HSG

The HSG replaced the HEG as Hondo's SG-style offering around 1976. It was mostly a copy of the Ibanez 1906 model. For 1977, the HSG-2C was introduced, with a carved leaf motif on the body and pickguard mounted controls. Around 1978, the HSG-2 was updated with pickguard-mounted controls, and by 1980, dot inlays. It was succeeded by the H-727.

Related:

• HEG
• H-600
• H-727

HSG-2

• ~1976-1980
• $134.95 MSRP (1977)

Body:

• Beveled laminate body construction

Neck:

• Nato bolt-on neck
• Stained fretboard (likely Nato) with Pearloid block inlays
• Dot inlays (~1979-1980)
• Open Book headstock
• Wavy headstock (~1979-1980)
• Silk-screened Block logo
• 21 frets (1976-1977)
• 22 frets including zero fret (1978-1980)

• 

  24.75" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply, fretboard (black)

Electronics"

• Two single coil pickups with humbucker-style covers
• 3-way switch (~1976-1978)
• Two 2-way toggle switches (~1978-1980)
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Fish shaped truss rod cover
• Open-gear tuners
• Witch Hat knobs
• Tune-O-Matic bridge (~1976-1978)
• Bar bridge (~1979-1980)
• Optional Bigsby style tremolo (V)

HSG-2C (Image credit: Manchester Music Mill)

Finishes:

• Wine Red (R or W)

Also branded as:

• Asco SG-2
• Global 4090

HSG-2C

Same as HSG-2 but with carved leaf motif on body, Bigsby style tremolo and pickguard-mounted controls.

• $139.95 MSRP (1977)

Also branded as:

• Lotus LSGC
• Seville