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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: sgmypod on February 15, 2007, 02:06:57 PM

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on February 15, 2007, 02:06:57 PM

son has come tome with a very battered hondo 2 electric..natural wood one..sort of like a LP

Ain't come across these before am guessing 70's..cheapish end.....question is are they worth spending money to put right

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: BloodMountain on February 15, 2007, 05:35:01 PM

Hondo IIs are actually quite good quality for the money. i have experience with a couple of Strat copies...... they were cool! steer clear of Hondo I though..... baaaaaaaad...

BM

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 15, 2007, 05:43:28 PM

It was an in-house barnd name for guitars imported by Distributor JHS

Later versions became Encore and then Vintage as far as I recall

You can get some good ones here and there

Good value for money for sure

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: apmaman on August 17, 2007, 04:31:34 PM

my friends dad as one. I played it lastnight and it was good. The pickup switch was nakkered and stuck on the bridge pickup.
 
I have a very bad picture of it ill upload later on

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: DeanS on August 17, 2007, 05:18:22 PM

Hondo II strat was my first electric-came with Dimarzio pick ups but the harrdware was awful.

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: Transcend on August 17, 2007, 05:27:28 PM

some vintage guitars are amazing

http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html

look at the

Vintage® V100 ICON Series


its gorgeous sounds amazing and plays really well

i used to own the Vintage V8BRQ

was an amazing guitar for the price and sounded killer with meg 85b & 60n

the photo on there doesnt do the quilt top justice either it was stunning

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: maverickf1jockey on August 17, 2007, 11:54:38 PM

for the record try to avoid the metal axxe series as the hardware is poor in my experience.

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 18, 2007, 12:41:31 PM

this on was a seventies hondo 2 LP  shape but had diffent coloured woods running from bridge to neck alomst BCrick 70 mockingbird like. Neck was gone, neck socket not in best nick..no cracks but idiot had glued as well as well as the orig bolt on.

Have sanded the orangy varnish of fitted neck, new pickguard, well all hardware, got a LP(copy) neck..am now in process of waxing and then putting into one peice

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: apmaman on August 18, 2007, 01:44:02 PM

Ahhh, The hondo 2 I played was a stratocaster style.


insert cr@ppy camera phone picture
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c310/arranp/?action=view&current=DSC00125.jpg



Anyone know of anything like it? where it might of came from and possible age?

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 20, 2007, 10:25:36 AM

This is my rebuild so far needs another sand wax..but was eager to try it..and damn forgot to remove sticker

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: WezV on August 20, 2007, 10:31:18 AM

looks nasty and funky all at the same time.

I reckon it would benefit from a deep traslucent black finish so you can barely see all the wood lines - it would go with the stratchplate quite well.

i presume its not actually a neck through.

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 20, 2007, 10:35:58 AM

nah a damaged neck(bolt on) was originally varnished and was kinda orangy but could still see wood....is kinda got that 70's vibe I love it....wanted to keep the wood think..can't see in that pic(was from my phone) but the dark stripes have a lot of colour in them kinda rosewood-ish.....is my first attempt to revive a a battered guitar, have put in a new neck, pickups wiring, made pickguard etc

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 20, 2007, 10:38:31 AM

deep translucent black...how would I do that out of interest

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: WezV on August 20, 2007, 10:39:04 AM

looks pretty much like ash and rosewood laminates

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: WezV on August 20, 2007, 10:41:20 AM

I use a wood stain like this:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Chestnut-Spirit-Wood-Stain-21822.htm

mixed with clear lacquer and sprayed

Probably too late fofr that if you have waxed it though - that would lead to all kinds of compatability problems

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 20, 2007, 10:44:13 AM

if it it runs deep, is on front and back....and runs in switch cavity

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: Ratrod on August 20, 2007, 04:48:52 PM

That actually looks quite nice! Keep it natural.

Title: Hondo 2-the rebuild(1 pic of so far)
Post by: sgmypod on August 21, 2007, 11:18:01 AM

Yeah I like it natural..is a junk guitar but does play well