14 am

Thanks! Wow,I think I used to have that record on pink vinyl.

Tokai display at trade show.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:29 am

paul_ wrote:Would go with Tokai if anything, but I like the way it looks blank.

That's how The Colonel rolls: plainclothes

Oh my!!! Sorry to detract from your thread, WTR but OH MY!!!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:07 am

Yeah,that's Hot! Is it a Breezy or a Tele?

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:51 am

A couple of months after I bought my Fender Tele, there was a blue paisley one in the same shop. I kicked myself for not holding back for a couple of months!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:32 pm

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:I remember eyeing up a Breezy-sound in a shop when Tokais were just starting to make a name for themselves, cos of this:

Brix's may well have been a US original, though. Years later I swithered over a MIJ Fender Blue Flower that was going for Â£250 new and when I decided to go for it it was gone. that's one I still kick myself about - especially as one just like it turned up on Gumtree recently for Â£800 or something.

Anyhoo, those Breezy-sounds appear to have a dynamite sound - sure you'll dig it.

"The Paisley Underground"

Go to 2:02

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aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:57 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:
aen wrote:
benecol wrote:Oh that's lovely - seem to remember this is one of Aen's dream guitars. Let me know how light it is when it comes.
Pretty close.. I want a blue flower with white pickguard. But this is AMAZING as well.
That bloke from The Wombats has one (admittedly minus the white guard). U JELLY!?

I'm like a fuckin Jelly Roll right now.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:26 am

Check it out!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:30 am

What's that pink shit around the pickup?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:05 am

You've got a pair of sexy lawsuits on your hands, mister!
And my white tele is Allparts '62 RI neck and bridge assembly + MIM Standard arctic body + AVRI pickups.

lol@ Nick, I always notice the pink shit around the pickup on paisley teles and think of this place... the pickguard is clear so it's to mask the pickup cavity.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:42 pm

Yes,it looks like portion of the pickguard surrounding the neck pickup was painted or dyed so that a pink fog obscures the pickup rout.Very trippy!

Here are some '68 Fenders and my 80s Tokai