#4., 07:04 AM. What is the serial number on it? Some of the Samick guitars' serial numbers start with the last two digits of the year made as the first two digits of the serial. SupportMusic.com - Help keep music education in your local schools! I own a Washburn DIMEV BLK Dimebag Darrell Signature Series Flying V Electric Guitar. See link below for an image.server3.pictiger.com/img.ure-hosting/.jpg.

Hondo II: the First Name In First Bands. Marketed as ideal beginner-instruments, Hondo II was the US brand name for certain guitars built by the Korean Samick corporation., with much modern production of guitars taking place in Indonesia. 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. 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. The Hondo Longhorns circa 1981; updated versions of the circa 1960 Danelectro instruments.

The Honda II lineup circa 1981. 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 781 EXP, a lurid instrument sure to inspire fist-pumping. In 1979 Hondo offered Asian-made licensed-versions (not copies) of the respected SD Curlee instruments.

Anyone out there using Hondos these days? Oregon 1000 Kilometers Rar here. Are any of the models worth recommending? Let us know Post navigation. I’m not sure to whom i’m sending this!

Anyway, i bought in december 1980 a Hondo II les paul in France, (i’m french), now leave in Amsterdam, just picked it up back from my parents place, let it checked out: neck (bold on) a bit curved, but kan play with itPlaying high notes requires some muscles in the fingers!!(strings far up.). Nbr: H7 40AB, sticker “made in Korea wich puzzles me cause i thought (wikipedia!) that korean hondo II les paul models started in 1983? I like very much the distortion ability, sustain, En my emotional shit with it! ‘d like to know more about it, any internet site?? I’m just trying to get informations, i’got other guitars (better??), but this one is special to meSo, whoever reads this, thanks for your time! Pascal (51 years old).

I believe I have 2 of these 70’s Hondo Strat’s, Jason and love them for same reasons. Built like a tank, beautiful tone and Jumbo frets, the Champagne one begs me to play it and I love playing it and hearing it. Personally I think you would need to spend $1000 plus (Australian $ in my case) on a actual fender, new or second hand to get the playability and sound of these Strats.

No wonder Fender and Gibson wanted to sue the Jap makers in the 80’s. I can’t find any ID on my guitars any suggestions.

I use a ‘made in Japan’ Hondo II Professional copy of the Fender Lead II. I picked it up at a guitar center for $100 bucks.

White body, black pickguard and a maple fretboard, 25.5″ scale, single coil in the neck and bridge. It is an awesome-looking, great sounding little guitar and is one of my go-to single-coil solid body guitars. Haven’t seen or heard too much about the Lead II copies, but they’re out there and I for one would highly recommend them. I gig with it regularly and it’s one of the finest guitars I own.

Outstanding value for the money and rugged build quality too, this baby could fall off the back of a truck without going out of tune, and chips and dings only make it look cooler to me since it’s so worthless, haha. I have a Hondo II Professional copy of the fender lead II,My Hondo is yellow with maple fret board,one humbucker that has 2 DPDT mini toggle switchs,half power and Rev poles for a great phaser sound,I paid $15. For it in 2001 so I could use it for parts,After setting it up and replacing 1 switch I was so happy with this guitar I still have it minus the stickers,The body is solid wood and the finish it very thick like the old fenders. Crack Sony Acid Pro 9. I play this more then my Gibson Gold Top LP or my Epiphone Korina Explorer,This guitar is heavy,solid and great to play. Hondo II professional strat here.

Came with grey-bottom pickups like in the Tokai’s. Made in japan. Other than a slightly thinner neck, this is a fender-beater from that era. Fenders (and esp. Gibsons) were resting on their laurels until the japanese invasion camelots of crap, but lots of stunners as well.

A top of the line aria/yamaha/tokai/daion/vantage/westbury etcjust beat the pants off of USA made gits in fret finish and playability at that time (unless you got a custom gibby or fender) For the price, hard to beat these. I have had all the aboveand my favorite usa made early 80’s strat was eventually replaced with a hondo professional II.

The money I made off the fender went to the hondo plus a blackface champso there. And yes, the hondo plays as well or better than the fender. My hondo is made in japan.