(click to enlarge)New! also July 2016 This second example of Unknown model 1, courtesy of recently joined Forum member Olleoc.This would confirm that the black faced example above was a post Mats modification.
It’s hard to understand why anyone would cover up a mother of pearl inlaid logo with black paint. They caught on big and for most of the decade cranked out hits including probably their signature tune, (Everybody’s) Working for the Weekend. It didn’t take long for guitarist Dean to begin working with guitarmakers on a guitar None of them appear in any of the catalogues Logo CluesHi, Ive just brought a Hondo guitar Its a Hondo revival model number H9.
Japan or Korean and its date, I believe its circa 1.Hondo is currently a company that produces entry-level electric guitars and basses, usually based on the designs of more expensive models such as the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. Hondo Guitars (Review) The legacy of a strange guitar.Between 19 Hondo produced guitars in Japan. Hondo Guitars, the deceased Guitar company notorious for people loving or hating them. Absolutely no in-between some of these have lasted decades of abuse (seriously) and still play great. Here’s everything I could find about them.With the exception of numbers 3, 6, 8 and 10 all of these guitars seem to pre-date the 1981 launch of Westone guitars by Matsumoku *.
