Product: Hondo 759 Deluxe Series
Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted
01/26/1999
at
03:40pm
by
Ryan Haynes
Email: rdh210<at>is5 dot nyu dot edu
Features
:
2
I don't know when it was made, though I've heard it was made in Korea. This guitar just plain sucks, and not in a good way. Oh, and it's yellow.
Sound
:
1
The pickups have stopped working, the electronics don't work. I may use it as kindling.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
3
This is the shittiest guitar to have ever been made. The action is like three and a half feet above the fretboard. Like I said, it just sucks.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I've used the guitar as a pogo stick. I stood on it's two horns, and jumped up and down and the thing just wouldn't break. It's made of plywood. This thing won't die, even though I want it to.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never talked to them. God, I hope I never do. I'll probably end up yelling at them for making such a crappy guitar.
Overall Rating
:
1
I've been playing a while. I also own a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a Danelectro U2. Please, steal this guitar from me. I hate it. Email me, and you can have it. Please get it away from me.
Product: Hondo 759 Deluxe Series
Price Paid: Canadian $120 used
Submitted
12/03/1998
at
07:26am
by
John Wishart
Features
:
6
This guitar is a cheap, Japanese Strat ripoff in design, ala Squier. The "Deluxe Series" makes me wonder what the hell they offer as a more modestly-priced guitar. Maple fretboard has 22 frets; the body is black and likely made of mahogany (it is ludicrously heavy). White pickguard, 3 single coils, and crappy hardware and tuners. To my surprise, it holds tune very well.
Sound
:
7
I use this guitar solely for detuned dirt metal (w/ a Boss HM-2, a fine pedal indeed) and for exploring alternate tunings. I use it with a Fender Sidekick Bassman, and it sounds pretty decent. The hum pisses me off, but that's life. The bridge pickup sounds a little too nasal for my tastes, but neck pickup sounds fine, esp. w/distortion. You can coax a nice ominous, deep Deftones/Tool sound out of it though (perhaps due to my using a BASS amp with it). Overall, I guess I dig it.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
4
I'm not going to brag up this axe in this category. Some sloppy fretwork results in buzzing on some notes. Hardware looking pretty old and decrepid as well. The action is decent, never having needed to adjust the sucker.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
This guitar looks a little grizzled, but sounds ok. It will withstand live performances, but I suspect it's fierce weight would give your spine a nice curvature after repeated use. Strap buttons have never even raised an eyebrow, I admit it was a pleasant surprise. Once that strap is on there, the fucker's not coming off. I wouldn't absolutely trust it with my life, but the track record stands unblemished.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Hondo who? This sucker is durable enough to withstand serious abuse, but if it needed repair I wouldn't attempt tracking down the company. Either they've gone out of business, or decided to remain incognito
Overall Rating
:
7
If it were stolen or lost, I wouldn't sink to symbolically shaving my head, or scarring my body. I would be exponentially more emotional if some hard-up punk stole my Yamaha acoustic though. I loved the price, as well as the luck of stumbling upon an affordable lefty guitar. I wish it had humbuckers, oh well. If I put $200 worth of work/parts into this, I'm sure it would be well worth the investment. This guitar is a rock.
