Hondo's range of Dreadnoughts from the H-18 to the H-45 were mostly copies of Martin's Dreadnought range. They were introduced in 1983.
Made in Incheon, Korea by Samick.
Related:
- Samick SF-35
H-18[]
1984 H-18 N (w/ optional gig bag)
- 1983-1988
- $169.95 MSRP (1983)
- ~$179.95 MSRP (1984-1985, est.)
- ~$109.95 Street (est.)
- $219.95 MSRP (1988)
- $249.95 MSRP (Late 1988)
- $149.95 Street
Body:
- Laminated Honduran Mahogany sides and back
- Laminated Alaskan Sitka Spruce top
- "Hand-voiced", scalloped X bracing
Neck:
- Set-in Nato neck
- East Indian Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- 20 frets
- 25.5" scale
Binding:
- Triple-ply body (front)
- Single-ply body (back)
- Celluloid binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- 14:1 ratio Grover Rotomatic machine heads
- Rosewood bridge
Finishes:
- Natural (N)
- Black (B)
H-18E[]
Same as H-18, but with built-in electronic transducer system.
- $259.95 MSRP (1984)
H-18EC[]
Same as H-18E, but with cutaway.
H-18/12[]
Twelve-string version.
- $259.95 MSRP (1988)
HL-18[]
Left handed version.
- $219.95 MSRP (1988)
H-28[]
H-28 N (ca. 1983)
- 1983-1988
- $189.95 MSRP (1983)
- $209.95 MSRP (1984)
- $289.95 MSRP (1988)
- $299.95 MSRP (Late 1988)
- $189.95 Street
Body:
- Laminated East Indian Rosewood sides and 2-pc laminated back
- Laminated Alaskan Sitka Spruce top
- "Hand-voiced", scalloped X bracing
Neck:
- Set-in Nato neck
- East Indian Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- East Indian Rosewood headstock veneer
- Silk-screened Hondo Guitars logo
- 20 frets
- 25.5" scale
Binding:
- Triple-ply body (front)
- Single-ply body (back)
- Celluloid binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- 14:1 ratio Grover Rotomatic machine heads
- Rosewood bridge
Finishes:
- Natural (N)
H-28H[]
Same as H-28, but with Herringbone bound top and soundhole, Pearloid "snowflake" inlays and tortoise shell pickguard.
- $199.95 MSRP (1983)
- $224.95 MSRP (1984)
- $289.95 MSRP (1988)
H-28HS[]
Same as H-28H, but with solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce top and laser-cut Mother of Pearl "Hondo Guitars" inlay.
- $179.95 Street (1985 X-Mas sale)
H-35[]
Same as H-28, but with 3-pc back and single-ply bound neck.
- $209.95 MSRP (1983)
H-35HS[]
Same as H-28HS, but with laser-cut Mother of Pearl ornate flower inlays on headstock and fretboard, pyramid volute, gold hardware and single-ply bound neck and headstock.
- 1986