Hondo ii budget Les Paul copy 1980 Samick Factory
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- A bit of fettling has got this old boy up and running and playing very nicely. The Hondo's have an interesting history and anything named after a John Wayne film must be ok.
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Surprised how nice it sounds. You’ve set it up wonderfully and the pick ups work great for the guitar.
Hope everything has healed up nicely after your surgery 🙂
Hi Lux and thanks :-) I really enjoyed playing this one and they make for a brilliant budget guitar. As for the surgery, they reckon it'll be about 6 months until I'm fully cooked so I'll probably do a full review of my face after that hahahahaha. Cheers, Gary :-)
Amazing how the old, olive green, raffia cabs sound so classic.
The sculpted feet were a great edition. They lifted the cab off the floor enough to cut out any excessive bass frequencies that the older 'floor standing' version suffered from.
Version 1 came in either pink or light blue.
I always muffle mine with dirty underpants and socks if at home.
The negative side is that when they get too hot they start to emit a nasty odour.
Hahahahahaha, I've not tried using underwear to dampen the sound but I can imagine how that might work!
Hi Gary. It sounds just like all those rather more expensive Les Pauls you've been reviewing. You've done a great job upgrading it. Nice Demo too.
Hi Bob and thanks - I loved the way it turned out. Cheers :-)
Great guitars,I had both of the hondos, never let me down.
Nice to see one again Gary..Sounds great..The brass nut has been put on afterwards bud...And yes it has a proper diamond inlay..Also looks like it has fretless wonders on it gary which wasn't factory..Cheers pal..👏👏👏
Hi David :-) Yes, aftermarket brass nut certainly. I think we used to get those from Mighty Mite as an aftermarket product to increase sustain. Fretless Wonders would make sense because it plays really easily. Cheers, Gary :-)
nice one if set up right this can be very nice guitars i have had one of these hondo guitars for many years, and my wound they sound good super playing sir love it
Hi David and thanks :-) Amazing build for a bolt-on neck - I liked it way more than thought I would. More cheapies coming up this weekend! Cheers, Gary :-)
The same template was used for several les paul type guitars. I had a 70s Ibanez that looked very similar.
Hi Jorge :-) I agree. I think there were many made by the same manufacturer and different logos were put on the headstock for each distributor. Cheers, Gary :-)
I have 10 Hondo's ( acoustic, electric, bass & a mandolin ) they all beat the arse off of a lot of the modern-day guitars. With a good set-up, they play a dream ( Madmalko 👍🏻 he's a top guitar tech & a great guy who's helped me a lot )
Hi Bob :-) Absolutely agreed - Hondo make top instruments. Mad Malko is a genius and still my favourite RUclipsr for a number of reasons. You're right - he really knows his subject and he's a wiring wizard! Cheers, Gary :-)
nice love good LESPAUL inspired guitars such this especially when they have the reasonable price that Gibson sadly lack
love the headstock style and the sound of guitar
It's a great shame that Gibson haven't released a reasonably priced Les Paul for a while now. It's only a matter of time though. I remember when they released the Zoot Suit for $750 - they're now fetching $3500!
To quote my dearly departed father… “Hondo crap-o” 😂
Hi Daniel :-) Your father was clearly a wise man!
Hi Gary, Hondo has been around for ages now. Budget Guitars for People that can afford to play them. Before, maybe taking the Chance on a more affordable guitar. For beginners or people That are just undecided about Speculating.Nicely made and sound good.
Hi Mick, yes, better than blowing a load of cash if you're not sure!
They had Di Marzio pick-ups in them.
Hi Christo :-) Hmm, maybe this one was an exception or (more likely) the DiMarzios had been swapped out. I like these that I've put in though. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, nice guitar, if you're on a tight budget then what more do you need. It sounds great and looks lovely. It would be interesting to know what pickups you put in there. It sounds like a Les Paul to me.
Hi Rod :-) I can't remember and didn't look but my gut instinct tells me they won't be Gibson items. If I ever get round to it I'll let you know but it'll be up on eBay soon so I'll need to take a quick look. The headstock on these puts me in mind of the early Encores which had a re-branding as Vintage. I can only guess they're from the same stable. If you like that sound I get then you could do worse than having a look at those little Blackstar ID Core series. I liked it so much that I bought a great big full fat valve job and it suffers by comparison. You can pick the ID's up for very little money. Cheers, Gary :-)
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Hi 650:-) Can't beat them, eh? The motorcycle vids seem to have made an accidental impact so I might do a couple with my new bike. I won't reveal exactly what it is just yet but it has an awful lot of studs and leather!
For someone doing pub gigs such guitars are ideal. Unless your a gear snob of coarse.
Hi Nigel :-) The thing is that when you're behind a guitar and busy getting on with playing it the label isn't in your focus anyhow. Just play something that feels and sounds good IMO. Cheers, Gary :-)