The H-75 was Hondo's budget Strat copy. They were most likely not made by Samick. They can be found with a Baseball inspection sticker, but it's not the same as Samick's. They are very, very often claimed to be Japanese but this is practically impossible, since they were a budget model which sold for as little as $64.95 in a time when even low-end Japanese products were far more expensive than that. They are most likely Indian or Indonesian. The electronics appear to be the same as Korean Hondos.
H-75
- ~1986-1988
- $239.95 MSRP (1988)
- $64.95 Retail (1988, Christmas Sale)
Body:
- Contoured solid wood body
- Belly carve
Neck:
- Maple bolt-on neck
- With or without Rosewood skunk stripe
- Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
- Color-matched headstock
- 21 frets
- 25.5" scale
Electronics:
- One high-output ceramic humbucker
- 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-76
Same as H-75 but with three single coil pickups.
- $239.95 MSRP (1988)
- $74.95 Retail (1988, Christmas Sale)
H-77
Same as H-76 but with humbucker in bridge position.
- $249.95 MSRP (1988)
- $74.95 Retail (1988, Christmas Sale)