You will see a sticker that says Hondo and also lists the model of the guitar, such as H 155 or H 18-12. Empress Effects releases Reverb stompbox 05/31 iRig products to unlock Cubasis LE features 05/24 Latest editorial reviews on Guitars. Look in the sound hole of a Hondo acoustic guitar. In time, that part may be replaced, so you may not see an H, but it was on the originals. Hondos with bolt-on necks had joint plates decorated with a big H on them.
Look at the back of the electric guitar at the neck joint. If it says that it is made in Mexico, Indonesia or some other country, it is not a Hondo. The vast majority of Hondos were made in Korea. Look at the back of the headstock to see where the guitar was made. Some models put the name on the truss rod cover instead of the headstock end. Look at the truss rod cover located on the headstock. Hondo guitars will say Hondo or Hondo II on the headstock, usually in gold lettering. If you are looking for something in the 335 vein, check out the Epiphone 335 (around 600 brand new). And I did it via mail order (big mistake). It is the only guitar that I wish I had never bought. Regardless of the model, however, there are several easy ways to identify a Hondo guitar. Had a solid body Hondo some time in the early 90s. While most early Hondos were knockoffs of other popular guitar models from Fender and Gibson, the ‘80s saw Hondo introducing their own models. They were generally regarded as being a little better. It was heavy, had a lousy sound and too few frets. Member 63 posts Original Name: dreadedbeaver Posted 08 December 2001 - 02:52 PM. In the late ‘70s, some Hondo models went into production in Japan. Anybody had a past experience with Hondo guitars Back to top 2 dreadedbeaver. The quality from Korea was considered subpar, but the prices kept Hondo in business. Hondo guitars started in Texas in the late 1960s, teaming up with the Korean company Samick to manufacture guitars to American specifications, at low prices spurred by cheap Korean labor.
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Hondo guitar serial number search - CAN U PLEASE TELL ME WHO INVENTED THE GUITAR.THANKS. Japan or Korean and its date, I believe it's circa 1. Hi, I've just brought a Hondo guitar It's a Hondo revival model number H9. In 1979 Hondo offered Asian-made licensed-versions (not copies…) of the respected SD Curlee instruments.Hondo guitar information, hondo guitar, gibson 3. The Hondo 781 EXP, a lurid instrument sure to inspire fist-pumping. We see copies of: Gibson’s THE PAUL, the Fender Lead II, an early Fender Telecaster, an EVH-style strat, as well as some generic-looking but original instruments.
The Hondo Longhorns circa 1981 updated versions of the circa 1960 Danelectro instruments. Was is supposed to invoke Honda, then known to Americans as a leading manufacturer of motorcycles? Here’s a look back at the company’s big push into the US market in the 1970s. Anyways… by the time I started playing the electric guitar, the Hondo II name was already retired and they were simply branded ‘Samicks.’ Not sure what was up with the awkward name Hondo. Samick is among the world’s largest manufacturers of musical instruments, with much modern production of guitars taking place in Indonesia. According to wikipedia, Hondos were built in Japan between 19. Marketed as ideal beginner-instruments, Hondo II was the US brand name for certain guitars built by the Korean Samick corporation.
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