I'd appreciate anyone's opinion, or who can supply some information about the guitar in general, who is familiar with specifically the HONDO ll LES Paul copies.with the bolt on neck. Additionally, certain brands reuse the same serial number every ten years. Home > Support > FAQs > Search Result: Acoustic Guitars > Serial Number Chart For Acoustic and Classical Guitars.
The body is tobacco sunburst and visually, the guitar is an 9 on a 1-10 scale. The coding methods of each brand have undergone frequent changes, leading to some brands having overlapping serial numbers with different coding methods. Your guitar is probably an early 1980s Hondo based on the serial numbers, although its hard to date Hondos and most Japanese guitars. The neck is bolt-on and my luthier says the neck and body are OK. I'm a 25 year experienced player, who is now just playing for fun. How to Date your Fender (By Serial Number) in 60 seconds Novem. Roughly, I need to know if this guitar is worth spending $160 bucks on it to get it up and going again. Hondo Guitars, the deceased Guitar company notorious for people loving or hating them. Pickups are DiMarzio humbuckers and are working fine. It needs a new nut (bone is $40 installed), a set-up with new strings ($20 for neck set up, intonation and string height) and new electronics ( LES Paul rebuild kit from Guitar Electronics is $34 plus shipping).
I need some help from someone, who really knows about the old Hondo ll Les Paul copies, made in the period of 1977 to 1983 ( made in Japan at this time).
