Product: Hondo 732 Deluxe Series
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
02/12/2005
at
08:09pm
by
skidrowe
Email: skidrowe_666<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
8
early 80's korean. 22 frets. solid top. volume and tone with three way switch. two humbuckers. crappy stocks but i put in some bc rich stocks and it sounds a lot better. passive electronics. mahogany body and maple neck with rosewood board bolt on. really fat neck. non locking 3nd name tuners.
Sound
:
3
it is very prone to feedback and i use it for metal shit so it kinda sucks for me. its very full and bright but only when you fret it correctly and that is hard to do because of the huge neck. very bad at pinch harmonics.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
No Opinion
i wouldnt know. i got it hand me downed.
Reliability/Durability
:
3
this guitar seems to have a little bit of a wiring problem. it could be from the factory or from years of use. the hardware is pretty sturdy but youd want to change the tuners cuz they suck. the strap buttons work really well surprisingly. i did use it on a few gigs without backup but i had no choice.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
3
ive been using the piece of crap for a few years now until i got my bc rich warlock. i like the thing cuz it is my first guitar sort of.
Product: Hondo 732 Deluxe Series
Price Paid: US $117
Submitted
06/08/2003
at
09:18am
by
Julian Dunn
Email: jsdunn<at>zbzoom dot net
Features
:
8
year: late 70s or early 80s in Japan, maybe Korea
frets: 22
Solid Top Les Paul style, sides are curved for better contour
1 volume, 1 tone, 1 3 way (which is by the volume and tone
pickups: 2 humbuckers
wood: I don't know, but is lighter than my Hondo LP Custom, which is probably real mahogany. So something lighter than that
Finish: aqua
bridge: tune o matic :)
Neck: fat rosewood
Sound
:
7
It suits it well, although it is brighter than my other Hondo, it is nice for playing Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc.
Amp: Squier Champ 15 gr, Johnson Delay, Boss Blues Driver
The pickups are loud
very bright sound as opposed to my other Hondo
nice variety
Like: much brighter than my other Hondo for brighter music
Dislike: much brighter than my other Hondo for muddier music
My other Hondo has a sound much bluesier, and I like it better, this one I use when I want a brighter sound
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Great, (I got this used)
Reliability/Durability
:
8
everything is great except I want to put some more reliable strap buttons on it
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never dealed with them
Overall Rating
:
8
I have been playing for a year and a half, and I love cheap Hondos, as I have another one that I bought for $200 (glue on neck, inlays, extra tone and volume, more traditional LP style)
