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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. Between 1974 and 1983 Hondo produced guitars in Japan. These models are good quality and very collectible instruments, similar to contemporary Aria Pro models. Good quality also are the models produced in Korea between the 1984 and the 1987, mostly Fender or Gibson copies. Hondo is currently owned by Musicorp.

 

History

 

The Hondo guitar company was originally formed in 1969 when Jerry Freed and Tommy Moore of the International Music Corporation (IMC) of Fort Worth, Texas, combined with the recently formed Samick Company. IMC's intent was to introduce modern manufacturing techniques and American quality standards to the Korean guitar manufacturing industry. The Hondo concept was to offer an organized product line and solid entry-level market instruments at a fair market price. The original Korean products were classical and steel-string acoustic guitars. In 1972, the first crudely built Hondo electrics were built. However, two years later the product line took a big leap forward in quality under the new Hondo II logo. Hondo also began limited production of guitars in Japan in 1974. By 1975, Hondo had distributors in 70 countries worldwide, and had expanded to producing stringed instruments at the time. In 1976, over 22,000 of the Bi-Centennial banjos were sold. The company also made improvements to the finish quality on their products, introduced scalloped bracing on acoustics, and began using a higher quality brand of tuning machines. Hondo was one of the first overseas guitar builders to feature American-built DiMarzio pickups on the import instruments beginning in 1978. By this year, a number of Hondo II models featured designs based on classic American favorites; these copies were very good instruments and have become highly collectible. The Gibson L5 copy, nicknamed FatBoy, was the top of the line, a superb instrument with very good woods and excellent sound. In 1979, over 790,000 Hondo instruments were sold worldwide. All guitar production returned to Korea in 1983. At that point, the product line consisted of 485 different models! In 1985, IMC acquired major interest in the Charvel/Jackson Company, and began dedicating more time and interest in the higher end guitar market. The Hondo trademark went into mothballs around 1987. However, Jerry Freed started the Jerry Freed International Company in 1989, and acquired the rights to the Hondo trademark in 1991 (the \"Est. 1969\" tagline was added to the Hondo logo at this time). Freed began distribution of a new line of Hondo guitars. In 1993, the revamped company was relocated to Stuart, Florida; additional models added to the line were produced in China and Taiwan. The Hondo Guitar Company was purchased by the MBT International in 1995. MBT also owns and distributes J.B. Player instruments which since 2005 have replaced Hondo. The Hondo product line was revamped for improved quality while maintaining student-friendly prices. Hondo celebrated their 25th year of manufacturing electric guitars in 1997...

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Muy bueno el rescate de las Hondo JFQ.

 

Como conté en \"mi primera vez\" tuve una que era copia 99,9% exacta de la Les Paul Custom; era de la serie 1977/79 que venía con dimarzio, clavijas blindadas y un estuche rígido terrible. Fué mi 2da viola y la verdad que hoy la extraño porque a cualquier epi de alta gama la deja de cartón. No contra una epi genesis que si bien no me gustaba la forma eran violas grosas de verdad.

 

Después bajaron un poco la calidad, las LP las hicieron bolt-on, les sacaron las cenefas dobles y aflojaron los detalles de la pala.

 

Hoy en día creo que las ví en DR o ML y mangan hasta 700 dólares por una de esas.

 

Abrazo

Juan.

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Juan, esas Hondo que decis son bastante caras tambien en USA. Tenia un amigo duenio de una color natural que era buenisima. La que yo tuve era atornillada y de multilaminado!!!, de las mas berretas, pero aun asi era muy superior a la Faim.

 

Tambien estos tipos (los duenios de Hondo), que eran de texas, hicieron un convenio con Erlewine y fabricaron la \"Chiquita\" y la \"Lazer\" de bajo costo. Recuerdo que el Conejo Jolivet tenia una Lazer Hondo II.

 

Si veo una buena me la compro.

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conozco muy bien una hondo II...LP negra muy linda.

 

la verdad a mi nome sorprende y tiene un problemita de afinacion.

 

pero suena ok, suena muy bien.-

 

es bolt on.

 

 

lastima q el articulo esta en ingles...no es qno entienda jeje pero me embola traducir al pasar.

 

buena indo!

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Juan, esas Hondo que decis son bastante caras tambien en USA. Tenia un amigo duenio de una color natural que era buenisima. La que yo tuve era atornillada y de multilaminado!!!, de las mas berretas

 

Eran muy superior a las faim. Un amigo tenía la LP bolt-on con una especie de de sunburst verdoso que volaba; la mía era como la narural que describís pero oscurecida casi a caoba. Sinceramente nunca supe que maderas tenían.

 

Me hiciste revolver los cassettes TDK grises de los 70's!!!, jajaja y encontré dos grabaciones hechas con la Hondo de aprox año 1988/89.

 

Esta es una impro cortita sobre la base de Billie Jean de M.Jackson que si la memoria no me falla la viola pasada por con 2 distortion+ (uno para ponchar y el otro pa' distorsionar) a un fender twin reverb. Medio LarryCarltoneado todo. (Perdón Larry!)

http://www.supload.com/music/Juan01-Hon ... 0LL10.html

 

Este es en clean procesado no recuerdo bien si era con una Yamaha SPX-90 (creo que el prog se llama Shympony) o el chorus de rockman; derecho a la porta de 4 con un delay Boss DD2. Recontra PatMethenyado (Perdón Pat!)

http://www.supload.com/music/Juan01-Hon ... F4PX4.html

 

Abrazo

Juan.

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la verdad que no conzco la hondo- pero escuchando tus demos debe ser una buena viola para que la puedas hacer sonar asi de grosso-

 

el demo distorsionado es mortal y el de la viola clean mataaa chabonnn- tenes un corazon en cada dedo!- no tiene una sola nota de desperdicio y el buen gusto para tocar es envidiable-

 

saludos

Agustin

 

pd: no me animo a colgar un demo de nada ni a palos en este foro :oops:

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Gracias muchachos por los comentarios.

 

Limonardo, me hiciste cagar de risa, sos un capo, gracias.

 

Y para completar este topic de \"el musiquiatra en el recuerdo\", tenemos nota, demo y la foto que encontré en ebay (que se me pianta un lagrimón)

 

hondo1ky1.jpg

 

Abrazo

Juan.

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Hola, mi primer guitarra fue una hondo II negra con dimarzio, una terminacion de terror !!! lei por ahi multilaminado? Eso era los revordes se notaba que eran laminas pegadas… por que la mala terminacion asi lo permitia ver.

 

Para solear no me gustaba nada pero nada, pero a la hora de tocar un acorde con mucha distorsión tenia un sonido arrollador, terriblemente bueno.!

 

Ahi va una foto , se pueden reir… jjaja tenia solo 19/20 años hoy tengo 35

que violero jodido, tiraba miedo!

 

germanguitarra20nc7.th.jpg

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Hola, mi primer guitarra fue una hondo II negra con dimarzio, una terminacion de terror !!! lei por ahi multilaminado? Eso era los revordes se notaba que eran laminas pegadas… por que la mala terminacion asi lo permitia ver.

 

Para solear no me gustaba nada pero nada, pero a la hora de tocar un acorde con mucha distorsión tenia un sonido arrollador, terriblemente bueno.!

 

Ahi va una foto , se pueden reir… jjaja tenia solo 19/20 años hoy tengo 35

que violero jodido, tiraba miedo!

 

germanguitarra20nc7.th.jpg

 

Che Germán...pasame ese acorde!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Para la nostalgia, aqui va una foteli de la Hondo que tuve en los 80.

 

Ese era el color de la mía!

solo que los PUs tenían cover plateado.

 

...que me hacés llorar de la emoción :cry:

 

Abrazo

Juan.

 

PD: Gracias por los comentarios de los demos.

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