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The H-760 was introduced in 1980 as a re-named version of the HFS, Hondo's Fender Stratocaster copy and part of the Standard Series. At the same time, the Professional Series H-1100 was introduced as the high-end, Japanese-made Strat copy. The slotting below the H-760 was the H-7600, while above was the H-761. The Fame Mastercaster MC-003 was the top of the line Korean-made Strat copy. The H-760 would be effectively replaced by the H-7600 in 1988.

All H-760 models were made in Incheon, Korea by Samick.

Related:

H-760 (Standard Series)[]

80 H760

1980 H-760 S

  • 1980

Body:

  • Lightly-contoured laminate body
  • Maple veneer (Sunburst models only)
  • Light belly carve

Neck:

Electronics:

  • 3 single coil pickups
  • 3-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Three-ply, 8 or 9-screw pickguard
  • Fish shaped truss rod cover
  • 3-way adjustable "hardtail" bridge with removable cover

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Walnut (WA)
  • 3-Tone Sunburst (S)

Also branded as:

  • Artist
  • Global
  • Harmony

H-760 N[]

The H-760 N differs from the H-760 in that it features a solid Ash body and Natural finish.

Also branded as:

  • Lotus

HD-760[]

The HD-760 differs from the H-760 in that it features stock DiMarzio K-10 single coil pickups and an inlaid Mother of Pearl Script logo.

Also available as HD-760 N with solid Ash body.

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Walnut (WA)
  • Natural (N)

Also branded as:

HD-920 N[]

HD920N 3

(Aftermarket pickguard)

  • 1980

Body:

  • Lightly-contoured solid Ash body
  • Light belly carve

Neck:

  • Maple bolt-on neck
  • Maple fretboard with no inlays
  • 4x2 headstock
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Script logo
  • Gibson style nut
  • 21 frets
  • 25 7/16" scale

Electronics:

  • Two Dimarzio single coils, one humbucker (SHS)
  • 3-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Three-ply, 8 or 9-screw pickguard
  • Fish shaped truss rod cover
  • 3-way adjustable "hardtail" bridge with removable cover

Finishes:

  • Natural (N)

H-760 (Deluxe Series)[]

In 1981, the H-760 became part of the new Deluxe Series, being updated with the Eagle Beak headstock design, and a vintage style 6-point tremolo. For 1982, the H-760 was updated with a color matched headstock with Sunrise logo and "Deluxe Series 760" text, as well as some new features and finishes. Earlier 1982 examples still used the old 2-ply, 8-9 screw pickguard with no tremolo cutout. In late 1982, the truss rod was changed to a heel-adjusted style. Around 1983, the body started getting deeper contours and more accurately rounded edges, a Rosewood "skunk stripe" was added, and the nut was changed to the proper Fender style. In late 1983, a wider neck plate with an engraved Sunrise logo was introduced.

81 H760-0

1981 H-760 BL

  • 1981-1983
  • $289.95 MSRP (1983)
    • $299.95 MSRP (N)
  • $219.50 CAD (Canada, 1982)
    • $229.50 CAD (Metallic finishes & left-handed)

Body:

  • Contoured laminate body
  • Maple veneer (Sunburst models only)
  • Solid Ash body (N)
  • Solid Rosewood body (RW)
  • Belly carve

Neck:

  • Bolt-on Rock Maple neck
  • Rosewood "skunk stripe" (~1983)
  • Maple fretboard with dot inlays
  • Optional Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
  • Gloss finish
  • Eagle Beak headstock
  • Color-matched headstock (1982-1983)
  • Silk-screened Script logo (1981)
  • Silk-screened Sunrise logo
  • Gibson style nut
  • Fender style nut (~1983)
  • 21 frets
  • 25.5" scale
81 H760 trem

Electronics:

  • Three X-13 single coil pickups
  • 5-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome or Black hardware
  • Fish shaped truss rod cover (1981-mid 1982)
  • Heel-adjusted truss rod
  • Two-ply, 8-9 screw pickguard (1981-mid 1982)
  • Three-ply, 8-screw pickguard (w/ trem cutout)
  • FFTTM vintage-style 6-point tremolo with 8" steel arm
    • Removable cover
82 h760

1983 H-760 CR

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Black w/ Black hardware & pickguard (B/B)
  • White (WH)
  • Cream w/ Tortoise pickguard (CR)
  • Red (R)
  • 84 H760

    1983 H-760 MR

    Metallic White (MWH)
  • Metallic Red (MR)
  • Metallic Red w/ Rosewood fretboard (MR/R)
  • Light Blue (BL)
  • Metallic Medium Blue (MB)
  • Burgundy (BG)
  • Vibrant Violet
  • Yellow (Y)
  • Racing Orange
  • Salmon (SA)
  • Seafoam Green (SFG)
  • Gun Metal Dark Blue (GMB)
  • Metallic Jade Green (MJG)
  • Golden Sunburst (GS)
  • Tri-Tone Sunburst (S or SB)
  • Light Blue w/ stripes
  • Natural (N)
  • Rosewood w/ Rosewood fretboard & Tortoise pickguard (RW/R)

Also branded as:

  • Antares ASK
  • Bently Series 10 223X
  • Empro ES-3
  • Mako TS-3
  • Palmer Deluxe Series PS-3
  • Samick EG-5000T
  • Tanara E-155
  • West 250

H-760 ML[]

Same as H-760 but with Solid Ash body with 5 laminated strips of Walnut through center and Black pickguard.

H-760 3/4[]

H760 3qtr 3

Same as H-760 but with 7/8 size body and 21 1/2" scale.

  • 1983

Finishes:

  • Metallic Medium Blue (MB)

H-760 (Fame Series)[]

84 H760 fame

1984 H-760 GS

The Fame Series H-760 was introduced for 1984, featuring stock Grover Rotomatic tuners. It replaced the Deluxe Series H-760 and included upgrades such as a bullet style truss rod, shielded electronics and a new, slimmer neck.

  • 1984-1987 (Hondo)
    • $299.95 MSRP (1984)
    • $199.95 Street (1985)
  • 1985-1995 (Epiphone S-300)
    • $249 MSRP (1985)
    • $429 MSRP (1985, Kahler Flyer)

Body:

  • Contoured laminate body
  • Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
  • Solid Ash body (Natural finishes)
  • Belly carve

Neck:

Electronics:

  • Three X-13 single coil pickups
  • Shielded control cavity
  • 5-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone
87 fame 760 2

Mastercaster headstock

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Optional Black hardware
  • Gold hardware (Natural finishes)
  • 14:1 ratio Grover Rotomatic tuners
  • Three-ply, 8-screw pickguard
  • Heel-adjusted truss rod (1984)
  • Triangular truss rod cover (1985, Jackson headstock)
  • Bullet style truss rod (1985-1987)
  • FFTTM vintage-style 6-point tremolo with 8" steel arm
  • Optional 4-point tremolo
  • Optional KKT 2-point Licensed Floyd Rose tremolo w/ locking nut
  • Optional 6-point Licensed Floyd Rose w/ brass roller saddles & locking nut

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Black w/ Black hardware (B/B)
  • Black w/ Black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (B/BR)
  • Red w/ Black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (R/BR)
  • Metallic Red (MR)
  • Metallic Red w/ Black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (MR/BR)
  • Metallic White (MWH)
  • Metallic White w/ Black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (MWH/BR)
  • Metallic Red Sunburst (MRS)
  • Golden Sunburst (GS)
  • Metallic Jade Green (MJG)
    84 H-760 MDR

    1984 H-760 MDR

  • Melt-Down Red (MDR)
  • Natural with Cherry tint (N/CH)
  • Natural with Yellow tint (YN)

Also branded as:

H-760/12[]

85 H760 12-0

Twelve-string version of the H-760. H-760H/12 features two X-14 humbucker pickups.

  • 1985-1988
  • $374.95 MSRP (1985)
  • $199.95 Street (1985)

Features:

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • White (WH)
  • Candy Apple Red (CAR)
  • Carrera Midnight Blue (CMB)
  • Metallic Red with Black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (MR/BR)
  • Metallic Blue with Rosewood fretboard (MB/R)

HL-760[]

Left-handed model, without tremolo.

HL-760T with FFT tremolo offered 1985, tremolo becomes standard 1986.

81 HL760-0

1981 HL-760 W

  • 1981-1988
  • $314.95 MSRP (1983-1984)
  • $349.95 MSRP (1988)

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • White (W)
  • Light Blue (BL)
  • Metallic Red (MR)
  • Candy Apple Red (CAR)
  • Sunburst (SB)
  • Natural (N)

H-76[]

Note: This is a summary. For full list of features and variations, see: H-75.

  • ~1986-1988
  • $74.95 Street (1988)

Body:

  • Contoured solid wood body
  • Belly carve

Neck:

  • Maple bolt-on neck
  • Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
  • Color-matched headstock
  • 21 frets
  • 25.5" scale

Electronics:

  • 3 high-output ceramic single coil pickups
  • 5-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Three-ply, 8-screw pickguard
  • 6-point, 5-spring vintage-style tremolo

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Pearl White (PW)
  • Red (R)

H-756 (Fame Series)[]

Replaces H-760 in 1987.

  • 1987-1988
  • $429.95 MSRP

Features:

  • Solid Maple body
  • 3 single coil AlNiCo pickups
  • Grover tuners

Finishes:

  • Butterscotch w/ Rosewood or Maple fretboard (BTS)
  • Sunburst w/ Maple fretboard (SB)

H-758[]

Same as H-760, but with a multi-ply, faux tortoise shell bound top and back, one humbucker and master volume.

  • 1983
  • $269.95 MSRP
  • $279.95 MSRP (ML)
  • $329.95 MSRP (MLC)

Finishes:

  • Walnut (WA)
  • Multi-Layer Laminate (ML)
  • Multi-Layer Laminate, Clear pickguard (MLC)

H-761[]

86 H761

1986 Fame H-761 VHT

Note: This is a summary. For full list of features and variations, see: H-761

  • 1984-1986
  • $299.95 MSRP (1984)
  • $199.95 Street (1984)

Body:

  • Contoured laminate body
  • Belly carve
  • Polyurethane finish

Neck:

  • Maple bolt-on neck
  • Maple fretboard with dot inlays
  • 21 frets
  • 25.5" scale

Electronics:

  • SH, SSH, HSH
  • 5-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Grover tuners

Finishes:

  • Red with black hardware, Rosewood fretboard (R/BR)
  • Red with White EVH-style tape (VHT)
  • Metallic Black with Silver EVH-style tape (VHT/MBK)
  • Zebra Black and White (ZBBW)
  • Zebra Red and White (ZBRW)
  • Melt-Down Red (MDR)

H-7600[]

84 H7600

1984 H-7600 B

Note: This is a summary. For full list of features and variations, see: H-7600

  • 1984-1988
  • $209.95 MSRP (1984)
    • $224.95 MSRP (MR & VHT finishes)
  • $169.95 Street (1985)

Body:

  • Contoured laminate body
  • Maple veneer (Sunburst models only)
  • Belly carve
  • Polyurethane finish

Neck:

  • Maple bolt-on neck
  • Rosewood skunk stripe
  • Maple fretboard with dot inlays
  • Color-matched headstock
  • 21 frets
  • 25.5" scale

Electronics:

  • 3 high-output ceramic single coil pickups
  • 5-way switch
  • 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Chrome hardware
  • Three-ply, 8-screw, or two-ply, 11-screw pickguard
  • 6-point, 5-spring vintage-style tremolo

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Cream (CR)
  • Metallic White (MWH)
  • Metallic Red (MR)
  • Gold Sunburst (GS)
  • Black with White EVH-style tape (VHT/B)
  • Metallic Red with White EVH-style tape (VHT/MR)

Harmony/Discovery D-760[]

Harmony 760

Same as H-760 (Fame Series), but with "Notched" headstock, 16:1 ratio tuners, KKT tremolo and locking nut.

  • $105 Dealer Cost (1985)
    • $110 Dealer Cost (Natural & Black hardware models)

Finishes:

  • Black (B)
  • Black w/ Black hardware (BB)
  • Metallic red w/ Black hardware (MRB)
  • Metallic Green (G)
  • Metallic Red (MR)
  • Sunburst (SB)
  • Silver Sunburst (SS)
  • Natural (N)
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