First introduced in 1981 as a part of the Deluxe Series, the H-737 was one of Hondo's many Les Paul copies, slotting above the H-732 and below the H-740.
Made in Incheon, Korea by Samick.
H-737 (Deluxe Series, 1981)[]
1981 H-737 BS
Wavy headstock with Sunrise logo
Body:
- Laminated Nato body with arched top
- Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
- Belly carve
- 47mm thick body
Neck:
- Bolt-on Nato neck
- Stained Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- Wavy headstock
- S-Diamond headstock inlay
- Silk-screened Script logo
- Silk-screened Sunrise logo
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
Binding:
- Single-ply headstock, neck and body (front)
- Celluloid binding
Electronics:
- Two single coil pickups with humbucker-style covers
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Flat-mounted, single-ply pickguard
- Fish shaped truss rod cover
- Gold "notched" speed knobs
- Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Black (B)
- White (WH)
- Walnut (WA)
- Brown Sunburst (BS)
- Antique Brown Sunburst (AB)
- Golden Sunburst (GS)
Also branded as:
- Antares ALS-26 (Unbound fretboard)
- Bently Series 10 2228 & 2229
- Dixon
- Seville
H-737 (Deluxe Series, 1982-1983)[]
1983 H-737 GS
For 1982, the H-737 was updated with real humbuckers and the new Deluxe headstock and Deluxe Series logo.
- $269.95 MSRP (1983)
- $219.50 CAD (Canada, 1982)
Body:
- Laminated Nato body with arched top
- Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
- Belly carve
- 45mm thick body
Neck:
- Bolt-on Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- Deluxe headstock
- Open Book headstock (1983)
- Silk-screened Sunrise logo
- Absent on some earlier 1982 models
- Silk-screened Deluxe Series logo
- On headstock face (1982)
- On truss rod cover (1983)
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
Binding:
- Single-ply headstock, neck and body (front)
- Celluloid binding
Electronics:
- Two chrome covered humbuckers
- Two open coil Zebra X-14 humbuckers (1983)
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
1982
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Flat-mounted, single-ply pickguard
- Deluxe headstock-matching truss rod cover
- Sometimes white
- White bell knobs
- Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Black (B)
- Cherry (CH)
- Metallic Red (MR, KE-30 only)
- Metallic Medium Blue (MB)
- Red Sunburst (RS)
- Cherry Sunburst (CHS)
- Brown Sunburst (BS)
- Antique Violin Brown Sunburst (AB)
- Golden Sunburst (GS)
- Burgundy Sunburst (BGS)
Also branded as:
- Dixon
- Palmer
- State of the Art KE-30
- Seville
HL-737[]
HL-737 GS
Left-handed version of H-737.
- $284.95 MSRP (1983)
- $229.50 CAD (Canada, 1982)
Finishes:
- Black (B)
- White (W)
- Golden Sunburst (GS)
HD-737 (Deluxe Series)[]
Same as H-737, but with DiMarzio K-10 humbuckers.
Finishes:
- Black (B)
- Brown Sunburst (BS)
HS-737 (Deluxe Series)[]
Same as H-737, but with Schaller 455 combination bridge/tailpiece and Schaller style tuning machines.
- 1982-1983
- $289.95 MSRP (1983)
Finishes:
- Black (B)
- Cherry (CH)
- Brown Sunburst (BS)
H-737 (Revival Series)[]
Version 1, Golden Sunburst
Adds Grover Rotomatic tuners and two X-14 humbuckers.
Note: Some examples did not include Grover tuners. These may have simply been oversights.
- 1984-1985
- $269.95 MSRP (1984)
Body:
- Laminated Nato body with arched top
- Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
- Belly carve
- 45mm thick body
Neck:
- Bolt-on Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays (Version 1)
- Rosewood fretboard with Pearloid block inlays (Version 2)
- Open Book headstock
- Deluxe headstock
- Silk-screened Revival logo
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
Version 2, Black
Binding:
- Single-ply headstock, neck and body, front (Version 1)
- Single-ply neck and body, front (Version 2)
- Celluloid binding
Electronics:
- Two zebra style X-14 humbuckers
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Raised, single-ply pickguard
- 14:1 ratio Grover Rotomatic tuners
- Deluxe headstock truss rod cover
- White bell knobs
- Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Deluxe headstock (Version 2)
Finishes:
- Black (B, BK)
- Cherry Sunburst (CS, CSB)
- Brown Sunburst (BS)
- Golden Sunburst (GS)
Also branded as:
- Antoria LP-750 (Orleans)
- Antoria EG-1737 (Pro-Star)
- Bently Series 10 2228 & 2229
- Mako TL-56 & TP-2
- Rhapsody LP-2
Phantom VLPC[]
1987 VLPC B
- 1985-1987
Body:
- Laminated Nato body with arched top
- Belly carve
- 47mm thick body
Neck:
- Bolt-on Nato neck
- Stained Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- Open Book headstock
- Silk-screened Phantom logo
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
Binding:
- Single-ply body (front)
- Celluloid binding
Electronics:
- Two X-14 humbucker pickups
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
Hardware:
- Gold hardware
- Raised, two-ply pickguard
- No truss rod cover
- Black Bell knobs
- Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Black (B)