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Gordy Smiff
Got Rhythm
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 88
Location: Sutherland, actually.
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 Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: Name That Plank |
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Right then. Against my advice, a friend of mine is attempting to restore this...this......thing. I know it's a Hondo (I just puked in my mouth a little when I typed that) but I can't find a model number/name for it. Any ideas?
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 3560
Location: "Hit The North"
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I think it might well be from around 1983-1985 and Korean but I'm not sure. We have a contributor called sb and he runs vintaxe.com which has quite a number of Hondo catalogues. People have to register to see the catalogue pages but he might just pass by soon and perhaps tell you of the model name.
BTW, I read a lot about the supposed excellent quality of 80s Korean Hondos but I don't get it. I have a left P-bass copy and (apart from Grover tuners) it is absolutely ghastly. Doesn't stop people paying silly money on Fleeb for them but I don't know why. |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1059
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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Look at the size of that case!
Ridiculous!
I've seen these on Ebay, but forget the model name. |
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Gordy Smiff
Got Rhythm
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 88
Location: Sutherland, actually.
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Thanks for the input guys, it made me LOL. 
I dare not show this thread to the owner, he'd cry like a baby.
It really is a horrible thing, imagine falling over on stage with it, you'd be lucky not to impale yourself one one of the many pointy bits. |
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Tim
Low Frequency Out
Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 868
Location: At the back, behind the guitarist.
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Is that a 'Hammerite blue' finish by any chance? Looks just like my toolbox. |
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Gordy Smiff
Got Rhythm
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 88
Location: Sutherland, actually.
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| Actually, I think it might be ''Smoothrite'' but it's hard to tell. Well, when I say hard to tell what I really mean is I can't look at it for more than a couple of seconds before feeling nauseous. |
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Michael
Lead Virtuoso
Joined: 02 Feb 2005
Posts: 1810
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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| glw wrote: | Look at the size of that case!
Ridiculous! |
Hahaha that cracked me up.
The way the neck joins the body really irks me. |
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vitaminE
Got Rhythm
Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 72
Location: Gilbert Minnesota
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The way the neck joins the body really irks me. |
The WHOLE THING irks me. I instantly pictured some low-budget mullet-headed d-bag in zebra spandex taking himself WAY too seriously while playing bad speed metal.
Is that a cucumber in his trousers?  |
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Tim
Low Frequency Out
Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 868
Location: At the back, behind the guitarist.
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I want to see it with one of those 'folk-guitar' straps that go from the tail to the headstock  |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
Posts: 3114
Location: London, UK
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| I think it's the 5H-1T model. |
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