dogload Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 The time seems to have come to get rid of my 1981 (ish) Hondo Longhorn six-string. These things seem to be getting harder and harder to find. Based (obviously) on the Danelectro Guitarlin, it's got 31 frets but is made of solid wood (allegedly maple) and has a humbucker with 3-way coil selector, phase switch and boost circuit. The hardware is mostly brass and gold plate, which [i]goes lovely[/i] with the 'coffee and cream' finish. And it comes in a fitted hardcase with a nice fluffy lining. These guitars were supposedly made by Tokai in Japan. It's in pretty good nick for the age, with a few dings and some sort of cosmetic damage to the pickup surround, but this obviously doesn't impinge on the guitar's performance. I've had this particular one for about 10 years (bought it as a bit of nostalgia for the one I'd bought new, back in the early 80s and had traded up for a long-gone Ibanez Artist) but it hasn't had much use since then, just sitting neglected in it's case. No idea what it's worth- they seem to go for about £400 in America, so I'll take a stab at[b] £350[/b].
Ancient Mariner Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 I remember the bass version of this, but the guitar was a bit rarer. I also have a copy, called a Dynelectron, that was made in Italy in the early 70s.
dogload Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='dogload' post='1138499' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:13 PM']Nobody? Tut.[/quote] Hey nonny! Nobody want a slice of this wonderful retro cake?
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