Hondo II Les Pauls

[CaptainWhizz]

I saw a couple of Hondo II Les Pauls for sale. They’re cheap and they look nice superficially, what was the construction like? One is being sold “as is/ for spares” because there’s some problem with the wiring, which doesn’t bother me because I would be happy to replace all the electronics if needed.

 

[beaubrummels]

I thought they were plywood. Maybe you can get a look in the pickup cavities here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154568457428?hash=item23fcff7cd4:g:skoAAOSwDuFhFZYZ

 

[Hsb]

I might have had one yrs ago, when I was young and didn't know jack about guitars. If it was a Hondo, the only thing I remember was it was a LP style guitar and the neck pocket and neck pickup pocket were basically one and the same. Either there was no wood between the neck and pickup or just a very thin piece of wood. I distinctly recall on that guitar, the neck pressing into the pickup ring on the neck pickup. That's about all I can recall, assuming that was a Hondo.

 

[CaptainWhizz]

These are the two I was looking at:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-ins...ded/1415288186

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/hondo-ii-les-paul-project-spares-repair/1409952241

 

[ICTGoober]

There were some good Hondo LP copies, but most were cheap plywood.

 

[CaptainWhizz]

I guess a new Harley Benton or a Squier is probably a more reliable purchase for a cheap project guitar then.

 

[Mincer]

I guess a new Harley Benton or a Squier is probably a more reliable purchase for a cheap project guitar then.

The Harley Benton has been killing it with the cheaper mod platforms.

 

[CaptainWhizz]

All I’m really looking at (and not very seriously) is some form of budget Gibson-esque guitar I can put some A2 vintage-output humbuckers in. My best friend has a Westfield SG that he bought from another friend of ours, but neither of them really played it, I might have to suggest it stays at my house for safekeeping...

 

[JOLLY]

I haven't thought about a Hondo LP in 35 years or more. From memory, all the ones I ever played could have also been used as an anchor.

 

[Securb]

Dime played one

 

[Wattage]

I guess a new Harley Benton or a Squier is probably a more reliable purchase for a cheap project guitar then.

And then some. Those Hondo II's are not their better examples, they look nice enough but they are pretty poor. A new Harley Benton wipes the floor with them.