Guitar
Hondo Professional Precision Bass.
I bought this purely on looks and out of curiosity and was
very surprised with the result.
Looking at it here, you could almost think it was a 70's Fender
but cast your eyes to the other end . . . . . . . . Not quite so!
This is one of those instruments that breaks the rules.
It says "Hondo" - You think budget instrument. Wrong!
It needed a bit of a clean up when I got it and after tidying
it up, fret polish, new set of strings and and a set up. . . WOW!
I have a '79 USA Fender P and three Fender Japan P's and
this stands shoulder to shoulder, pretty much, with the others.
How, I don't know. The electrics all seem original, the body
is perhaps made of some non descript timber, the neck is
maple and it all bolts together very nicely.
The first time I gigged it, a friend who I have known since
the late 70's, came up to me at the end of the gig and said
that he had had a little chuckle to himself, when he saw it but
the smile was wiped off his face when he heard it!
A lot of bass playing smiles for not a lot of $$$$ . . . Johnnie!!
Still trying to find the pic of the Status Shark!!!
Gig tonight, time to give the Blazers an outing!
Yes, I have now set up the intonation - pic was taken in a hurry,
before I had finished setting it up. :)
Back next week.
Cheers. :)
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Guitar
Hondo Professional. . . . . .
Hondo Professional Precision Bass.
I bought this purely on looks and out of curiosity and was
very surprised with the result.
Looking at it here, you could almost think it was a 70's Fender
but cast your eyes to the other end . . . . . . . . Not quite so!
This is one of those instruments that breaks the rules.
It says "Hondo" - You think budget instrument. Wrong!
It needed a bit of a clean up when I got it and after tidying
it up, fret polish, new set of strings and and a set up. . . WOW!
I have a '79 USA Fender P and three Fender Japan P's and
this stands shoulder to shoulder, pretty much, with the others.
How, I don't know. The electrics all seem original, the body
is perhaps made of some non descript timber, the neck is
maple and it all bolts together very nicely.
The first time I gigged it, a friend who I have known since
the late 70's, came up to me at the end of the gig and said
that he had had a little chuckle to himself, when he saw it but
the smile was wiped off his face when he heard it!
A lot of bass playing smiles for not a lot of $$$$ . . . Johnnie!!
Still trying to find the pic of the Status Shark!!!
Gig tonight, time to give the Blazers an outing!
Yes, I have now set up the intonation - pic was taken in a hurry,
before I had finished setting it up. :)
Back next week.
Cheers. :)
If you have landed on this page and you want to go to the
latest post, go here:
Last post.
- Just Look At The Size Of The Case For This Guitar: Pointy 1980s Hondo H-1
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another 1980s offering from Hondo guitars - reviled in some quarters and loved in others. It's a Hondo II H-1 from the 1980s with body styling obviously based on the now legendary Gibson Explorer but with the pointiness...
- Flat Eric, Bass And Guitar - 199th Post And Five Years On. . . . .
Today is a bit of a celebration! This is my 199th post! This has taken me some time to do but I hope it will be interesting. If you ever wander off somewhere, within the blog, just click on the script at the top of...
- Peavey Zodiac. . . . . .
Peavey Zodiac! Body, neck, two pick-ups, tuners and strings etc. . . . A neat package - just a nice bass. These are great basses to play. This one was my "Fireside Bass" for at least 6 months. "Fireside" because as well as having a great sound plugged...
- Cmi Artist Model Fretless. . . . . . .
I have had this for some time but lent it to a friend on a long term loan and only realised how nice it was when I got it back, around Christmas time. I had lent it out as it was, which could best be described as "well used", with a couple of minor...
- Status Shark. . . . .
A mass produced bass that was - "Made in England" As mentioned in previous posts, I have been looking for this image for some time and have found some others in the process! This is my other Status, The Shark. This is so easy to play, mainly down to...